The number of COVID-19 cases in Bali has reached a new milestone surpassing the 5000 mark with a total of 5207 confirmed cases to date.  129 cases of COVID-19 were added in a 24 hour period with 3 more people dying from the disease. That brings the total number of deaths to 68 in Bali.   …

The Bali Hotel General Managers Association is speaking up after domestic tourism has failed to help tourism on the island.  “We are not sure how the Bali tourism industry will be able to survive until early 2021,” deputy chairman I Made Ramia Adnyana told kompas on Wednesday. The Deputy Chairman explained that the decision to delay …

The Governor has spoken out saying that Bali is not reopening because “the people are not orderly” causing the cases of COVID-19 to rise on the island. Governor Wayan Koster officially announced the reason on why the island could not reopen to international tourists on September 11th as planned at a public meeting in Denpasar …

People caught not wearing a mask outside their home in Bali will now be fined Rp. 100 thousand. Governor Koster signed a new decree on Wednesday that made not wearing a mask illegal in public. Fines will be even tougher for businesses that do not enforce the new law with their employees. If a business …

Bali will not open for international tourism until the end of 2020, Governor Wayan Koster announced in a press conference on Saturday afternoon. “After considering all the current factors that are of serious concern, it can’t be done” Koster said in Uluwatu, Bali. Bali has originally planned on reopening its borders for international tourism starting on September …

Bali police have launched an investigation after COVID-19 education billboards were burned and vandalized across the island.  Director General of Criminal Investigation,  Dodi Rahmawan told Radar Bali that signs were being written on and even burned down.  “This is illegal. The removal or burning of billboards is a criminal act of vandalism,” said Rahmawan. “It …

7000 foreigners who have been living in Bali during the pandemic have been granted an additional 30 days to apply for a new permit to stay on the island. Public Relations Manager of the Bali Regional Office of Law and Human Rights, I Putu Surya Dharma announced the extension citing that there have been many …

A 53-year-old man who died in Bali late on Tuesday night complained of breathing problems to his girlfriend shortly before passing.  A copy of the man’s passport obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald said his name was David William John Sparenburg. He died in a boarding house in Munggu, Mengwi Village, in Badung regency. The victim had …

An Australian man from Perth has died in Bali, three weeks after contracting COVID-19. 62-year-old Paul Koodravsev who lived in the town of Sanur, tested positive for the virus on July 25 and was admitted to the Udayana University Hospital COVID ward July 31st. Paul Koodravsev, 62 (Image: Facebook) The head of Bali Health Services, …

Bali is among some of the most popular holiday islands around the world that are struggling to reopen for tourism amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Travelers eagerly waiting for Bali to reopen its borders for foreign tourism in September faced a major setback earlier this week. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment,  Luhut Binsar Panjaitan …

An Australian woman sentenced to four years imprisonment over the death of a policeman on the Indonesian island of Bali was given early release on Thursday, and was keen to be reunited with family, her lawyer said. Sara Connor, 49, was jailed in March 2017 together with British man David Taylor for their roles in …

The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Chairman, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya has said that Bali will have to ‘survive’ even though its going to be very hard without foreign tourists. Suryawijaya confirmed yesterday that plans to open Bali for international tourism have been postponed. “We will try and focus on domestic tourists …