KITAS in Bali: Types, Requirements and Benefits
Many people come to Bali on holiday, then return for a few months and eventually start thinking about moving here.
For long-term stays in Indonesia, there is KITAS, a temporary stay permit.
Bali Deports 10 Foreigners, Including Three Investors
Ngurah Rai Immigration has deported ten foreigners and banned them from entering Indonesia.
Two of them had been in prison for theft, and the rest had breached the terms of their stay.
Five Hours for Petrol: What Bali’s Fuel Shortage Looks Like on the Ground
Long queues, empty pumps and frustrated drivers have become a familiar sight across southern Bali as the island struggles with a shortage of Pertalite, Indonesia’s cheapest subsidised petrol.
Bukit Residents Left Without Running Water for Weeks
Residents of Bali’s Bukit Peninsula are facing a prolonged water shortage, with some households in Kutuh going more than three weeks without running water.
The crisis has also affected neighboring areas, including Ungasan, Pecatu, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, and Balangan.
Komodo Boat Accident Leaves One Person Missing
The KM Feronia, a pinisi schooner carrying tourists, capsized and sank off Tatawa Besar island in Komodo National Park.
Of the 30 people on board, 29 were rescued, and three injured foreign tourists are being treated in Labuan Bajo. Divers are searching for a 23-year-old Indonesian woman: when the boat went down, she w…
Singaraja Immigration Office Officially Renamed Buleleng
The immigration office in Singaraja in north Bali is now officially called Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Buleleng.
Only the name has changed: the address, opening hours and the area the office serves remain the same.
Denpasar Schools Switch to Online Classes Amid Fuel Shortage
From 15 to 17 October, Thursday to Saturday, kindergartens and schools for grades one to nine in Denpasar are moving to remote learning.
The city education office made the decision because disruptions to petrol supplies may make it hard for teachers and students to get to class.
Java Beyond the Ordinary: Where Nature Gets Wild
On Java, Bali's neighbouring island, there are places that look like sets from a fantasy film.
The trees here grow to incredible sizes, their branches intertwine high overhead, and their trunks are covered in thick green moss.
Foreign Woman Caught Carrying Liquid Cocaine into Bali
A 36-year-old Brazilian woman has been arrested at Ngurah Rai Airport after about 3.6 kg of liquid cocaine was found in her luggage.
She was carrying the drug in seven bottles that had originally held shampoo and body care products.
Bali Petrol Stations Still Packed Despite New Fuel Supplies
The petrol shortages that caused queues at petrol stations in southern Bali last week have worsened.
In Denpasar, stations that had run out of both Pertalite and Pertamax closed, and people waited hours for fuel even after a tanker had reached the island.
