Stepping Up: Traders have adopted a novel way of peddling their wares along Sanur Beach, with one doing business with the aid of a step ladder. Beach cafes were once a staple of the area but have been banned as the land is taken over for hotel developments. Photograph by Juliyusman Sine/The Bali Times

A mob of 600 Islamic hardliners threw plastic bags filled with urine at an Indonesian church congregation celebrating the ascension of Christ, a lawyer said on Friday.

The Denpasar District Court charged an Australian man on Wednesday with smuggling drugs into Bali in his stomach.

AMLAPURA The Karangasem regency government has slapped a preservation order on a large tranche of rice fields in an effort to save farmland from being converted to other uses. Nyoman Siki Ngurah of the regency’s development planning office said that a total of 7000 hectares of agricultural land had been designated as a “green zone” [...]

DENPASAR Denpasar police arrested six teenagers last week, for allegedly attacking and harassing their fellow students. All six were residents of a housing complex for the families of military personnel. The six youths are understood to be between 16 and 17 years old, and have been identified as IGME, BAP, AF, GVA, YD and DMA. [...]

GILIMANUK The Bali government has set aside Rp15 billion to build a new cargo terminal at the Gilimanuk ferry terminal. Speaking at the weekend, local Golkar Party legislator Ketut Suania welcomed the news, saying that a new cargo facility was urgently needed at the port, which forms the main gateway for passengers and freight entering [...]

DENPASAR A South African woman on trial at Denpasar District Court for alleged drug smuggling faces up to 17 years in prison. Kedibone Motsweneng, a 38-year-old professional librarian, was arrested on 23 October last year after arriving at Ngurah Rai International Airport on a flight from Singapore. An x-ray scan of her luggage revealed hidden [...]

Big Show: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (second left, middle row) and First Lady Ani pose with Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika (far left) and cast members and management of Bali Safari & Marine Park in Gianyar. The prestigious park is staging a performance of Bali Agung, a Hindu epic revolving around Balinese goddesses, which [...]