The central government has announced that Bali will have the biggest cruise port in Indonesia. The State-Owned Enterprise Minister, Erick Tohir, confirmed that the central government would develop the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub (BMTH) to revive Bali’s economy. The project will be located in the Benoa Port area in Southern Bali, where the government also …
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A reports shows that only 153 international tourists have applied for a visitors visa to Bali since the border was reopened back in October of this year. Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration confirmed that only 153 international visitors have gone through the application process for a visa since since the borders reopened. Tourists have applied …
A riot broke out between police officers and college students from West Papua in Denpasar city on Wednesday morning (1/12). A group of college students from the Alliance of Papua College Students (AMP) gathered in front of Casa Bunga that is located on Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon Denpasar on Wednesday morning to celebrate the 60th …
Bali has recently hosted several American soldiers to assist with a military training program for local soldiers. The Head of Bali Military IX/Udayana, Major General (Mayjen) Maruli confirmed that a team of six soldiers from the Mobile Training Team Security Force Assistance Brigade (MTT SFAB) has arrived at the Raider 900 Infantry Battalion/ Satya Bhakti …
The Indonesian Tourism Minister, Sandiaga Uno has predicted an influx in domestic visitors once the partial lockdown has been lifted. During a webinar about the optimism of reviving tourism and creative economic #Diindonesiaaja in Jakarta on Saturday (7/8), Sandiaga stated that based on information from several countries such as the United States, India and Europe, …
A couple with initials PM (aged 28) and her husband DD (aged 32) from Bekasi, West Java have been arrested by police for human trafficking in Bali. The Head of the Negara Police Department, AKP I Gusti Made Sudarma Putra confirmed that the suspects were arrested from one of the hotels that is located in …
Bali Vice Governor Cok Ace has confirmed that the island’s borders will reopen to international visitors by July of this year. With new variants of Covid-19 detected in Bali, speculations of extended border closures began circulating. However, Cok Ace has just stated that reopening plans remain intact. As The Bali Sun previously reported, the new …
Canadian national, Christopher Kyle Martin, who previously gained publicity after advertising a so-called ‘Tantric Retreat’ event in Bali, has been deported and blacklisted from reentering the island. As The Bali Sun previously reported, the expat planned the event to take place at the Karma House of Tattoos in Ubud until he was arrested by Bali …
An employee of Ngurah Rai Airport, identified as Rahardian Pratama from Pemalang, Central Java, has been arrested for embezzling thousands of dollars from an ATM machine inside the Ngurah Rai Airport. During a press conference, Head of Denpasar Police Department, Kombes Pol Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, alongside Head of Airport Criminal Investigation Bureau, Iptu AA Made …
A 42-year-old man named I Wayan Kariasa and a 32-year-old woman named Marcia Illasabina Hutasoit were set to be married until they were recently found smuggling narcotics. The couple has been arrested by Bali authorities for drug possession. The Prosecutor, Eddy Arta Wijaya, confirmed that the couple was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for their …
During the National Labor Day, Denpasar National College Student Movement (GMNI) conveyed their aspiration to the central government to reopen the international travel corridor. The Head of Denpasar GMNI, I Putu Chandra Riantama criticized the central government’s policy to ban all international visitors to gain entry into the island since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Bali’s …
Following days of shortage in supply, Bali provincial government has received a large shipment of Sinovac vaccines. The shipment will be distributed in four regions, yet the island is still running low on supply to cover all regions. 157,200 doses of Covid-19 vaccines landed in Ngurah Rai Airport on Saturday (1/5) after being transported with …