Bali police will hold a disciplinary hearing for two officers who extorted a Japanese tourist. Jembrana Police chief, Ketut Gede Adi Wibawa said Bali provincial police’s internal affairs division is investigating the two officers. “We are waiting for a disciplinary hearing. We can’t just punish them, because we have to go through the procedures,” said …
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For the last 3 days, Bali has set new single-day records for the highest number of COVID-19 cases its ever recorded. The large spike in cases comes one month after reopening to domestic tourism. 169 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Bali today, 160 yesterday and 129 the day before. All 3 days set new …
The Bali Hotel General Managers Association is speaking up after domestic tourism has failed to help tourism on the island. “We are not sure how the Bali tourism industry will be able to survive until early 2021,” deputy chairman I Made Ramia Adnyana told kompas on Wednesday. The Deputy Chairman explained that the decision to delay …
The Governor has spoken out saying that Bali is not reopening because “the people are not orderly” causing the cases of COVID-19 to rise on the island. Governor Wayan Koster officially announced the reason on why the island could not reopen to international tourists on September 11th as planned at a public meeting in Denpasar …
People caught not wearing a mask outside their home in Bali will now be fined Rp. 100 thousand. Governor Koster signed a new decree on Wednesday that made not wearing a mask illegal in public. Fines will be even tougher for businesses that do not enforce the new law with their employees. If a business …
Bali will not open for international tourism until the end of 2020, Governor Wayan Koster announced in a press conference on Saturday afternoon. “After considering all the current factors that are of serious concern, it can’t be done” Koster said in Uluwatu, Bali. Bali has originally planned on reopening its borders for international tourism starting on September …
7000 foreigners who have been living in Bali during the pandemic have been granted an additional 30 days to apply for a new permit to stay on the island. Public Relations Manager of the Bali Regional Office of Law and Human Rights, I Putu Surya Dharma announced the extension citing that there have been many …
A 53-year-old man who died in Bali late on Tuesday night complained of breathing problems to his girlfriend shortly before passing. A copy of the man’s passport obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald said his name was David William John Sparenburg. He died in a boarding house in Munggu, Mengwi Village, in Badung regency. The victim had …
Bali is among some of the most popular holiday islands around the world that are struggling to reopen for tourism amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Travelers eagerly waiting for Bali to reopen its borders for foreign tourism in September faced a major setback earlier this week. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan …
The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Chairman, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya has said that Bali will have to ‘survive’ even though its going to be very hard without foreign tourists. Suryawijaya confirmed yesterday that plans to open Bali for international tourism have been postponed. “We will try and focus on domestic tourists …
More information is surfacing regarding the reopening of Bali to international visitors. Indonesia is reviewing a plan for Bali to reopen for international visitors amid concerns the move will compromise the country’s effort to stop the spread of Covid-19. State-Owned Enterprises Minister, Erick Thohir who is overseeing daily operations of the country’s coronavirus taskforce was …
The Indonesian government will spend US 256 million through several incentives to help jump start the battered tourism sector in Bali and Indonesia. The incentives include subsidy and income tax allowance, deputy to the presidential staff, Febry Calvin Tetelepta, said at a webinar on tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. “The tourism industry, including …