Travelers from Australia and Canada have been scammed out of millions of Indonesian rupiah by a phony visa agent in Bali. As visitor numbers in Bali return to pre-pandemic levels, travelers are reminded to do their research before moving forward with visa agents. The process of extending a tourist visa on arrival is straightforward but …

During a visit to the Bali Governor’s Offices, the Irish Ambassador to Indonesia, Pádraig Frances, congratulated Bali on its handling of the pandemic. This is not the first time this week that government representatives have been praised by global leaders for their response to the pandemic.  This week Bali is hosting the Global Platform For …

Due to recent rainfall and changing seasons, Bali has seen a surge in cases of Dengue Fever. In May alone 48 people have been taken to Klungkung Hospital needing treatment for the mosquito-borne disease. Though most people experience mild but unpleasant symptoms, Dengue Fever can be fatal if untreated.  The cases of Dengue Fever have …

A week of extreme weather has hit Bali and resulted in trees falling damage to cars, and damage to beach vendors for hire equipment. As the change of seasons rolls across Bali, so too does fluctuations in temperature causing heavy rainfall, rapidly changing tides, and trees falling in residential areas.  Legian Village, in Kuta, received …

On the 10th May 2022 young couple Habib Ramadan, 22, and Lupita Sari, 25, were driving home after a date night. They were attacked by a mob of four young men as they were driving their moped across the Jalan Teuku Umar Barat junction in central Denpasar. The attack was unprovoked and resulted in both …

A trip to Bali to compete in the finals of the Miss Global beauty pageant has become a social media, even criminal, scandal for Estonian model Valeria Vasilieva. The winner of Miss Global Estonia arrived in Bali two weeks ago but has fled the country after accusing traffic police of corruption in a video that …

Despite consistent warnings from Denpasar’s Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) sun lounger providers on Melasti Beach in South Kuta saw their livelihoods washed away during yesterday’s high tide. In a video shared on social media that has since gone viral, sun lounger providers and beach-based vendors can be seen scrambling to save their …

A robbery that occurred over a year ago has finally been reported to Bali police and bought about an arrest. In the very early hours of New Year’s Day, January 1st, 2021, Lubdaka Shop 117, an air rifle store, was robbed of almost all its stock. It has taken over a year to track down …

Tourists visiting a restaurant in Lovina, North Bali, got more than they bargained for when they sat down for dinner on Sunday. Locals in Buleleng Old Harbour had been aware of a wild male monkey becoming increasingly confident around people. On Sunday his confidence transformed into audacity as he began to raid the kitchen of …

Bali is in the midst of a year of huge international events. The latest announcement from the Bali G20 Summit committee is that tech pioneers Elon Musk and Bill Gates will attend the B20, the business division of the G20 summit, in Bali in November. This comes as huge news for the island as many …

The leading budget airline for South East Asia, AirAsia, has announced that it is resuming its Perth-Bali flight schedule. The airline is landing back in Western Australia for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. The news comes just as the Australian winter holidays approach and searches for Bali hotels soar on online …

Australia’s flagship airline, Qantas, has announced a new partnership with buy now, pay later operator Zip. The partnership will allow Qantas members to book and fly to destinations like Bali while they pay in instalments at a pace that suits them.  Zip is a leading financial service provider that specialise in buy now pay later …