The Bali government’s approach to COVID-19 is one of education rather than discipline. So far with only 92 cases and 2 deaths, Bali seems to be doing something right. Bali hospitals are not overwhelmed at this point in the pandemic and locals are getting the message. Other than a couple isolated events, the people of …
Two Melbourne men at the centre of a Bali cocaine scandal have dodged Indonesia’s harsh drug penalties and will walk free in just months. Despite facing a maximum penalty of 12 years imprisonment, Will Cabantog was sentenced today to just one year behind bars and with time already served, he will leave the notorious Kerobokan jail …
According to the latest data, Bali ranks second is Indonesia for the highest rates of HIV/AIDS rates in all of Indonesia. The number of people living with HIV / AIDS in Bali is estimated at 22,034 people (1987-November 2019). That translates roughly to 1 in 200 people on the island being infected. The only region …
An Australian man was robbed of his cell phone after bringing two local women waiting outside the club back to his hotel room in Kuta. The incident occurred last Thursday at 10:00pm outside a club in Legian when Australian, Reece Max Dunbier was approached by four Indonesian women. Dunbier briefly spoke with the women before …
The Balinese government are inspecting villas which are believed to be providing special services for homosexual people in Drona street, Seminyak, Kuta District, Badung. Authorities have now expanded their investigation to 4 villas. The case began with an advertisement that has been circulating on social media. In response, the Head of Police Unit for Pamong …
A young man from Perth arrested in Bali for the alleged assault on a taxi driver tried to hide in the warehouse on the third floor of a convenience store, but was later found by police. According to 9News, Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning, accused of hitting …
Update: The driver in a hit-and-run accident that left a Balinese teenager dead on Saturday has turned himself over to police—after police identified it was his vehicle that plowed into the victim. Original Story: A Balinese teenager was killed in a hit and run accident in Bali’s Legian area in the early hours of Saturday. …
The Bali Sun Exclusive Undercover The paradise island of Bali needs to clean up it’s act and quickly. The long term future of the tourism industry in Bali could face hard times as drugs and prostitution run rampant in most tourist hotspots. The Bali Sun wanted to know just how dire the situation has become, …
An Indonesian court sentenced a California man to more than nine years in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of selling cocaine and marijuana on the resort island of Bali. Police said Ian Andrew Hernandez of California was arrested in May with 10 small plastic packs containing 6.6 grams of cocaine and a pack …
A Bali meth dealer is off the streets after being caught smuggle over half a kilogram of methamphetamine from Aceh to Bali. Judge IGN Putra Atmaja sentenced the accused 27-year-old man to 15 years in prison along with a fine of Rp 1 billion per year while incarcerated. Example of a half kilgram of meth …
Putu Agus Yudi Ariana, a resident from Banjar Anyar in Baluk Village, Jembrana, was found dead on Saturday afternoon after falling from his fishing boat and drowning. The man has orginally been reported missing while fishing on Friday night (1/17) at 10:30 pm. The victim’s body was finally found by the search and recovery team …
The Search and Rescue Agency in Bali launched a search for a British man earlier today, who went missing and is suspected to have jumped off a cliff in Pecatu, South Kuta yesterday afternoon. The police said they received information about the foreign national, who has not been identified, earlier this morning. Local residents filed …