Ferry Chaos Between Bali and Java: Queues Stretch 12 km
In western Bali, traffic through Gilimanuk is running into problems again. Queues at the port stretch for kilometres. Anyone heading from Bali to Java or back should allow extra travel time.
Bali Enlists Bloggers to Promote Better Tourist Behaviour
Bali has decided to look for a more modern way of getting important rules across to tourists. According to the authorities, brochures and standard information events have not been enough — from now on…
Fuel Prices Rise in Bali: Diesel and Pertamax Turbo
Pertamina, the state oil and gas company that runs petrol stations across Indonesia, raised the prices of three fuel types in Bali on September 1.
Diesel went up the most: Dexlite and Pertamina Dex each added around 20% per litre. Pertamax petrol and the subsidised Pertalite and Bio Solar kept their previous prices.
Three Foreigners Deported from Bali for Visa Violations
The Denpasar immigration office has deported three foreigners from different countries from Bali — each of them breached the terms of their stay in a different way: a Pakistani national held investor…
Blaze Breaks Out Near Sunset Road in Legian
A fire broke out on a vacant lot in the Jatayu area of Legian, near Sunset Road. The blaze was spotted at around 23:00 local time on Monday, 31 August; the flames were clearly visible from Nakula Stre…
Kerobokan Launches First Car-Free Day with 200 New Trees
In Kerobokan on Sunday morning, a section of Teuku Umar Barat street (Jalan Teuku Umar Barat) was closed to cars for three hours — the first time Bali has tried out the “Badung First Car Free Day” for…
Party Balloons Spark Fire at Chez Gado Gado in Seminyak
The Chez Gado Gado restaurant in Seminyak has burned down almost entirely. The fire started from party balloons during a birthday celebration and spread to the dry grass roof within minutes. No one wa…
Bali Tourist Levy Hit by Fake Links and Double Charges
New problems have appeared with the tourist levy (PWA) in Bali: foreigners cannot always pay it properly, and some of them even risk ending up on scam websites. Industry figures believe the system urg…
Bali Immigration Deploys AI to Monitor Foreign Visitors
Indonesia's immigration service is shifting the monitoring of foreigners onto technology: artificial intelligence, facial recognition at passport control, and a shared digital database available…
Indonesia Autogates: How to Pass Immigration Without the Queue
Autogates let you clear passport control in Indonesia without dealing with an officer: the system reads your passport, matches your face against the photo and records your entry electronically. At the…