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 …
A video of a man showing off his genitalia in front of a high school in Denpasar went viral on social media over the weekend, prompting authorities to investigate. According to reports, such incidents have happened numerous times around the school grounds. In the video, which appears to have been taken from the upper floor …
An elementary school teacher has been arrested for the alleged rape of two students over the course of a year in Mengwi, Badung. The accused with the initials AAKW threatened and sexually abused the students until one of them attempted suicide said Badat Criminal Investigation Badung Police officer, AKP Laurens Rajamangapul Heselo. The alleged abuse …
Nusa Lembongan “Devil’s Tears” claimed another Chinese tourist who was hit by a wave and fell into the sea while taking selfies Tuesday morning. The incident happened Tuesday morning at 10:20 AM, when 22-year-old Chinese tourist, Xu Xin Yue climbed over the security fence to take a selfie close to the edge. According to the …
A Russian national, Vladimir Chausov (30), was found dead in a swimming pool in a house in the village of Ungasan of South Kuta Subdistrict, Bali. “Based on the witness’ testimony, the victim was practising breathing exercises that have been given by surfing coaches and the victim had often been warned that such exercises …
A Russian tourist has been left with horrific head injuries after falling off a motorbike while in Bali. Katya Sadikova, 29, was wearing a helmet when she fell from the motorbike on January 9. But when the helmet shattered Ms Sadikova was left fighting for her life. She has already had multiple surgeries but still …
An alleged helmet thief from Bali died in hospital after being beaten by an angry mob in Kuta. The alleged thief was captured by a large group of people in front of the Ground Zero Monument on Friday. In the brutal attack, the man was critically injured and fell into a coma. He later succumed …
Two alleged Russian drug dealers were arrested by Denpasar police for growing hundreds of Marijuana plants in their Bali rental home according to Denpasar Police Chief Commissioner Ruddi Setiawan. (Image: Sahabat Polri Bali) Russian couple Iurii Chernov, 30, and her partner, Mishel Kvara Tskheliya, 27 were arrested Monday afternoon when police raided the rental home …