Health officials in Bali’s Badung Regency have released a statement to confirm a recent rise in cases of Dengue Fever. The mosquito-borne virus is a serious viral disease that is caused by being bitten by an infected mosquito. While most people recover within a week or so, in some cases the virus can cause severe …

The case of a British man who was charged with theft and violent assault in Bali in May 2022 has hit headlines again as he heads to trial. Gregory Lee Simpson, 36 was found guilty of violent theft on Wednesday 11th May, and has been back in court this week awaiting sentencing. At the conclusion …

Gianyar Police in Bali has arrested two young men in connection with a series of tourist phone robberies. The duo, named as I Wayan Mandi, 18, and I Nengah Buyung, 22, are both from Tianyar Tengah Village in Karangasem. The pair were paraded in front of the local press at the Ubud Police Headquarters on …

Ubud Police have successfully arrested and charged two men with the robbery of a villa resort in Peliatan Village. The Head of the Ubud Police, Kompol I Made Tama, told reporters on Friday 8th July that the pair were behind a calculated and repeated robbery of Avilla Ubud during lockdown. The men have been named …

A Brisbane-based model and influencer, Geena Coulson, 26, had been enjoying a luxury 9-day holiday in Bali when the whole trip came to a disastrous close. Coulson was traveling in Bali with her friend, who was also caught up robbery during a series of incredibly unfortunate events.  Left without access to her cards, or her …

As Bali slowly returned to the rhythms of pre-pandemic life, art and cultural celebrations are returning to the island’s events calendar. In. The Park 23 Gallery & Creative Hub in Tuban is hosting American artist Yarri Rom and his exhibition titled ‘The Art of Mother Earth’.  The exhibition is an invite for the global community …

Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport has hit another passenger milestone in the last week of June. Authorities from the airport have released passenger data for the first six months of 2022, and as was hoped, numbers are considerably better than in 2020, and 2021.  Over the course of June, Bali Airport welcomes a total of …

The Indonesian Narcotics Police in Bali are being kept busier than they would like in recent weeks with a series of serious drug busts and a fugitive kingpin still at large. Although some recent arrests are being considered unlinked, there has been an increase in drug-related arrests in the past few weeks.  On Tuesday 28th …

A 23-year-old Australian tourist currently on holiday in Bali has taken to social media to tell the world about her violent ordeal. Eliza Whitford, from Melbourne, was violently attacked during her stay on the Island of the Gods, in a crime that is being reported all too frequently.  Whitford, who is a physiotherapy student and …

Australia’s budget airline JetStar has canceled their Perth to Bali flights for the third day in a row. The airline currently operates the Perth to Bali route four times daily but has canceled a series of flights at the very last minute. This comes as travel chaos is unfolding at airports across Australia as the …

Just as travelers have been able to breathe a sigh of relief at Covid-19 travel restrictions easing, there are cases of a new virus that is a cause for increased biosecurity at international borders. The first cases of Foot and Mouth Disease were discovered in Java and Sumatra in mid-May 2022. Agricultural authorities, farmers, and …

Police and Immigration authorities in Bali are working together to investigate a German woman found sleeping rough in an abandoned building in Badung Regency. Daniela Jeromin, 51, who traveled to Bali on a German passport was detained by Badung Police on Monday 4th July.  The Head of the Badung Regency Satpol PP, I Gusti Agung …