On Tuesday 14th November, five immigration officers who work at Ngurah Rai Immigration post at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport were arrested on suspicion of extorting money from tourists to use the fast track arrivals line. The five immigration officers remain under investigation, and the situation has caused quite a stir across Bali. Officials …
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This year has seen the establishment of a series of Tourism Task Forces. Some have been created by Regency Governments, others by orders from the central government of Indonesia. The Tourism Task Forces have aimed to ensure law and order in the tourism industry. Contrary to popular belief the Tourism Task Forces are not only …
The Badung Civil Service has committed to cracking down on illegal tour guides in Bali’s most popular resorts. The illegal tour guides, known locally as ‘gacong’ target tourists in busy resorts and offer to take them to iconic attractions. On arrival, they attempt to exhort a commission out of the tourism businesses for bringing people …
Officials in Nusa Penida have given their assurances to tourists that the arrival process at the harbor will be better staffed and more efficient from now on. The news comes after footage circulated online of hundreds of tourists crammed into the harbor building seeking shelter from the rain. Earlier this week videos emerged on citizen …
A tourist from the Czech Republic has died in a hospital in Bali after a collision with a truck on the afternoon of Sunday 12th November. The 56-year-old woman was driving in Pemuteran Village, Buleleng when he was reported to have lost control of her motorcycle. The Head of Public Relations for the Buleleng Police, …
Top health officials in Bali confirmed on Monday 13th November that the planned release of Wolbachia mosquitoes has not only been canceled for today but postponed indefinitely. The initiative, run by the World Mosquito Program, has been in operation in Indonesia since 2012. Speaking to the media on Monday, the Head of Disease Prevention and …
In July this year, the Director General of Immigration, Silmy Karim, announced that he would be establishing a dedicated Tourism Task Force to crack down on badly behaved tourists in Bali. This task force organized by the central government came in addition to localized task forces established by the provincial and regency governments in Bali. …
Tourists in Bali have been given a warning from community leaders and officials after a foreigner ended up in hospital after a collision late in the evening on Wednesday 8th November. The collision occurred in the Jimbaran area, and the tourist was not under the influence of alcohol. Local guest house owner, Suwirama, told reporters …
Tourists are raising concerns over safety after a local woman was reportedly attacked by her motorcycle taxi driver this week. Police in Bali have arrested the driver in question after he admitted to having attacked a 31-year-old woman who didn’t want to chat with him during the journey. The attack happened on Monday 6th November …
The family of a British man who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Buleleng Regency last week has signed a peace agreement with the perpetrator. The incident happened on Thursday 2nd November at around 1 p.m. in Tajun Village, which sits along the Singaraja-Kintamani Highway. During a meeting facilitated by the British Consulate, the …
Sanur Habor is the busiest fast boat and ferry harbor in Bali. The port welcomes thousands of tourists every day who are traveling between the main island of Bali, the Nusa Islands, the Gili Islands, and Lombok. Traffic congestion leading to the Sanur Habor parking area has been notably bad over the last few months, …
Ahead of the 2024 general election in Indonesia, leaders around the island of Bali and across the archipelago are giving their sureties to tourists that campaigning and the election itself won’t have any impact on travel plans. The General Election is due to be held on the 14th of February 2024. On the 14th of …