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 …
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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 …
A Bali diving tour that was exploring the waters of Crystal Bay came upon the suspected body of a Tourist from Italy. The suspected body of a male tourist from Italy was discovered on Thursday by I Wayan Wastika while taking tourists diving. The body was found floating in Manta Bay, Nusa Penida, Bali at …
THE Brit suspected of FAKING his death in Bali faces fresh allegations from his own uncle of stealing his gran’s life savings and setting up fake charities. Sean Flynn, 58, claims his “slippery” nephew – entrepreneur Ryan Roth – is nothing more than a con artist and a “serial fraudster living his life on other …
As the impacts of COVID-19 outbreak ripple across the global tourism industry, the Indonesian government is reportedly working on a contingency plan as part of an attempt to curtail the blow, including on Bali’s economy. Bali tourism recently reported a 60-80% decline in hotel occupancy in Kuta, Legian and Nusa Dua due to the Coronavirus …
Indonesia’s tourism sector is expected to incur losses to the tune of US$500 million (Rp6.9 trillion) in monthly earning over the coronavirus outbreak, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated. “According to the Bank Indonesia (the central bank), the tourism sector will lose US$500 million per month in earnings,” Pandjaitan remarked …