Bali Governor I Wayan Koster announced a new provincial regulation regarding the use of clean energy (RUED) on the official page of Bali Provincial Government’s account. There are several points of the new regulation as follows : Bali will reduce fossil based energy sources and use substitutions such as solar, waterfalls, wind, geothermal, bioenergy and hydrogen.  …

Farmers in Bali have said that fruit and vegetables are rotting due to low demand caused by the lack of tourism.  Local Farmer from Pancasari Village Tabanan, I Gusti Made Japa said on Monday Sept 29th 2020 that since the Covid-19 pandemic started 6 months ago, the demand for agricultural products like romaine, paprika, asparagus, …

The head of the Travel Agents Association is urging the Indonesian government to reopen the borders to countries with low cases of COVID-19.  Head of Indonesian Travel Agent Association (Astindo), Elly Hutabarat proposed the reopening during a webinar featuring the group Indonesian Women in Reviving Indonesia’s Tourism on Sunday Sept 27th 2020. Elly stated that …

A large fire destroyed two buildings of a Canggu hotel in Bali on Sunday September 27th. According to the information from Badung Fire and Rescue Service Officer, I Wayan Wirya, the fire was discovered by the hotel’s security staff at the Tugu Hotel in Canggu at approximately 11.57 pm. “We began to extinguish the fire …

A man who broke into a home in Bali is lucky to be alive after he was severely beaten by a local mob who took justice into their own hands. 39-year-old, Wayan Putrawan a.k.a Kletak from Sinabung Village, Buleleng has been arrested after breaking into a house belonging to the Head of the Village on …

A tourist from Bangladesh spent almost two months in jail for not having a passport or a stay permit to be in Bali. A 33-year-old, Bangladesh national, Anwar Hossain has been released from the prison and is getting deported after the judge sentenced him with an IDR 5 million ($337 US) fine. Hossain was apprehended …

The Bali Governor’s Wife, Ni Putu Putri Suastini Koster has tested positive with Covid-19 the Head of the Bali Health Department has announced. In a 13 minute video, Suartini Koster admitted that she’s currently undergoing quarantine in BPK Education and Training Building in Pering Village, Gianyar. She is being treated as an asymptomatic patient. “I’ve …

4400 Social Media users will be invited to Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic for a trip to promote safe tourism on the island. The social media users will promote Cleanliness, Health, Safety and Environment (CHSE) based tourism while in Bali in the new campaign. Head of the Bali Tourism Agency I Putu Astawa has said …

20 staff from the Bali Governor’s residence have been confirmed to have COVID-19. While Bali Governor Wayan Koster has sternly instructed the people to follow health protocols, his own residence has become a new cluster of COVID-19 cases.  Governor Koster announced the cluster of COVID-19 at an event in Tabanan on Thursday Sept 24th 2020. …

A Swiss foreigner allegedly assaulted a nurse when he became upset over the medical treatment of his wife at a Bali Hospital. The man allegedly became very angry inside the  emergency room on Thursday night Sept 24th 2020 at 10:35 pm.  A doctor with initials (DY) and a nurse with initials (YUS) struggled with a …

A 30-year-old man was found dead in a sewage near Benoa Port on Thursday morning Sept 24th 2020. Search And Rescue office received a report from Head of KP3 Benoa Port Police Department, Ketut Suparta at 10:20 am. The man has been identified as Slamet Meidias from Semarang, Central Java. Head of Bali Search And …

A Russian foreigner is facing 8 years in Bali prison after attempting to buy weed. 30-year-old foreigner, Evgenii Voronkin could face up to 8 years imprisonment after getting caught for attempting to buy marijuana confirmed Prosecutor, I Nyoman Triarta Kurniawan during a virtual trial on Tuesday, Sept 22nd 2020 “Voronkin has proven that he has …