A group of workers have demanded action from the Bali Government after a hotel illegally fired them by mail. A group of workers from the organization called the Independent Worker Union Federations (FSPM) went to the Bali House of Representatives (DPRD) in Denpasar to protest about employment regulations after getting fired from their hotel. The …

14 people were denied entry into Bali after arriving at the Gilimanuk Port without proof of a negative COVID-19 rapid test. The Bali Provincial Government has tightened their surveillance on every border to help reduce the importation of COVID-19 as an influx of domestic tourists head to Bali for the long weekend. Head of Information …

Over 16,000 domestic tourists arrived in Bali over a 3 day period marking a new three day high since the pandemic began. According to the data from Air Traffic Control at Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport from Oct 25th to 27th 2020, there were 16,332 tourists that arrived in Bali. Bali is still closed to …

The famous Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali will reopen for tourists on November 5th, 2020 with new health protocols in place. The Monkey Forest in Ubud is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Bali that is located in Padangtegal Village and has been closed since the pandemic began. The Head Of Padangtegal Village, …

91 inmates including 7 foreigners have COVID-19 after a second PCR swab test confirmed earlier testing.  Last week 627 inmates, which is half the prison population tested reactive to the Coronavirus during rapid testing. To get more accurate results, Bali authorities tested all the inmates again using the more accurate PCR swab test.  Head of …

Bali Police are reporting that many expats are not following mask protocols in Canggu and are not even stopping when police try to pull them over. The North Kuta Police Department initiated an operation to enforce the Covid-19 prevention protocols on Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, Canggu on Tuesday Oct 27th, 2020. (Image: ©The Bali Sun …

A new higher accuracy Antigen COVID-19 will be mandatory for all tourists wanting to enter Bali just in time for the holiday weekend. The Bali Police Department along with the National Disaster Management Agency have been preparing all the prevention protocols to handle the influx of domestic tourists expected to visit Bali this weekend. (Image: …

6 Tourists that were on a snorkeling excursion almost drown in Bali after their boat was overtaken by large waves. The group of domestic tourists were overtaken by the large waves causing the boat to start sinking in the Padangbai coastal area of Bali.  According to information from officers, the incident happened when a group …

The Bali Governor is asking tourist attractions to limit capacity and be on high alert after large numbers of domestic tourists are expected over the holiday weekend. The Governor issued the new decree to raise awareness that the holiday weekend could bring a large number of infections if businesses and the people don’t follow prevention …

A new program in Saba village gave residents rice in exchange for plastic garbage. On Thursday Oct 22nd 2020, 1.7 tons of plastic garbage from the villagers was exchanged for rice.  The people were rewarded for not throwing their garbage in the river or burning it which creates toxic smoke said the Head of Banjar …

A large crowd of people not following social distancing and some not wearing masks gathered to receive free meals handed out by a local Bali restaurant. Babi Guling Pan Ana, a restaurant in Denpasar was handing out free rice and extremely cheap portions of suckling pork (IDR 2) which caused the crowds to form. The …

The Bali Governor wants to further develop the market for Arak which is a traditional liquor in Bali to compete with the likes of Sake from Japan.  Koster claimed that Arak has gained in popularity and is currently thriving to scale up the industry. Earlier this year Governor Koster issued the Bali Governor’s Regulation Number …