A man identified as Bagus Imam Aidin (aged 20) from Jember, East Java will potentially face a life sentence for drug trafficking in Bali. The Head of Intelligence from the Tabanan District Attorney, Pande Putu Wena Mahaputra, confirmed that Bagus would potentially face the maximum penalty for allegedly getting involved in drug trafficking in Bali. …
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A total of five different villages in the Kuta area has been flooded due to the increase of rain intensity in Bali. The Head of the Denpasar Public Relations, Iptu Ketut Sukadi, confirmed that heavy rain caused rivers to reach their maximum capacity. Consequently, the Kuta area was surrounded by floods. “The rain that has …
The central government has decided to cancel the partial lockdown level 3 that was supposed to be implemented during the upcoming holiday season in Bali. Through the Coordinator of Maritime and Investment Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the central government confirmed that the plans to increase restrictions during the upcoming year-end holiday season in Bali were …
Bali authorities have detained a Dutch national after he raged on a public street in the Pererenan area on Monday (6/12). The Head of the Mengwi Criminal Investigation Bureau, Iptu Ketut Wiwin Wirahadi, confirmed that a Dutch national, identified as Francisco Smith (a.k.a Yaninnick), was detained after raging on a public street and destroying the …
A reports shows that only 153 international tourists have applied for a visitors visa to Bali since the border was reopened back in October of this year. Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration confirmed that only 153 international visitors have gone through the application process for a visa since since the borders reopened. Tourists have applied …
Officials from the Bali Health Agency plan to start distributing the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by 2022. The Head of the Bali Health Agency, Dr. Ketut Suarjaya, confirmed that the Bali provincial government will begin to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine boosters in 2022. Bali residents are required to join the program at their …
A Danish national who kicked a Balinese shrine in Kalibukbuk Village, Singaraja will face deportation. After completing 7 months at Singaraja Prison for deliberately kicking a sacred shrine that belongs to one of the residents in Kalibukbuk village named Jro Gede, an expat who has been identified as Lars Christensen was officially released from the …
34 tourism organizations in Bali have sent a petition to the Indonesian President to revise the current travel and entry requirements. The Head of the Indonesia Tourism Industry Union (GIPI), Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana confirmed that an open letter was sent to the President to adjust the current travel requirements for international visitors. GIPI …
The Head Alliance of Bali Marginal Tourism (APPMB), Wayan Puspanegara has stated that he will refuse the government’s plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming holiday season. The provincial government recently announced that they plan to increase restrictions during the upcoming year-end holiday season by implementing a level 3 partial lockdown from the current level …
A Malaysian national will be deported after finishing his 13.5 years of imprisonment for importing narcotics into Bali. The Head of Bali Law and Human Rights Minister, Jamaruli Manihuruk confirmed that a man who has been identified as Gibinathan V Loganathan (aged 37) from Malaysia will be deported and blacklisted from entering Indonesia after finishing …
Three men from Tabanan, Bali have been arrested by the Tabanan police department for consuming and potential trafficking of Marijuana and could face up to 12 years in prison. The Head of Tabanan Narcotics Investiation Bureau, AKP I Gede Sudiarna confirmed that the 3 men were identified as a 34-year-old man named I Gede Ari …
A 60-year-old woman named Sumiati has decided to take care of 56 stray dogs that have been dumped by their owners on Padang Galak Beach. Sumiati who has been scavenging unused items around Padang Galak Beach for a living admitted that she has been taking care of dozens of dogs that were dumped by their …