The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series (high dives from great heights with complex acrobatics) will kick off in Indonesia in 2026: the first round of the season is scheduled for 20–23 May and will tak…

The frame of a glass lift around 180 metres tall at Kelingking Beach (Nusa Penida) is still standing, even though the investor was given a deadline to dismantle it voluntarily. The provincial public o…

On Gili Trawangan (North Lombok Regency), a video of a dispute in a local prayer room (musalla) has been circulating online.

A New Zealand national, Miranda Lee Pearson, said the loudspeaker disturbed her during the nightly tadarus (Quran recitation) in Ramadan and demanded that the noise be stopped.

Authorities in Badung Regency on Bali said the flooding in Legian and Seminyak was caused by the high water level in the Tukad Mati River after extreme rainfall and the low-lying terrain in these neig…

Badung Regency’s marine police have stepped up patrols along the coast, including at Petitenget Beach in North Kuta. They cite changeable weather as the reason: the ocean can quickly turn rough, and t…

Imagine this: you’re sitting in an elegant dining car with live music, rice terraces and Java’s volcanoes gliding past the window, while a waiter serves Indonesian dishes. It’s not a fantasy—these tra…

During the night of 24 February, Bali saw heavy rain and gusty winds. According to the regional emergency management agency’s report for the period from 18:00 on 23 February to 06:00 on 24 February, d…

The Bali provincial government is preparing a large-scale coordinated clean-up campaign targeting rubbish in the ocean and rivers. The campaign is set to start on 1 March 2026: clean-ups are planned a…

From 6 March 2026, a new, more comfortable direct DAMRI bus will start running between Bali and Jakarta via the Tol Trans Java toll road. You can now travel from Denpasar to the capital without flying…

Ramadan has begun in Indonesia. The authorities have announced that the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, 1447 AH, falls on 19 February 2026.

For tourists in Bali, this usually doesn’t mean any major changes: the island is predominantly Hindu, and most cafés, restaurants, beach clubs and tourist services operate as usual. That said, there m…

The road safety operation «Keselamatan Agung 2026» in Bali has ended. In Badung Regency, it ran from 2 to 15 February: the police promised tighter checks in tourist areas, on high-risk stretches of ro…

Denpasar and Badung have agreed on a waste-supply arrangement for the future PSEL facility — a project designed to convert waste into electricity. Mayor I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara said that, to operat…

Ngurah Rai Airport saw the projected peak in passenger traffic over the long weekend for Chinese New Year (Imlek).

The airport administration had previously said that Sunday, 15 February, would be the busiest day of the holiday period from 13 to 19 February, with around 76,000 passengers expected in a single day (…

At one of Bali’s most famous surf spots — Medewi on the island’s west coast — strict restrictions have been introduced for beginner surfers. The local community group, Medewi Board Riders, has officia…

In Ubud, several incidents with fallen trees occurred over the weekend due to bad weather.

The most serious one happened on Sunday, February 15, around 16:30–16:40 local time on Jalan Suweta, near the palace complex of Puri Kantor in the center of Ubud: a large banyan tree fell and blocked…