The main way of getting around the Island of the Gods is a scooter.
Economical as it is, it unfortunately still needs refuelling from time to time, as do the thirstier cars and motorcycles, of course. Although Indonesia is an oil-producing country and ranks 22nd in th…
In Bali, where people have been queuing for petrol for a second week, the cheapest fuel, subsidised Pertalite, is being sold to cars and motorbikes on alternate days from 17 to 19 October, depending o…
A whale shark got stuck in the shallows off Seririt Beach (Pantai Seririt), west of Lovina.
Rescuers, fishermen and local residents pushed it out into deeper water, but it kept coming back to the shore.
At three petrol stations in Denpasar, staff have started filling tanks from pre-filled jerry cans: 4 litres for a motorbike and 20 litres for a car.
State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina hopes this will let it serve people faster. In south Bali, people have been waiting hours for fuel for a second week.
On 17 October, the finals of the international beatbox championship Beatland World Beatbox Battle 2026 will take place at the Block 42 venue in Nuanu Creative City.
Ngurah Rai Immigration has deported ten foreigners and banned them from entering Indonesia.
Two of them had been in prison for theft, and the rest had breached the terms of their stay.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Denpasar Immigration has deported two Chinese nationals who had been treating patients at a private hospital in the city without the required permits.
The 40-year-old woman was sent to Beijing, and the 18-year-old man to Wuhan.
On 30 January 2027, Jakarta will host the Indonesia World Padel Show for the first time, a major show featuring some of the world's leading padel players.
The event will take place at Indonesia Arena.
