Top Bali news for the month

You can see Bali from above without boarding a plane or climbing to a viewpoint. In Ubud there's a chance to rise over the island in a real hot air balloon and look down on rice fields, tropical…

Denpasar immigration has expelled from Bali a foreigner holding an investor stay permit. During a check he was unable to say what the company whose shares the permit was issued for actually does, or w…

Unlicensed clinics, IV drips in hotel rooms and consultations with foreign doctors who hold no work permit — authorities have now taken all of this on in the resort areas of southern Bali. Owners of v…

The swings and the flying fox at Diamond Beach on Nusa Penida are out of action: inspectors shut down both rides and wrapped the structures in warning tape. The operator was unable to produce a basic…

Ten bars at Perancak Beach (Pantai Perancak) in Canggu have burned to the ground. The structures were made of wood and bamboo, and not a single one could be saved. No one was hurt: the bars were close…

Land rights transfers in Indonesia are expected to take ten days. On 17 August, the ATR/BPN land agency introduced a new procedure for balik nama, the local term for transferring land rights to a new…

A visa run doesn’t always have to mean taking the shortest possible flight out of Indonesia and returning to Bali the next day. If you have a little more time, the Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and…

Bali immigration authorities have processed the deportation of three foreign women for overstaying their permits: one has already left, while two are awaiting departure at the immigration detention ce…

Birds-of-paradise are easy to find in wildlife documentaries and lists of the planet’s most unusual animals. But how and where can you see them in real life? These birds live deep in the forests of Ne…