An 11-year-old girl named Putu Ayu Mita Sari has died allegedly from food poisoning after eating a crackers made out of puffer fish in Buleleng, North Bali. Putu Ayu and her family were visiting her cousin’s (Ketut Alisya Tini Putri 5) house in Pemuteran North Bali on Tuesday morning Nov 17th 2020 at 7:00 am …

Bali police are warning the public that ATM skimming is on the rise as the holiday season approaches. The Bali Police Department has multiple reports regarding ATM skimming mainly in the South Kuta area.  (Illustration) Several victims who want to stay anonymous said that they have lost money from their accounts after using ATM’s in …

A community run organization is coming together from all different backgrounds to help prepare Bali for reopening to international tourism. The campaign called “Bali KemBali” was declared in a meeting at the Sheraton Hotel on Jalan Pantai Kuta, Sunday Nov 15th 2020 at 4:00 pm. (Image: ©The Bali Sun – I Wayan Yatika) The goal …

13 college students from Warmadewa University Denpasar were trapped while enjoying Suluban Beach over the weekend in Uluwatu due to high tide.  The incident occured when they came to the beach on Saturday afternoon Nov 14th 2020 at around 4:00 pm. As the tide was came in around the rocky beach area that they were …

The body of 38-year-old, Pablo Agusto from Argentina was found dead in Wanagiri Jungle Buleleng, North Bali on Tuesday afternoon Nov 17th 2020 after allegedly taking his own life.  According to the information from the Head of Denpasar Search and Rescue (SAR) Team, Gede Darmada the incident occured when Pablo went for camping along with …

Bali Governor, I Wayan Koster has urged the Director of Garuda Indonesia to reduce its ticket prices for flights to Bali.  Koster also asked the Indonesian Minister of Small and Medium Business, Teten Masduki to initiate a travel campaign to show the people that traveling by airplane is now safe. “It would be a lot …

After being closed in April due to the pandemic, Karma Kandara Resort is welcoming back travelers with new health and safety protocols in place. The award-winning international travel and lifestyle brand offers extraordinary experiences and exclusive curated entertainment in one of the most beautiful locations in Bali. Karma Kandara Resort will be the guide for …

An Australian has captured the disrepair of a deteriorating Kuta Bali hotel in a video that is making its rounds on social media.  Jack Ahearn from Perth, West Australia who has been staying in Bali since the pandemic began recorded the video after seeing the hotel fall into disrepair allegedly over the course of weeks.  …

The Bali Hotels Association has clarified a video that made its rounds on social media saying that the hotel in fact was in disrepair due to renovations and not because of the pandemic.  According to a Facebook post by Jack Ahern he captioned the video “I drive through Kuta most days to go surf. Every …

More signs are pointing towards Bali reopening for international tourism as Indonesian authorities inspected a Bali hospital to ensure it was ready to receive tourists if needed. Authorities from the Ministry of Foreign affairs and the Ministry of Health visited Sanglah Public Hospital in Denpasar on Friday Nov 13th 2020 to ensure the safety of …

The Indonesian government has announced that the Bali tourism industry will receive US $78.5 million (IDR 1,1 trillion) in stimulus funding to help survive the pandemic and prepare health protocols for the eventual return of tourism. Bali will receive the largest part of the national stimulus program due to the hard hit tourism sector.  (Image: …

The Military Intelligence Team along with The Military Police have arrested a man after he posed as an army captain to scam a local woman in Bali. 41-year-old, Nur Iksan from Demak, Central Java was arrested in his boarding house in Pemogan, South Denpasar on Wednesday Nov 11th 2020 at around 12:30 pm. According to …