Malaysia’s budget airline, AirAsia, is launching its new ride-hailing service in Indonesia. As a trail for the broader Indonesian market, the company will launch AirAsia Ride by the end of November in Bali. The announcement was made by the company’s Regional CEO, Lim Chief Shan, during a virtual press conference on the 13th of September. …
Authorities in Bali have launched an investigation into the island’s new beach club after suspicions were raised about the legitimacy of their business permits. Atlas Beach Club opens its doors to the public on Monday 18th July and late last week local newspapers confirmed that the Commission I of the Bali Provincial DPRD was going …
Ryan Channing, Australian skincare entrepreneur and ex-fiance to retired Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe, has died suddenly at the age of 32. Channing, who tested positive for Covid-19 eight weeks ago, died after being rushed to the hospital on Sunday 8th May. News of his passing was announced by the media before his family had …
Despite the opening of borders and the resumption of the visa on arrival program, the Indonesian government has decided to extend the Level 2 Covid-19 restrictions for the foreseeable future. According to Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government has decided to keep the Level 2 enforcements in place indefinitely. He …
The Head of the Bali Statistic Center, Hanif Yahya, has confirmed that unemployment rates in Bali have started to decrease. In another positive step in the reopening of the economy following the Covid-19 pandemic, Balinese workers are being summoned back to their places of work. According to the Central Statistics Agency of Bali Province, there …
Officials from the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association for Badung have asked tourism businesses to stop laying off their staff during the pandemic. The Head of the Badung Hotel and Restaurant Association, I Gusti Agung Rai Suryawijaya, stated that all the hotels and restaurants in the Badung region need to find other solutions apart from …