The Bali provincial government has announced that the island may receive 70 visitors from Singapore on February 16. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster confirmed that after receiving 12 travelers from Narita International Airport on February 3rd 2022, the island might welcome another set of international visitors from Singapore on February 16. “We haven’t received international …
The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has finished distributing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to Nusa Dua tourism workers. As a state-owned enterprise developing tourism areas in Bali, the ITDC decided to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine booster to thousands of tourism workers in Nusa Dua. This was done in support of the government’s program to prevent …
The Bali Tourism Association has confirmed that the hotel occupancy rate on the island has dropped since the surge in Omicron cases. The Deputy Chief of Cultural Environmental and Public Relations from the Hotel and Restaurant Association, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya, confirmed that the occupancy rate of accommodation businesses in Bali has significantly dropped …
Bali—a hugely popular destination for backpackers, digital nomads, and tourists before the pandemic—reopened to all international tourists last week. However, Bali still isn’t getting international visitors. Only 45 (yes 45) international visitors entered Bali in 2021, despite the island’s partial reopening in October 2021. And, sadly, tourism represents 60% of Bali’s economy. So why aren’t …
A 19-year-old Russian named Danil Turchin was rushed to the hospital after crashing his car into a construction site in Seminyak. The Head of the Denpasar Public Relations Office, Iptu I Ketut Sukadi, confirmed that Danil survived a near fatal road accident. He crashed his car into a building on Jalan Sunset Road, Seminyak on …
The Bali provincial government has confirmed that the number of Omicron cases has surpassed the number of Delta cases in 2021. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster confirmed that the daily new cases of Covid-19 from the Omicron variant had surpassed the number of Delta cases in 2021. According to the data, Covid transmission has been …
The official website of Tabanan’s Communication and Information Agency (Kominfo) has been hacked. The Head of the Tabanan Communication and Information Agency, I Putu Dian Setiawan, confirmed that their official website, used to report the latest updates about Covid-19 in Tabanan, has been hacked. The officials were unable to gain access to the website. “We …
The central government has decided to increase movement restrictions as Covid-19 transmissions surge in Bali. The Maritime and Investment Ministry coordinator, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, confirmed that the Indonesian government has decided to implement partial lockdown level 3 in several provinces, including Bali. “We have decided to increase the partial lockdown from level 2 to level …
A 23-year-old man named Muhammad Abdul Ghofur has been arrested for dismantling and stealing the tires of a parked car in Denpasar. The Head of the West Denpasar Police Department, Kompol I Made Hendra Agustina, confirmed that Abdul was arrested two hours after they received a report from the victim. “Two of the four tires …
Dozens of debt collectors forcibly towed the car of a hotel guest in Kuta on Wednesday afternoon (2/2). Debt collectors went to a hotel in Jalan Kubu Anyar, Kuta on Wednesday afternoon, causing a disturbance to other hotel guests and staff. According to witnesses, dozens of men went to the hotel receptionist and asked the …
Two foreign nationals involved in the assault and kidnapping of a Ukrainian man in Bali have surrendered themselves to the police. The Deputy Chief of Bali Criminal Investigation Bureau, AKBP Suratno, confirmed that two out of 4 suspects involved in the assault and kidnapping of a Ukrainian man named Oleg Zheinov had surrendered themselves to …
A 54-year-old man from Germany named Oke Poulsen has been detained for disturbing locals in Blahbatuh, Gianyar. The Head of the Blahbatuh Police Department, Kompol Suharto Giri, confirmed that officers detained Poulsen after receiving several reports about his bizarre acts. “Five personnel from the Blahbatuh police department immediately rushed to the location after we received …