The west of Bali is often overlooked by tourists. Often deemed to be too far out of the way or simply a place with not a lot going on, tourists and travelers have long been drawn in by the charms of central southern Bali. But head along the coast, west of Canggu by about 70km, …
Jembrana
This week’s heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Bali. From Jembrana to Nusa Penida, communities are struggling to protect themselves against flash flooding and pervasive water damage. While many communities have only just had the chance to catch their breath after flash flooding events in October and early November, another front of heavy rain …
Bali’s Jembrana Police Department has arrested and charged an ex-police officer with serious drug offenses. I Ketut LW, aged 39, was a serving police officer for Jembrana until he was fired in 2016. He was fired on the grounds of deserting his post. Jembrana Police Narcotics Sergeant AKP I Komang Renta, told local reporters on …
The Jembrana regional government has announced that the number of Covid-19 cases in the region has significantly declined. The Head of the Jembrana Health Agency, I Gusti Bagus Ketut Oka Parwata, confirmed that the peak of the Omicron transmission in Jembrana has passed as the number of Covid-19 cases has started decreasing. “The peak of …
Officials from the Jembrana regional government have planned to build an all-in-one circuit to attract more tourism on the western side of Bali. An official of Pengambengan Village Jembrana, Kamaruzzaman confirmed that the regional government will begin construction of an all-in-one circuit in Pengambenan village by 2022, as one of the efforts to increase the …
Officials from the Jembrana Public Civil Service Office have seized several ID cards from unvaccinated residents in Jembrana. The Head of the Jembrana Public Civil Service, I Made Leo Agus Jaya confirmed that during a recent inspection his officers have seized a total of 5 ID cards from residents who have not received a single …
Bali officials have announced that the Covid-19 patient bed occupancy rate (BOR) of hospitals in the Jembrana region has reached 0%. The Secretary II of the Jembrana Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Putu Agus Artana confirmed that the occupancy rate of hospitals in Jembrana from Covid-19 patients has significantly decreased. Despite receiving zero Covid-19 patients, …
Bali brokers have begun to attempt to force by-passers to get rapid antigen tests as they receive commission from certain clinics near Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana. The Secretary of the Jembrana Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Putu Agus Artana Putra admitted that he has received many complaints from people who were afraid as they were …
The Jembrana police department vaccinated random citizens during a recent operation on a public road. The Head of this Operation from the Jembrana Police Department, Kompol I Wayan Sinar Yasa confirmed that this operation was conducted by the authorities from the police and Civil Service officers in front of the Jembrana police department located on …
21-year-old, Kadek Edi from Jembrana has been detained by police for illegal street racing in Jembrana on Sunday evening (29/8). The Head of the Jembrana Police Department, Iptu I Putu Budi Santika confirmed that Kadek Edi was detained along with two other illegal street racers with initial BSW (aged 19) and KA (aged 17) from …
A 29-year-old man with initials (AW) has been arrested after using counterfeit money to buy cellphones in Jembrana. The Head of the Jembrana Police Department, AKBP I Ketut Gede Adi Wibawa confirmed that the suspect was arrested after using counterfeit money that he bought through social media to buy several cell phones in three different …
Residents in the Jembrana region were disappointed as authorities have run out of Covid-19 vaccines when they were scheduled to receive the second dose of Sinovac on Wednesday (4/8). Several villages that were supposed to distribute the vaccine to residents on Wednesday such as Pohsanten, Budeng Perancak and Yehembang village had to postpone their schedule …