A 30-year-old man named Tito Arianto Wibowo has been arrested for illegally using a credit card that was mistakenly left by a South Korean national. The Head of the Denpasar Police Department, Kombes Pol Jansen Avitus Panjaitan confirmed that the suspect who has been working as a sales manager at one of the shopping malls …

A 60-year-old local woman named Erni Harum Cahyani has been arrested after stealing a large amount of money from a French expat. The Head of Denpasar Public Relations Officer, Iptu I Ketut Sukadi confirmed that Erni was arrested for stealing money from a 73-year-old expat, Christian Moussier. “The suspect who is originally from Bogor, West …

Officials from the Bali Immigration Office have deported two foreign nationals for faking Covid-19 documents. The Head of Bali Law and Human Rights Minister, Jamaruli Manihuruk confirmed that a 25-year-old woman with initials OM from Ukraine, and a 42-year-old man with initials DA from Russia were deported from Bali for attempting to enter through the …

The Indonesian President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has discussed the possibility of revoking the quarantine policy to help revive the Bali tourism sector. Multiple international outlets have reported the reopening of Bali has been extremely slow due to the mandatory 5 day quarantine put in place by the government. During a meeting between the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth …

Bali officials have announced that the Covid-19 patient bed occupancy rate (BOR) of hospitals in the Jembrana region has reached 0%. The Secretary II of the Jembrana Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Putu Agus Artana confirmed that the occupancy rate of hospitals in Jembrana from Covid-19 patients has significantly decreased. Despite receiving zero Covid-19 patients, …

Authorities from the Public Civil Service office have instructed all shops and supermarkets in Bali to start utilizing the PeduliLindungi tracing app as an entry requirement. During an operation to inspect the compliance of prevention protocols in many shops and other businesses in Denpasar on Friday (22/10), the Head of the Denpasar Public Civil Service, …

An official from the central government has claimed that prevention protocol compliance at most Bali restaurants and tourist attractions is still low. The Spokesperson of the National Covid-19 Handling Task Force, Reisa Brotoasmoro confirmed that the compliance rate of prevention protocols in most Bali cafes and restaurants is still below 50%. “According to our inspection …

An American named Heather Lois Mack has been released from Kerobokan Prison after finishing her sentence on Friday (29/10). After being imprisoned since 2014 for murdering her own mother, Heather was finally released from the Kerobokan Prison on Friday morning around 9:00 am, and was immediately transported to the Immigration detention house by Immigration officers. …

Officials from the Bali provincial government have confirmed that the number of children who are begging on the streets has surged since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Bali Vice Governor, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) stated that the current economic crisis in Bali has caused huge numbers of families to lose their jobs and …

Officials from Seminyak Village have planned to start collecting security fees from all the businesses that are located in Seminyak. The Head of Seminyak Village, I Wayan Windu confirmed that in accordance with the Decree Number 086/DAS/X/2021 that was issued by Seminyak, Kuta Officials on October 11th, 2021, authorities will start collecting security fees from …

Officials from the Bali Health Agency have announced that the price of PCR tests in all medical laboratories in Bali has been reduced. The Head of Bali Health Agency, Dr. I Ketut Suarjaya confirmed that in accordance with the Indonesian Minister’s Decree Number HK.02.02/I/3843/2021, the central government has officially reduced PCR test prices in Bali …

Authorities from Bali’s Covid-19 Handling Task Force have planned to invite bars and nightclub owners to a meeting to discuss prevention protocol implementation during their operations. After recently being criticized by the central government about potential prevention protocols violations at multiple Badung area businesses, the head of Bali’s Covid-19 Handling Task Force law enforcement and …