A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Karangasem, Bali and Lombok early Monday, but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake was at a depth of 13km, EMSC said, adding that there was no direct damage and no tsunami was expected. Indonesia, which sits on the seismically active Pacific‘Ring of Fire’, …
An unidentified foreigner in Bali recorded himself damaging a rice field so he could get famous on Tiktok while locals are struggling to eat due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 10 second public video that was uploaded to TikTok shows the foreigner jumping into the rice field face first and flattening a large section of …
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting public safety and public order in Bali according to officials. Denpasar Police Chief AKBP Jansen Avitus Panjaitan stated Friday that the situation is now impoving but police need the public’s help in order to keep it under control. The increase in crime has been triggered by the socioeconomic impact caused …
A large fire broke out in Kuta on Saturday morning that destroyed 11 shops. Head of the Denpasar Police Public Relations Iptu I Ketut Sukadi confirmed the fire to The Bali Sun. “11 shops were burnt at an estimated loss of approximately 1 billion Rupia,” explained Sukadi. According to witnesses, the fire started in Padang …
Australians will not be permitted to travel to Bali for the ‘forseeable future’. The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that International travel for Australians will be one of the last Coronvirus restrictions to be lifted. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed National Cabinet’s three-step plan for relaxing coronavirus restrictions which he said would hopefully be rolled …
42 people were arrested by the Denpasar and Bali Police Task Force in a sweeping April drug operation. Among the arrested are 17 couriers and 25 habitual drug users. Depasar police official, Mikael Hutabarat told The Bali Sun, “Based on the results we revealed, we found 17 people who served as couriers and 25 people …
An intense fire gutted the JFC restaurant and a nearby house Sunday morning in Canggu. Officals say damage is estimated at IDR 1 Billion. The JFC loss was estimated at Rp. 300 million and the house next door at Rp. 700 million Badung Police Public Relations Head, I Ketut Oka Bawa explained, the fire …
Police in Bali have reportedly charged a man for organizing a ngaben (traditional Balinese cremation ritual) ceremony in Buleleng regency last Friday, after the event ignored social distancing advisories and drew crowds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After questioning a number of witnesses regarding the event on Saturday, police said they gathered enough evidence to process the case …
The body of a Lithuanian tourist has been recovered after going missing while kayaking in Nusa Dua, Bali. 43-year-old Anatolij Vulf drowned after going missing at 6pm on Saturday. The kayak first washed up on the beach and was spotted by Mrs. Kinta who is the manager of Villa Asmara Nusa Dua. “We received the …
Hundreds of residents began arriving at the Gilimanuk Port in Bali to take part in Mudik and return to Java. The port has been closed since late April to motorcycle traffic and a ban on Mudik was put in place by the President of Indonesia. After hundreds of travelers from Bali lined up and overwhelmed …
Some tourists still aren’t getting the message that beaches are closed in Bali. An unidentified female tourist in distress was spotted by locals using the beach in Tabanan. A local Bali resident at the scene reported that when they approached the woman to find out why she was digging frantically in the sand, she told …
A Palestinian tourist was arrested by Kuta police officers on Friday night on suspicion of purse snatching. 36-year-old Kamel Aldagma Mariam was arrested at Jalan Taman Melia No. 23A, Kuta Selatan Badung. Kamel Aldagma Mariam Bali Police Commissioner Andi Fairan confirmed the snatching took place Friday at 8:30 pm on Jalan Legian Kaja in front …