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The drama surrounding the controversial glass lift at Kelingking Beach on Nusa Penida has taken a new turn, though the story is far from over.

The project's investor, PT Indonesia Kaishi Tourism Property Investment Development Group, has won its first legal round: the Denpasar Administrative Court annulled the Bali Municipal Police orde…

Design work has begun in Bali on a line intended to link Ngurah Rai Airport with Kuta, Legian, Seminyak and Canggu.

On September 1, the Bali provincial government, the Badung regency and Indonesia's state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) signed an agreement on developing rail transport. Specialist…

In November 2025, a tourist visited a hotel in Bali on a day pass. While she was relaxing on the resort grounds, a tree fell on her. The woman suffered broken ribs, a concussion, and injuries to her h…

On one of Lombok's most popular islands, tourists have started checking out of their hotels early because of water supply disruptions.

Water stopped reaching Gili Trawangan back on 3 September, and local businesses have had to look for ways to cover at least basic sanitation needs.

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling in case No. 282/PUU-XXIII/2025, completely striking down the Criminal Code articles that carried up to three years in prison for publ…

In the first seven months of the year, the island recorded almost six times fewer dengue cases than a year earlier.

Even so, the authorities are keeping up preventive work and urging residents not to let their guard down.

A volcanic eruption at the far end of the island chain is already affecting flights from Bali. Ngurah Rai Airport is cancelling flights to and from Jakarta. Departures have been scrapped by Garuda Ind…

At the very northern tip of Sulawesi, between Indonesia and the Philippines, lies Sangihe — an archipelago of volcanic islands surrounded by clear seas and coral reefs.