A local Bali man has died from head trauma after crashing his motorbike while under the influence of alcohol. To add insult to injury, his wallet, phone and motorbike were stolen before authorities arrived at the scene of the accident. According to police, 23-year-old, Ketut Danu Tirtayasa died from the accident and not from the …
With the recent outbreak of the African Swine Flu, many tourists are asking if it’s safe safe to eat pork in Bali? The Bali administration is setting the record straight after 888 pigs died after contracting the virus. Bali Agriculture and Food Security Agency official IKG Nata Kesuma said that public interest in consuming …
A man charged with snatching phones from tourists in Kuta has escaped from Bali jail. Denpasar Police Chief Senior Commissioner Ruddi Setiawan acknowledged the negligence of his officers when 21-year-old I Wayan Ngongek escaped from the Kuta Police on Monday through a back door at the station. The suspect who was in custody initially complained …
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Bali resort island earlier Thursday, but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 01: 12 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (1812 GMT Wednesday) with epicenter at 69 km northeast Bangkalan of East Java province and the depth at 636 km under sea bed, …
A number of Chinese tourists stuck in Bali after the Indonesian government stopped flights to China will be allowed to stay in Bali and offered visa extensions. The visa extension was granted by Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati alias Cok Ace on Wednesday. With the visa extension, automatically Chinese tourists can …
An American tourist’s life was saved by a Bali tour guide after he almost drown while surfing in Bali. 37-year-old Juan Juel Gomes was surfing at Medewi Beach in Pekutatan District Tuesday when large waves overtook him according to Police Commissioner Agung Komang Sukasana. Gomes was surfing around 500 meters from shore when the incident …
An Australian tourist said masseuses stole up to $300 from his wallet while on holiday in Bali. Father-of-two Dan said the incident unfolded on a busy main street that runs from Kuta to Seminyak. The Melbourne man detailed the experience in a Facebook post on Saturday. ‘Staff took $200-$300 out of my wallet. Had a bad feeling going …
Indonesia aims to further boost the country’s tourism as host of the world-class MotoGP motorcycle racing event in 2021 in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, with construction of the street circuit reportedly making good progress so far. “Preparations are going very well I hear, and this is the first of its kind – a MotoGP event …
The highest increase percentage wise in visitors to Indonesia in 2019 came from the United States up 14.14% over the previous year. According to the Central Statistics Agency, 16.11 million total foreign tourists arrived to Indonesia in 2019, but fell short of the target of 18 million visitors set by the Tourism and Creative Economy …
Alarge fire broke out Sunday night at a boarding house located on the Ngurah Rai Bypass road. The fire started around 8:00 pm on the second floor of the building. All 18 rooms of the boarding house were completely destroyed in the blaze. Shocking video of the massive blaze appeared on social media shortly after …
Four wheel vehicles are permanently banned on the Canggu shortcut. If you have ever been to Canggu in the Bali, you must have passed or at least heard about the infamous Canggu shortcut. It’s an 800 m shortcut that cuts right through the evergreen paddy fields and takes you to the main road. The shortcut …
A tourist from Djibouti, East Africa is mising after being swept away by the waves in front of Finn’s Beach Club Saturday afternoon. 24-year-old Sahal Elmi Barkadleh, was last seen swimming with a friend in front of Finn’s Beach Club Saturday evening at 6:15. His friend was also allegedly caught in strong ocean currents but …