Police in North Lombok have dismantled a major network involved in growing and selling hallucinogenic mushrooms supplied to nightlife venues on Gili Trawangan.
Six people were arrested in the operation, with officers seizing more than 407 grams of psilocybin mushrooms.
For the first time, the island took third place in Agoda's ranking of repeat trips, moving up one position compared with last year. The ranking was based on booking data for the first half of 202…
Passengers who find themselves at Ngurah Rai Airport on September 23 may witness some fairly alarming scenes: rescuers rushing somewhere, agitated staff with fire extinguishers, and perhaps even prete…
Preparations are entering the final stage on neighboring Lombok ahead of the Indonesian round of MotoGP 2026.
According to the Mandalika organizers, work is currently underway to renew the track surface at several key corners, reinforce grandstands and upgrade electronic safety systems.
A series of tragic incidents on Nusa Penida has prompted local officials to tighten safety measures.
The first accident occurred on 12 September at Kelingking Beach. A 29-year-old Australian woman fell from a cliff and died. The following day, a traveller from the UK drowned at Crystal Bay. The Klung…
Officials want wages for local workers in Bali to come closer to the cost of living on the island.
For the tourism sector, the authorities are considering a benchmark of around 5 million rupiah a month. Ida Bagus Setiawan, head of Bali's Office of Manpower, Energy and Mineral Resources, said t…
The opening match of the 2026/27 Indonesian Super League at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar has already made Balinese football history.
The clash between home side Bali United and PSS Sleman drew 16,000 fans, filling nearly 89% of the stadium.
Forecasters say the island will stay dry through September and October.
Rain will only pick up towards November, and in most of Bali the wet season will not begin until December. Even so, no abrupt change in the weather is expected across the island: rainfall will build u…
Denpasar has decided to keep a tighter rein on parking attendants.
Denpasar Mayor I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara criticized the practice in which an attendant hands over a ticket only when the car owner comes back. From now on, the ticket must be issued when the vehicle…
Gianyar is often associated with Ubud, but the tourist route around the regency has long since stopped being limited to it. In a single day you can visit the sacred springs, walk among monkeys, go on…
One more reason not to have to choose between two paradise islands.
Indonesian carrier TransNusa has officially launched direct flights between Bali and Phuket. The first flight, 8B 541, left Ngurah Rai Airport on September 9 at 11:40 fully booked at 100%, bringing 17…
On September 8, 2026, the Gianyar Transport Department launched Phase III of the changes to Ubud's traffic scheme.
The main goal of the experiment is to ease congestion at key junctions, but the very first day of the new scheme ended in a full-blown traffic collapse. Ubud came to a standstill in gridlock that last…
Videos of the Anak Krakatau eruption have been circulating on social media for several days now.
Alongside them come alarming claims about a possible major earthquake. Experts in Bali are urging people not to panic: there is no direct link between a volcanic eruption and seismic hazard.
After a two-day pause, air traffic through Jakarta is gradually getting back to normal. Three airports reopened overnight on 8 September — Soekarno-Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma and Husein Sastranegara.
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…
