An Australian surfer has been found dead in a swimming pool in Bali, presumed drowned. The 31-year old Perth man, Rhodri Lloyd Thomas, had been living in a stylish Bali villa since 2016, and was found dead in its pool. Mr Thomas’s tragic death occurred on April 9, in Bali’s trendy beach side area of …

The Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) says that Bali tourism has the potential to lose up to Rp138.6 trillion or US $ 9 billion due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our potential loss throughout 2020 is approximately US $ 9 billion in tourism,” said GIPI Chairperson Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana on Friday. He said, the decline in …

Bali and all of Indonesia have banned all air and sea travel until June, officials said, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the holiest period on the Islamic calendar. The temporary ban takes effect today, the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan for the Muslim-majority country, and …

Those refusing to wear masks in Mas traditional village, Ubud will be fined 1 kilogram of rice or Rp 15,000 that will go to feeding Bali locals struggling to eat.  The local Mas traditional village officers have already caught hundreds of mask offenders in the new operation.  “Before the new regulation went into effect, residents …

Australian Border Force officers have seized 129 fake bags and purses which a 31-year-old woman was attempting to bring into the country through Perth Airport. The items — mostly Mimco and Louis Vuitton copies — were found during a baggage examination carried out when the Tasmanian woman returned to Australian from Bali on March 6. …

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing three stores in Denpasar this week. Authorities said the suspect stole a number of items to resell after he was furloughed due to the coronavirus outbreak.  “He used to be a villa caretaker, but he has been furloughed for a while, about a month. He is …

Commercial transportation to and from the Nusa Penida islands has almost come to a standstill over the past weeks because of COVID-19, which has affected the islands’ food distribution. Bali water police addressed the situation yesterday by sending hundreds of food packages to the islands using a police patrol boat. “It was basic food assistance …

Coronavirus is having a “catastrophic” impact on the popular holiday island of Bali despite the fact it has recorded just three deaths from the disease. The Indonesian province appears to be escaping the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a total of just 150 infections, but is still experiencing a huge economic fallout in what …

Upwards of 2,000 Australians chose to hunker down in Bali rather than return to Australia to weather the coronavirus storm. Some, who call the island nation home, simply believe there is no point uprooting their lives because of the deadly respiratory infection, while others were hoping to avoid the two-week mandatory quarantine on arrival. For Australian travel …

Hundreds of drivers in Gianyar Regency and Bangli Regency were happy to receive the first of three payments of Rp 600k to help get them through the pandemic.  In Gianyar there were 123 drivers who received the financial help and in Bangli 184 people also received the cash payment.  The funding for the payments was …

Head of the Bali provincial tourism office Mr Putu Astawa, says that Chinese tourists will be returning to Bali as early as June 15th.  Minister of Tourism,  Wishnutama Kusubandio held a video conference on Saturday where tourism leaders discussed future dates for reopening their regions.  Indonesian President Joko Widodo, also has been optimistic about seeing …

A mining worker who decided to travel to Bali for a holiday has been slammed as ‘selfish’ after he brought coronavirus back to Australia.  The Rio Tinto employee tested positive for COVID-19 after a company-wide screening of 1600 employees in Western Australia this week. WA Premier Mark McGowan slammed the worker by for taking a holiday during …