Bali communities have together to help protect community-owned and stray dogs in the province. News circulated online that the provincial government was planning a mass cull of stray dogs. However, the cull has been avoided due to outcry from the community. The government has now reiterated the plans it has in place. The initial outcry …
Tourism
As Bali continues efforts to crack down on foreigners breaking the law in the province, patrol teams have been deployed across the island. Intensive patrols have uncovered some serious offenses by tourists in the area, just as Indonesia has increased jail time for those found guilty of immigration-related charges. Tourists visiting Bali in the coming …
Not much in life is free these days, and certainly not when it comes to tourist attractions. As Bali prepares to open the newly completed Turyapada Tower, leaders have announced that the site will be a free-to-visit tourist attraction for both local and international visitors. The Acting Governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, has …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that the new Bali Urban Railway Network project also referred to as the Bali Metro or the Bali LRT, is still only in the planning phase, despite laying the first stone of the project in earlier this year. The Indonesian Minister for Investment and Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has …
Tourists in Bali are being urged to respect the temporary closure of sacred Mount Agung. The active volcano and deeply sacred landscape are closed to the public until the 30th of November for ceremonies, but some tourists have not only disobeyed the rules but have also required rescuing. The Public Relations Manager for Pura Pasar …
A Swiss national was killed in Bali during a horrific accident on Saturday 12th, October. The incident took place just outside of the tourism village of Kintamani when the tourist and his driver pulled over to admire the view. An oncoming truck is believed to have experienced brake failure, resulting in a catastrophic collision. The …
Immigration teams in Bali have confirmed that deportations from the province continue to rise. As Bali Immigration enters its next phase of Operation Jagratara, a crackdown focused on foreigners breaking the conditions of their visas, officials have revealed details about the latest wave of deportations from the island. In the year to the end of …
As October steps into full swing, new travel data has been released about the number of tourists visiting Bali in the last month. Every month, the Bali Central Statistics Agency for Indonesia reveals a new data set with a month’s delay. The Agency has just released the August figures, which make for very interesting reading. …
Developers, tourism business owners, local residents, and frequent visitors to Bali are all waiting to hear final updates on new legislation that will see a ban on the development of new hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues in some areas of Bali for up to two years. As the legislation is due to be announced by …
A 20-year-old American tourist has publicly apologized after being caught stealing from four businesses in the popular Bali resort of Canggu. The young man in question was caught on CCTV failing to pay for services across the resort and was caught by an expat following footage of his actions going viral online. Sadly, incidents of …
The Indonesian Islands of Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air, off the coast of Lombok, have long been popular with young backpackers and island-hopping holidaymakers. The Gili Islands, part of West Nusa Tenggara Province, are visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists from Bali every year. However, as the tiny islands receive an increasing …
The Indonesian Government has been praised for developing new fast-boat connections between ports in West Bali, North Bali, and East Java’s Banyuwangi. The new routes are set to change the way in which domestic tourists from Java explore the province and the way in which international tourists explore the Bali and East Java region as …