Badung police handed out masks to tourists at Batu Bolong beach in Canggu on Sunday (06/14/2020), instead of enforcing the closure implemented by the Bali Governor.  On June 2, 2020, Governor Wayan Koster reclosed Bali beaches after local Badung officials began allowing foreigners to surf and use the beach.  It appears once again that Badung …

The Australian government has quashed the hopes of a travel corridor with Bali anytime soon, as Aussies were banned from leaving the country for another 3 months.  Australians will be banned from leaving the country until at least the middle of September as the Covid-19 travel ban was quietly extended. Australian citizens were controversially forbidden …

The Bali Governor has taken a hard line saying that he will not listen to the complaints of his people who want tourism reopened. “We will not be provoked by pokes so we quickly open tourism,” Wayan Koster said during a government session on Monday.  “I am not in the position to follow the complaints …

The Indonesian government has planned to open a tourism corridor with China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Deputy of Tourism Coordination and Creative Economy at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Odo RM Manuhutu, said that his office is discussing the matter with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Tourism and Creative Economy …

It’s been a long time without good news for Bali but today marks the start of the ‘new normal’ protocol in Badung. In an announcement from the Regional Secretary of Badung, I Wayan Adi Arnawa, Grocery stores, shopping centers and restaurants will now be able to operate from 8:00 a.m. until 11 p.m. This is …

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi announced on Thursday that there have been at least 26 foreign nationals that have died from Covid-19 in Indonesia.  “As of Wednesday, there are 311 foreigners who have tested positive for COVID-19, 26 have died and 204 others have recovered,” she said in a virtual press briefing. The ministry also …

A Romanian foreign national is facing 10 years in prison after installing an ATM skimming device on a bank machine in Gianyar, Bali. “The suspect’s name is Olar Madalin, who has been and received by us. The transfer was made via teleconference,” said Head of Denpasar’ Criminal Investigation Section (Kasi Pidum), I Wayan Eka Widanta. …

A ferry carrying 65 passengers and 33 vehicles capsized and partially sank in Bali after running aground trying to dock in a harbour. 65 passengers and crew members were forced to abandon ship after the Ro-Ro KMP Dharma Rucitra III ferry started taking on water and then  tilted on its side and capsized. The passenger …

The Ngurah Rai Immigration office in Bali will reopen to foreigners as of June 15th. Visa on arrivals and all foreign tourists wishing to enter Bali are still prohibited.  Services reopening for foreign citizens IN BALI include: Transfer of Immigration Status Permits Provision of Limited Stay Permits (ITAS) Provision of Immigration Certificates (SKIM) Registration for …

29 men who were living in 2 boarding rooms in Denpasar were sent back to Java after coming from the red zone without any clear employment in Bali. According to Head of Denpasar City Police Dewa Sayoga, 29 people came to Bali to work in a business selling gas. It was discovered that the gas …

An ATM worker and two accomplices have been arrested after stealing Rp. 750 Million (US $52,000) from a Bali Bank Machine. Elga Ari Saputra, 28, from Probolinggo, East Java; Heriyanto, 20, from Bogor, West Java, and Rangga Baraccuda, 28, from Sukabumi, West Java were arrested for the crime. 28-year-old ATM worker, Elga Ari Saputra was an …

According to Badung police, foreign tourists continue to flood closed beaches forcing them to step up patrols to control the crowds.  The main culprits disobeying the health orders have been foreign tourists according to Radar Bali.  Badung Regional Police official, Iptu Jiwa Antara told Radar Bali that they will be stepping up beach patrols to …