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 …
The Bali Hotels Association has began promoting Bali’s tourism reopening through a new program called “Bali, A New Kind Of Adventure”. The campaign will feature a series of six 1 minute videos to showcase Bali under the new health and safety protocols. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The new promotion is a …
The Bali Government has announced that it will develop electric public transportation that is environmental friendly. A deal has been made between the President Director of INKA Ltd. Budi Noviantoro and President Director of Bali Regional Corporation, Nyoman Kami Artana in Madiun, East Java on Friday Oct 23rd 2020. They both agreed to develop electric …
500 workers in Buleleng, North Bali will get financial assistance from the provincial government after losing their job due to the pandemic. The people who have been let go due to the Covid-19 pandemic will get a stimulus program called the Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) from the bali governent. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I …
The plan to reopen market stalls on Kuta beach has been canceled due to the surging Covid-19 cases in Bali. According to a meeting with the authorities at the end of September Head of Kuta Village, I Wayan Wasista has decided to cancel their plan to reopen all markets in the Kuta area, including on …
An 18 year old student in Bali could face up to 10 years in Bali prison for dealing 2.2 grams of Marijuana. The man with initials (RR) who is also a student in one of the high schools in Denpasar has been arrested when he attempted to sell a package of marijuana in front of …
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 …