HEADLINES
January 3, 2020
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that the government’s river normalization program was not yet optimal in preventing floods in the capital. The program had been carried out in Ciliwung River. “It is true that – 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 27, 2019
Badung Regent, I Nyoman Giri Prasta, and the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Board, IB Surya Suamba, presented the construction details of the new integrated utility – 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 19, 2019
As of February 2020, Indonesian citizens will need to pay a fee of €80 instead of €60 as they did so far, when applying for a Schengen Visa from Indonesia. – Read More...
December 18, 2019
The baby orangutan that was drugged by a Russian trafficker who was attempting to smuggle the animal out of Bali and back to his home country earlier this year will – 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 7, 2019
Two Melbourne mates accused of possessing cocaine in Bali have given evidence in each other’s trials. David Van Iersal told a Denpasar court the night of their July arrest at – 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...
December 5, 2019
The small island off the east coast of Bali, Nusa Penida, has been crowned as the top destination for backpackers in 2020 by hostel-booking platform Hostelworld. “Move over Bali, this new – Read More...
November 30, 2019
Indonesia clinched the first gold medal of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines on Friday with a historic victory, bringing Singapore’s 54-year stranglehold on the men’s water polo competition – Read More...
November 30, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s embryonic efforts to turn the kingdom into a magnet for holidaymakers attracted 50,000 visitors since the September launch, and almost three times that number applied for tourist visas officials – Read More...