As the Coronavirus economic meltdown continues, last Monday (13/4) there were zero international passenger flights to and from Denpasar International Airport. Communications and Legal Manager at Angkasa Pura I, Andanina Dyah Permata Megasari, explained that in the past week there had been a significant decrease in both aircraft and passenger movements. “In fact, on Monday …
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The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy distributed basic need packages to former tourism workers in Bali affected by the Covid-19 pandemic yesterday in Nusa Dua. The food packages were handed over by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Rizki Handayani Mustafa to the Chairperson of the Bali Indonesian Tourism Industry, Ida Bagus Agung …
A tourist from Lithuania was apprehended by local officials after using his motorcyle and rope to pull down a security fence to enter Pererenan beach. Bratsun Maxim was apprehended on Thursday after CCTV footage showed him damaging the fence and then jumping over it to gain access to the beach. “The action was discovered after …
Nine months after he was locked up in a Bali jail cell on drugs charges, Melbourne nightclub promoter David Van Iersel will next week be freed. The 39-year-old’s nine-month sentence, on a charge of personal use of cocaine, is due to expire on Monday and jail authorities say he will be freed and immediately deported …
The Search and Rescue Agency in Bali launched a search for a British man earlier today, who went missing and is suspected to have jumped off a cliff in Pecatu, South Kuta yesterday afternoon. The police said they received information about the foreign national, who has not been identified, earlier this morning. Local residents filed …
Nusa Lembongan “Devil’s Tears” claimed another Chinese tourist who was hit by a wave and fell into the sea while taking selfies Tuesday morning. The incident happened Tuesday morning at 10:20 AM, when 22-year-old Chinese tourist, Xu Xin Yue climbed over the security fence to take a selfie close to the edge. According to the …
An alleged helmet thief from Bali died in hospital after being beaten by an angry mob in Kuta. The alleged thief was captured by a large group of people in front of the Ground Zero Monument on Friday. In the brutal attack, the man was critically injured and fell into a coma. He later succumed …
Bali officials are taking the first step to tackle the huge drug epidemic in Bali by admitting that there is in fact, a huge problem. Head of Bali National Narcotics, Komjen Heru Winarko opened the BNN 2020 Leadership Meeting in Denpasar, yesterday by saying “Of all the regions in Indonesia, all types of narcotics are …
Bali tourism operators and agencies have said that Chinese visitors are now down 100% in Nusa Penida due to the Corona virus outbreak. I Putu Darmaya, a hotel owner in Nusa Penida said that since the outbreak, Chinese tourists to his area have plummeted 100 percent. As a result, a number of accommodations in Nusa …
A total of 86 flights linking the Indonesian resort island of Bali to various cities in China have been cancelled since January 13, 2020 in response to the spread of the novel Coronavirus. The amount of Chinese tourists dropped significantly by 21.7 percent between January 25 and 30 said Arie Ahsanurrohim, communication and legal manager …
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 …
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 …