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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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One that's compact enough that you don't feel like you're driving a big SUV, yet still roomy and comfortable.
A member of Bali's regional parliament has called for tighter oversight of foreigners and a crackdown on illegal businesses run by them.
An association of travel agencies is pushing for tourists to be spread more evenly across the island. Against this backdrop, people on Indonesian social media are also discussing what kind of visitors…
