The resident troop of monkeys at Uluwatu Temple has been branded as a ‘criminal enterprise’. The wild monkeys who live at one of Bali’s most important temples have reached international fame before, and have now hit headlines in The Wall Street Journal. From viral TikTok fame to being featured in a BBC natural documentary, the …
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The demolition work at Bali’s Bingin Beach has been temporarily halted after a major breakout on the demolition site. Work to remove buildings deemed to be encroaching on state-owned land and violating spatial planning laws began on 21st July 2025, with the fire tearing through the area throughout Monday, 18th August. The demolitions at Bingin …
Tourists, digital nomads, and expats in Bali are being warned that more demolitions could be on the cards at the island’s top resorts. As demolition work continues in Bali’s Bingin Beach, leaders are weighing up options for building violations identified at Uluwatu’s Balangan Beach and Melasti Beach. As demolition work continues at Bingin Beach on …
Political leaders in Bali are raising concerns that recent crackdowns and intensive investigations into tourism businesses in the south of the island will scare off both tourists and potential investors. A major investigation has led to the demolition of dozens of buildings in Bali’s Bingin Beach, and Balangan Beach looks to be up next. On …
The community of Bingin Beach has met with the Regent of Badung, Wayan Adi Arnawa, and the Head of Pecatu Village to discuss the future of the surf haven. The meeting comes days after more than 500 civil service police officers, government officials, including Governor Wayan Koster, and construction teams started demolishing more than 45 …
As heavy machinery is brought into Bali’s Bingin Beach to demolish more than 45 buildings in the area, leaders have confirmed that they now have their sights on Balangan Beach. The highly contentious demolitions at Bingin Beach come after a government investigation found that buildings were violating spatial planning laws and encroaching on state-owned land. …
The Bali Provincial Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has announced that heavy machinery will be deployed on the cliffs of Uluwatu’s Bingin Beach as demolition work in the area continues. Demolition work began on July 21st as the government started removing buildings reported to be in violation of spatial planning laws and encroaching on state-owned …
Leaders in Bali’s Uluwatu have revealed plans for what will happen to Bingin Beach after the demolition of 48 buildings in the area has been completed. The demolition of illegal buildings reported to be violating spatial planning laws and encroaching onto state-owned land began on Monday, 21st July 2025. Speaking to reporters as demolition work …
The community of Bingin Beach has been left in shock, devastated by the start of government-mandated demolition work in the area. Bingin Beach is one of the most renowned surf destinations in the world and has been home to numerous Balinese-owned small tourism businesses since the 1970s. The Bali Provincial Government and Badung Regency Government …
More than 500 personnel from the authorities of the Bali Provincial Government have descended on Uluwatu’s Bingin Beach to demolish more than 40 buildings reported to have been breaking spatial planning laws. The demotion orders have been in place for months, and now officials have taken over the situation. The demolition orders at Bingin Beach …
Officials have confirmed that government-mandated demolitions of more than 40 buildings and businesses on Bali’s Bingin Beach will commence on July 21st. Dozens of businesses were issued demolition notices in the last two months and were given time to make adjustments in accordance with building regulations. Bali’s civil police unit, the Satpol PP, informed the …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that demolition work has begun in Uluwatu’s Bingin Beach. More than 45 businesses in the Bingin Beach area have been issued with demolition notices after the Bali Provincial Government, Badung Regency Government, and Satpol PP discovered a range of building and spatial planning violations in the popular surf and tourism …