A Danish national who kicked a Balinese shrine in Kalibukbuk Village, Singaraja will face deportation. After completing 7 months at Singaraja Prison for deliberately kicking a sacred shrine that belongs to one of the residents in Kalibukbuk village named Jro Gede, an expat who has been identified as Lars Christensen was officially released from the …

Beaches In Jembrana, West Bali have been polluted by huge piles of waste that are drifting down rivers due to heavy rains. While there was originally a debate that river pollution was blamed on mass tourism, that isn’t the case due to the borders being closed. The impact of the heavy rains are being seen …

Bali Governor, I Wayan Koster received an award as Person of The Year 2021 in the category of ‘Best Governor for Healthcare and Action Against The Pandemic’. During an event that was hosted on Wednesday evening (24/11)Indonesian TV station, Metro TV selected 1 out of 8 Governors from 8 different provincial governments in Indonesia including …

A group of domestic and international tourists were caught in a landslide at a popular rafting spot in Payangan on Thursday afternoon (25/11). The Head of Payangan Police Department, AKP I Putu Ady Wijaya confirmed that a group of tourists who have been identified as Martin Indrawijaya (aged 42), Finna Lianty (aged 38), Nuryanti (aged …

Bali Governor, I Wayan Koster has asked tourism businesses to stop creating petitions and submitting them to the president of Indonesia. 34 Bali tourism organizations have sent a petition to the Indonesian President to revise the current travel and entry requirements for international visitors. The petition comes as part of the effort to revive the …

The Badung Police Department handed out food packages to vaccinated citizens at Mengwi Bus Station on Wednesday (24/11). During a Zebra Agung Operation that was conducted to assure the safety of Badung road traffic at Mengwi Bus Station on Wednesday morning, the Head of Badung Traffic Officer, AKP Aan Saputra confirmed that officers also handed …

The Badung regional government will start distributing Covid-19 vaccines to elementary school students by January 2022. During the current Covid-19 vaccination program that has been running in the Badung region, Badung Health Agency plans to start distributing the vaccine to the children from the age of 6 to 11 years old by January 2022. They …

A 24-year-old man named Komang Manik from Tianyar, Karangasem has been arrested after snatching a purse from a Canadian expat in Canggu. The local man was captured by the villagers after attempting to snatch a purse from a Canadian woman named Nicole (aged 22) in front of a café that is located on Jalan Batu …

Over 300 of Bali Ngurah Rai Airport Security Guards could lose their jobs due to their tattoos and piercings. A decree was recently issued by Angkasa Pura I Ltd for Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport regarding a new regulation that will discontinue the airport security guards’ contracts for having body modifications such as tattoos and …

Officials from Denpasar Covid-19 Handling Task Force have announced that all Denpasar, Bali are now in the Green Zone and have a low risk of Covid transmission. The Spokesman of Denpasar Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Dewa Gede Rai confirmed that all the areas in Denpasar city are finally considered a green zone for the …

34 tourism organizations in Bali have sent a petition to the Indonesian President to revise the current travel and entry requirements. The Head of the Indonesia Tourism Industry Union (GIPI), Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana confirmed that an open letter was sent to the President to adjust the current travel requirements for international visitors. GIPI …

The Head Alliance of Bali Marginal Tourism (APPMB), Wayan Puspanegara has stated that he will refuse the government’s plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming holiday season. The provincial government recently announced that they plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming year-end holiday season by implementing a level 3 partial lockdown from the current level …