Indonesian police are preparing for two waves of return traffic after the long weekend at the end of Ramadan. The first is expected on 24–25 March, and the second on 28–29 March. Authorities expect th…
An official PTE Academic centre has opened in Denpasar at IALF Bali. It is the first such centre for Bali, Nusa Tenggara and eastern Indonesia. You can now take the two-hour international English exam…
Who’s more charismatic than Bali’s motorbike taxi drivers? It’s no surprise that videos featuring them often rack up the most views. Many people try to use that to grow their social media, but sometim…
Another attempt to chase hype by disrespecting local traditions has landed a foreign tourist in a cell at Bali’s remand centre.
Swiss citizen Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, known online as @luzzysun, has officially been named a suspect in a case involving insulting religion and inciting hatred.
Java is one of the most dynamic islands in the world. Something is happening here every single month—candlelit ritual processions, batik costume parades, trance dances in remote villages, jazz concert…
Right after Nyepi, people in Bali began discussing several cases where individuals still went outside or behaved as if it were an ordinary day.
This year, the Day of Silence lasted from 06:00 on 19 March to 06:00 on 20 March. During this time, travel, unnecessary lights, noise and any actions that could disturb the silence are prohibited on t…
Garuda Indonesia will add an extra pair of flights on the Jakarta–Amsterdam–Jakarta route at the end of March.
This is a one-off boost to the existing service: the departure from Jakarta is scheduled for 24 March, with the return flight from Amsterdam on 25 March.
In Bali, 115 hotels have received emergency preparedness certificates.
This document is issued to hotels that pass an inspection against 31 criteria, ranging from evacuation routes and security systems to procedures for guests in the event of an earthquake, tsunami, fire…
The evening before Nyepi in Bali is always one of the most spectacular sights on the island. Once it gets dark, the main parade of the year begins — Pengrupukan. This is when the Ogoh-ogoh figures com…
Bali hosts some of the most spectacular days leading up to Nyepi. Balinese people take part in the Melasti ceremonies—dozens of processions across different parts of the island. From 15 March, beaches…
A real natural disaster unfolded on Mbadokai beach in the Rote Ndao regency. This is one of Indonesia’s southernmost areas, in the East Nusa Tenggara province. A huge pod of 55 short-finned pilot whal…
Denpasar traffic police have launched ETLE Mobile Handheld — a portable version of the ETLE electronic system for recording traffic offences. An officer can now capture a motorbike or car number plate…
Bali police deployed 2,076 officers on the streets at the same time. That number of officers is comparable to the population of an entire village.
Police officers are preparing the ground ahead of the year’s main operation, “Ketupat Agung” (Operasi Ketupat Agung). This year, Bali is seeing a rare coincidence: the Day of Silence Nyepi (Nyepi) fal…
The rainy season on the island is coming to an end. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasts that the dry season will start earlier than usual and last longer than n…
Indonesia’s authorities have decided to digitise every street vendor and small shop owner. The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Maman Abdurrahman, has presented the Sapa UMKM project.
