There have been 56 confirmed cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Bandung so far in 2020, Head of Badung Health Office, Dr. I Nyoman Gunarta told The Bali Sun. “We are appealing to the community to pay attention to the cleanliness of the surrounding environment. Also do preventive measures by way of 3M plus campaign” said …
Tourism
Tour guides in Kintamani have been asked to jointly create a sense of security and comfort for tourists to help improve tourism in the area. This was conveyed by the Head of the Bangli Police AKBP I Gusti Agung Dhana Aryawan when holding a meeting with tour guides that are members of the Kintamani Mountain …
The body of a Australian man was discovered in a hotel room bathroom by staff at a hotel in Kuta, Bali. A police representative told The Bali Sun that an Australian man identified as Richard Murray Buchanan was found deceased and nude on the floor of his hotel bathroom at The Sun and Spa Hotel, …
A missing tourist from the Djibouti, East Africa, who was swept away at Berawa Beach, Tibubeneng, North Kuta, on Saturday has been found dead. The body of 24-year-old Sahal Elmi Barkadleh was discovered floating in the ocean 500 meters north of where he went missing. “The victim’s body was floating away and witnesses who found …
Tow young men have been arrested in the alleged phone snatching of an Australian tourist in Kuta. I Wayan Ngongek, 21, and I Gede Gunturan alias Guntur, 18 were captured by Kuta police after stealing a Samsung A50’s owned by Steavi Lei Adele Mann, a tourist from Australia. Mann filed a police report after her …
A Swiss tourist holidaying in Bali has been left horrified after stumbling upon the body of a Kiwi man who drowned in his hotel pool. Adam Bascombe, from Dunedin in New Zealand, was found dead inside the resort swimming pool on Wednesday January 29. The tourist who found Mr Bascombe’s body reported it to staff, who …
Bali and in fact all of Indonesia have no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus as of February 7th. 2020. There are 7 suspected cases of the virus under investigation in Indonesia but none of them are on the island of Bali. Preventative measures were put in place very early at the Ngurah Rai International Airport …
An brazen thief has been arrested after entering a Kuta villa while an Australian tourist was watching TV and sneakily stole multiple times including a Apple MacBook Pro laptop. 49-year-old Australian Jonpaul Warren filed a police report immediately following the home invasion that occurred around 7:00 pm on January 30th. According to Kuta police, the …
Eerie photos of an empty Bali airport have emerged on social media and many locals are saying tourism has been decimated by the Coronavirus. Many streets that used to be packed with Chinese tourists have now become barren following a sweeping flight ban by Indonesian officials. There are struggling businesses that have been forced to …
Two Saudi tourist were killed in a horrific motorbike accident in Kuta, Bali on Friday. Ali Salem Saeedan Aliarashdi, 28, and Hamzet Atef Mohammad Zaheer, 21 lost control of the motorbike and slammed into an electric substation killing them instantly. The accident happened at 4:30 am on Jalan Nakula Barat, Kuta, Badung. The two men …
The decline in tourism due to the Coronavirus is being felt by hotels, shops and tour operators in Bali. Chairman of Bali Hotels Association Ricky Putra, told The Bali Sun that foreign visitor arrivals are down 27%. “From the airport, there is indeed a drop in foreign visitors which is usually around 18-19 thousand per …
The Bali Regional Police in cooperation with multiple departments revealed 60 drug cases with 73 arrests during a new sweeping drug operation which ran from January 22 to February 6, 2020. “So in this Great Operation, 60 cases of drug crimes were obtained from the Regional Police and the Police in Bali, with a total …