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.
A German tourist has died in Lombok after his motorbike was struck by a pickup truck. The vehicle was driven by a foreign national and had two passengers on board.
The 2026/2027 cruise season in Bali was opened by the expedition ship Heritage Adventurer.
It called at Benoa Port for one day on its way from Komodo Island to Sumbawa.
Indonesia's Ministry of Communications has promised to send specialists to Nusa Penida to check on the ground where the island has a weak signal or none at all.
You can now play padel with an ocean view at the new Club Lacoste Bali.
The French brand has opened its own courts at W Bali — Seminyak. And it's not just for hotel guests: the club is open to everyone.
A porter has been detained at Ngurah Rai airport: he pulled cash out of a backpack that a passenger had checked in as luggage.
The passenger was missing 18 million rupiah, and 15.8 million was found at the detained man's home in Kuta.
Food delivery is taking to the skies in Bali.
A new trial allows orders placed through the Grab app to travel part of their journey by drone, potentially bypassing traffic congestion and difficult terrain.
Queues have formed at some petrol stations in Denpasar and Kuta for Pertalite, the subsidised petrol used mainly by local residents.
A few stations ran out of it. The provincial authorities say supplies are gradually being restored.
Balinese bartender Gede Rico Hardiana Widnyana took second place at the flair world championship (TDuB World Championship) in Las Vegas and received the silver champion's belt.
Indonesia has introduced a new system for collecting VAT on foreign digital services.
Known as SPP-TDLN, it has been operating since September 25 and applies to certain digital goods and services purchased from overseas providers by customers in Indonesia.
