With the Australian winter school holidays approaching this May, the tourism sector in Bali braces to welcome the first big influx of international travelers for its long-awaited reopening from Covid-19. Between 25th April 2022 and 8th May 2022, Bali has averaged 30,000 new tourist arrivals every day. The Head of the Bali Tourism Office, Tjok …
The Head of the Bali Statistic Center, Hanif Yahya, has confirmed that unemployment rates in Bali have started to decrease. In another positive step in the reopening of the economy following the Covid-19 pandemic, Balinese workers are being summoned back to their places of work. According to the Central Statistics Agency of Bali Province, there …
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Bali has been very successful. In Badung province the Covid-19 Task Force is now offering vaccine boosters to senior citizens. Although vaccine uptake has been positive throughout Bali, the demographic that has expressed the most hesitancy is the elderly. It is hoped that this focused effort to offer booster vaccines …
A serial entrepreneur in Bali has plans to develop a motocross race track in Saba Village in Gianyar. His plans involve converting agricultural land into an off-road racing track while generating new revenue streams for local farmers. Gusti Ngurah Anom, who is known locally as Ajik Krisna, is an investor in Krisna Souvenirs. In a …
The President of PT Angkasa Pura I for Bali Ngurah Rai Airport, Faik Fahmi confirmed that the 5G connection is now accessible for all passengers in Bali Airport. As of April 29, 2022, 5G coverage was open for access at Gate 3 and Gate 4 of the domestic terminal. In the coming months, there are …
A tourist boat used for parasailing excursions caught fire in Tanjung Benoa in Bali on Friday 6th May. Fortunately, all travelers and staff aboard the boat escaped without serious injury. The boat was offering domestic tourists a parasailing trip on the waters of Tanjung Benoa in South Kuta. The area is famous for its water …
A 19-year-old woman, who is being referred to by only her initials DAT, was found tied up sitting in a wooded area of Nyitdah Village in Tabanan. Upon being found by the police and local villagers, she claimed to have been kidnapped, and beaten. With further investigation, it came to light that DAT has spun …
In the last month, two major incidences have taken place involving foreign tourists posing naked at sacred sites in Bali. Today, the Governor of Bali has announced that Jeff Craigen and Alina Fazleeva, along with her husband, will be deported in the coming days. This announcement is an affirmation from the Balinese authorities that they …
The world-famous Discovery Shopping Mall in Kuta caught on fire in the early afternoon of Thursday 5th May. The fire is alleged to have started after a man, who is yet to be identified, dumped a cigarette in an ashtray without it being full out. Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into …
The right kind of positive news about Covid is coming from Bali today. On Thursday 5th May, four districts, known as regencies in Bali, recorded zero positive cases of Covid-19. Across the whole island, only 13 positive cases were recorded and zero deaths. This comes as very welcome news for all who live in Bali …
The 2022 Eid holiday has bought blessings to Bali and Indonesia’s tourism sector. For the first time since 2020, families who lived apart from one another were able to travel to be together over the Muslim holy festival. One of the biggest indicators that the bounce back from Covid-10 is underway was the huge jump …
On the 1st of May 2022, a Russian influencer published a photo on social media of herself posing naked in the roots of a scared Bayan tree. The influencer, who goes by the name Alina Yogi online, caused uproar in the communities surrounding Babakan Temple in Tua Village in Tabanan. This incident came to add …