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January 7, 2020
A BMW sedan parked at Ngurah Rai International Airport has been the subject of much discussion online lately in Bali, as people inevitably began speculating the car’s ownership and why – Read More...
December 30, 2019
Road access to Kuta and particularly, the Kuta Beach area will be temporarily closed on Tuesday starting at around 4pm. Police advised tourists and visitors who wanted to celebrate the – Read More...
December 20, 2019
I Ketut Sudikerta, a former deputy governor of Bali, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering by the Denpasar District – Read More...
December 15, 2019
A Chilean man, 57, was secured by Customs officers when he landed at Ngurah Rai Airport last Wednesday (27/11). The man was arrested in possession of 77.26 grams of liquid – Read More...
December 11, 2019
Police in Bali are looking into the case involving a 25-year-old Australian woman who claimed she was violently mugged in Canggu. Authorities are now disputing initial claims, saying that she may have been involved in a traffic accident and not a robbery.
December 9, 2019
Jakarta is considered more secure than Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and Johor Bahru in Malaysia, in terms of the crime rate and general security of their citizens. Numbeo, a database – Read More...
December 9, 2019
By Emma Connors A crackdown on Chinese-operated package tours to Bali that do little to boost the local economy could put Australia back on top of the list of source – Read More...
December 6, 2019
The family of an Australian teen who was critically injured in a scooter crash while celebrating schoolies in Bali have raised more than $130,000 to bring him home for treatment. – Read More...
October 18, 2019
BALI, Indonesia: Two Thai men were sentenced to heavy 16-year jail terms in Indonesia on Wednesday after swallowing a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of methamphetamine in a foiled drug smuggling bid. – Read More...
October 14, 2019
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Indonesia’s counterterrorism squad has arrested two suspected militants accused of plotting an attack on police on the tourist island of Bali, police said Saturday. Bali police spokesman – Read More...