A new land dispute involving a foreigner is unfolding in Bali. British citizen Nicholas John Hyam has filed a complaint with the island’s regional police against a local resident with the initials RSS…
A Certificate of Good Conduct, also known as SKCK (Surat Keterangan Catatan Kepolisian), is an official document issued by the Indonesian National Police. It certifies that you have no criminal record…
After nearly four years behind bars in Kerobokan prison, Denis Pedant, the infamous troll of the Russian-speaking community in Bali, has finally regained his freedom.
In this exclusive interview, Pedant shares insights into his journey from riding the waves to incarceration; his experiences surviving in prison; and his thoughts on karma, Eastern European-style.
A significant event took place in the Darmawangsa Hall in Bali — Italian Graziano Mura, who has lived in Indonesia for 18 years and operated a restaurant business here, was sitting the exam to become…
On the second of January 2026, the new Criminal Code (KUHP) came into effect in Indonesia, updating the approach to crimes against morality. This concerns the notorious article 411. It provides for pu…
The island’s police and tourism business have launched CAKRAWASI — a digital system that records where foreigners live in real time. The reason is serious: an increase in crimes involving citizens fro…
A foreigner caused chaos in Kerobokan, breaking into a local resident’s home, smashing a glass window of a nearby shop, and even attempting to steal a parked motorcycle.
In Kerobokan, an attempted robbery on the road resulted in the death of a motorcyclist. Late in the evening of February 7, 46-year-old Juhaeria Velina, an Indonesian citizen from Tangerang (Banten pro…
