The Kerobokan prison is on lockdown after 627 inmates which is half the prison population tested positive to COVID-19 during rapid testing. After a mass rapid test from Oct 19th to Oct 21st in Kerobokan prison, North Kuta Badung, from 1,294 inmates in Kerobokan Prison 627 of them have tested positive along with 6 staff …

Four men have been arrested after robbing from several ATM machines in Bali. The perpetrators have been identified as Sandri Fais, Faisol Roni, Saidi Ahmad and Haris Hartono. The perpetrators committed the first robbery Saturday Oct 10th 2020 at around 05.00pm (LT) at the ATM machine in Mengwitani, Badung. According to the information from Bali …

A couple from Semarang, Central Java went missing in the Bali Strait on Friday Oct 16th, 2020 after an attempt to cross from Banyuwangi, East Java to Menjangan Bali on only a jet ski.  According to a report from Head of Banyuwangi Search and Rescue, Wahyu Setia Budi, 39-year-old Agus Ardianto and a 35-year-old Raras …

Two Bali police officers who gave wealthy joggers a private police escort have been given a verbal warning over the incident. After being investigated by an internal affairs division of the Bali police (Propam), two police officers who escorted the grandson of one of the richest women in Indonesia, have been given a warning.  Head …

A family in a Bali village was not allowed to use the cemetery to bury their mother because of unpaid debts. The family from Paselatan Village, Abang Karangasem has been punished for their inability to pay off one of the local Village Credit Institutions (LPD). A man and his family have been given a cultural …

Two Bali Gas station managers have been caught cheating customers out of fuel using mechanical adjustments to the pumps. A 51-year-old I Wayan Suarjana who is the manager a petrol station on Jalan Sunset Road, Kuta and 34-year-old  I Gede Rai Saputra, a manager of a petrol station on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai Benoa were …

Bali animal conservations are desperately asking for tax breaks and money from the provincial government to avoid having to breed animals to feed the carnivores. The Covid-19 Pandemic that has been going for more than 7 months is threatening the survival of animal conservation parks.  Conservation parks have asked the provincial government for financial help …

The new ferry route from Ketapang Port in Java to Lombok in now open which has helped reduce traffic congestion from Gilimanuk to Denpasar. The opening of the new route has reduced the traffic on the national Gilimanuk – Denpasar road. According to the information from The Head of Traffic and Road Transportation XI, Anak …

A new program has gone into effect to help keep sewers clear of garbage and prevent flooding in Denpasar, Bali. To minimize the chance of floods during the rainy season, Head of Denpasar Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR), I Nyoman Ngurah Jimmy Sidarta has initiated a cleaning program for most of the sewers in …

Bali has recorded a surge in deaths from COVID-19 as local transmission on the island continues. The death rate now stands at 3.17% in Bali.  On Sept 27th it was 2.97% then on Oct 4th it hit 3.14% before reaching 3.17% this week.  National COVID-19 Task Force Spokesman, Wiku Adisasmito announced the surge at a …

The suicide rate has increased in Bali reported a psychiatrist from the Suryani Institute For Mental Health, Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana  Cokorda said that 53 people had committed suicide according to the data as of October 2020. The cases weren’t only happening in poor areas but also in the developed areas of Denpasar. “It has …

A Bali police officer is under investigation for escorting a rich Indonesian who went for a jog with his dog in a video that went viral on social media.   It alleged that the Officer has violated the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) of the Indonesia Police Department Laws by escorting civilians on a city road without …