A Cafe owner has been arrested after he admitted to killing a customer with a sickle after he threatened a waitress at the cafe with a knife. The fight occurred between 3 men in a Sanur cafe on Sunday Oct 11th at around 12:30am. The incident involved a customer, staff member and the cafe’s owner …
A teacher from an elementary school in Bangli District, Bali accidentally sent an adult video through a whatsapp group to students during a virtual class. After receiving the video, students from the 3rd grade class at Kintamani elementary school reported the video to their parents. Head of Bangli Public Relations Police Officer, AKP Sulhadi said …
The Search and Rescue Team has finally found the body of a man that had been missing for two days after going missing while fishing near a Bali river. Search and Rescue found the deceased man on Monday Oct 12th 2020 at 03.30pm. 45-year-old, I Gusti Agung Tirta Yasa has been found on top of …
Indonesia and Singapore will reopen their borders to each other in a new reciprocal travel corridor which will allow for Singaporean business travelers to arrive in Bali. The governments of Indonesia and Singapore have announced a reciprocal green lane between the two countries will officially launch on October 26th, 2020. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – …
The National Disaster Management (BNPB) of Indonesia has warned the Bali government of extreme rain and weather this season and to be prepared for potential disasters. The rainy season has began in Bali and usually runs from October to March. This year is expected to bring unusually high amounts of rain due to the La …
21% of people in Bali don’t believe they can be infected with COVID-19. The Covid-19 Handling Task Force faces huge challenges in doing their job because there are still many people on the island of Bali who don’t believe that they could actually be infected with the virus. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan …
Uncertain of when when the pandemic will end, the central government of Indonesia has initiated a tourism promotion called “Bali, I Miss You” Director of Information and Maritime Public Relations, Septriana Tangkary said during a webinar that she’s optimistic that if this campaign is success, it could solve the financial problem in the areas where …
Heavy rains caused landslides on hilly areas in Bali over the weekend. A family in Rendang, Karangasem was buried under the mud one of the landslides on Saturday Oct 10th 2020. Head of Rendang Police Department, Kompol Made Sudartawan said that the landslide that happened in his territory caused the death to a 86-year-old woman …
A 24-year-old Indonesian woman said she was sexually abused in Ubud by 2 Turkish men who claimed to be journalists. According to the information from the Vice Director of Bali Criminal Investigation Bureau, AKP Suratno, the incident occured when the victim with initials (TNL) was sitting at Lovin Bar in Ubud to edit a video …
As the pandemic reaches its 8th month, many Bali hotels have stopped operating temporarily and some have now closed permanently after not being able to pay their bills. Secretary General of Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association, Maulana Yusran said that most hotels were running out of financial resources due to the low occupancy. “Foreign tourist …
A Bali hospital has been accused of diagnosing patients with COVID-19 who did not actually have the virus in order to receive more money from the Indonesian Government. Director of Negara Hospital in Jembrana, I Gusti Ketut Oka Parwata has denied the accusation for faking COVID-19 results. According to a statement by the Head of …
A 53-year-old man from France has been arrested for sexual assault of a child said Bali Sub Director of Criminal Detective IV at his house in Kerobokan, North Kuta on Tuesday Oct 6th 2020. The suspect with initials (EAP) from Montpellier, France was arrested after the parents of the victim made a report to the …