A video featuring a foreigner has gone viral again on Indonesian social media. This time, the focus is on an Italian citizen who seems to have found the easiest way to get deported from Bali. The caus…
At one of Denpasar’s gas stations, workers were caught pouring cheaper, government-subsidized Pertalite fuel into tanks designated for the more expensive Pertamax.
A Denpasar police representative stated that four employees of the gas station are currently being questioned. The fraud was uncovered after local residents reported suspicious activity.
On Friday, January 24, a 53-year-old German businessman, a well-known developer in Bali and the founder of the PARQ residential and entertainment complex, Andre Frey, was taken into custody in Ubud. H…
In recent weeks, foreign bloggers in Bali have felt a little more nervous than usual when posting yet another Reel. The Immigration Service has reminded them that a free villa in exchange for Stories…
The familiar Bali arrangement — “you create content, I’ll give you a free villa” — is now being treated as a potential violation of Indonesia’s visa regulations.
Who’s more charismatic than Bali’s motorbike taxi drivers? It’s no surprise that videos featuring them often rack up the most views. Many people try to use that to grow their social media, but sometim…
Bali’s immigration authorities detained 62 foreigners during Operation “Dharma Dewata Patrol”. Checks were carried out from 15 April to 4 May in the areas covered by the Ngurah Rai, Denpasar and Singa…
The forest park Taman Hutan Raya (Tahura) in Denpasar is considered one of Bali’s main natural shields. It’s the island’s largest mangrove area with reserve status: it protects the coastline from eros…
In the village of Bayung Gede in Kintamani, there’s a place that’s barely mentioned in tourist guides. Random travellers rarely end up here. Now and then, it’s visited only by those who already know B…
Right after Nyepi, people in Bali began discussing several cases where individuals still went outside or behaved as if it were an ordinary day.
This year, the Day of Silence lasted from 06:00 on 19 March to 06:00 on 20 March. During this time, travel, unnecessary lights, noise and any actions that could disturb the silence are prohibited on t…
