Tourists and Bali lovers have been left shocked as progress on the Glass Elevator Project on Nusa Penida’s Kelingking Beach has been revealed. The highly contentious project is creating a 182m elevator from the cliff top to the shoreline at one of the world’s most famous beaches. With construction on the project still making progress, …
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In light of September’s devastating flooding, Bali is on a mission to prepare for the monsoon season as quickly as possible and to take serious steps to support the environment, helping ensure the island is as future-proofed as possible. On Wednesday, 10th September, and the days that followed, Bali saw the worst flooding in over …
Despite being one of Bali’s biggest development projects, the Kerthi Bali Semesta Park Project, also referred to locally as Disneylandnya, has not hit headlines since 2023. As the local government settles fully into this new term in office, all eyes are firmly set back on major development initiatives. Bali’s Jembrana Regency is one of the …
The community of Sanur has kicked back over proposals to construct a Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in the waters around Sidakarya in South Denpasar, off the shore of the popular tourism hotspot. Sanur is one of Bali’s most popular tourist resort areas and has undergone a huge redevelopment over …
Leaders in Bali are coming together to create early mitigation plans for the tides of plastic waste that arrive on the island’s shores every rainy season. There is scope for this monsoon season in Bali to be one of the worst in recent history, and leaders are keen to get ahead of the game. The …
Leaders in Bali have gathered to discuss strategies for the incoming rainy season. Typically, the first rains of Bali’s monsoon season don’t arrive until late October and early November each year, but with the season facing the worst flooding in over 70 years in September 2025, disaster mitigation efforts are being called forward. Speaking to …
Momentum is building on the North Bali International Airport project. The development has been in the pipeline for nearly a decade, and leaders across the province are keen to ensure that this is the time that the idea for a new transportation hub finally comes to fruition. Over the weekend, Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai …
Regular flight scheduling has been resumed at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after a significant power outage plunged the terminals into darkness and grounded flights. The incident took place on Friday, 10th October, but travel disruption rippled through the weekend. The Acting President Director of PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia, which is also known …
The 12th of October in Bali is always a day veiled with difficult memories and lifelong grief. On the 12th October 2002, 202 people were killed during a terrorist attack in Kuta. The attack killed 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, and dozens more tourists from around the world. Sunday, 12th October marked the 23rd anniversary of …
Recent flooding in Bali left vast swathes of Denpasar and Badung regencies devastated. With thousands of families experiencing damage to their homes and businesses, as well as massive damage to infrastructure, the incoming monsoon season will pose a severe test for communities across Bali, including the tourism industry. Typically, the monsoon season in Bali arrives …
The management of Bali’s famous GWK Cultural Park has come under scrutiny from local communities and the provincial government following complaints that the attraction’s perimeter wall is blocking access to villages for local residents. The GWK Cultural Park is the most significant cultural tourist attraction on the Bukit Peninsula, situated within the village of Ungasan, …
The North Bali International Airport has been one of the hotly anticipated and contentious prospective projects Bali has ever seen. The project has been on and off the cards for nearly a decade, but Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is clear that this massive infrastructural development will be made a reality during his term in office. …