At Goa Gajah Temple near Ubud, authorities are looking for a man suspected of stealing money from a donation box. The incident was caught on CCTV, and the video later spread on social media. The foota…
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…
In Jimbaran, a private plot near a mangrove area has been closed following a complaint about waste burning on site. The issue came to light through a social media post, prompting local authorities to…
Bali is asking Jakarta to help build roads, interchanges, ports and water supply systems.
Governor Wayan Koster said that in 2025 the island brought Indonesia around 176 trillion rupiah in tourism revenue, but can no longer cope with the growing pressure on its own.
Bali received an award at the 19th China Travel Awards in Shanghai. The island was recognised as one of the top tourism regions by China’s Travel+Leisure.
Indonesia also made the list of leading destinations, alongside Australia, the Maldives, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.
Bali is preparing the Jatiluwih Fun Run 2026 — a run through the Jatiluwih rice terraces in Tabanan. It is planned for 20 June 2026.
The route will pass through one of the island’s most famous locations. The Jatiluwih rice terraces are a UNESCO World Heritage site and have long been one of the symbols of “green” Bali.
In Ubud, authorities have stepped up enforcement against roadside parking.
Drivers who leave their cars on the carriageway are now not only given warning stickers but also issued electronic fines via the ETLE system. The first such operation took place on 28 April on Jalan R…
Construction of a new Living World shopping centre has started in Kuta. The exact opening date, the building’s floor area and the list of tenants have not been disclosed yet.
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…
Losing loved ones is always a tragedy. However, different peoples cope with grief in their own ways. On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, there has long been a tradition that shocks outsiders, yet he…
Turtle nesting season has begun on the beaches of southern Bali. The Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Kuta reported that between February and April they have already moved 24 nests to an incubator. They we…
If you’ve purchased a motorbike from a local owner in Bali, at some point you’ll need to renew the annual road tax. Riding with expired tax can lead to issues with traffic police, even though in pract…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Regulation No. 11/2026. In the new document, electric motorbikes and electric cars are no longer listed separately among the vehicle categories that are…
Search teams on Bali are looking for 84-year-old I Made Didia, who went missing while descending Mount Batukaru in Tabanan. The man, from Jegu village in the Penebel area, set off for Batukaru on Satu…
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…
