Garuda Changes Baggage Rules From September 1
From 1 September, Garuda Indonesia is switching to a piece-based baggage system. Your ticket will state how many bags you may check in and how much each of them can weigh: two pieces of 23 kilograms e…
Jakarta Roads Reopen Following Parliament Protests
A protest took place on August 27 outside the parliament building (DPR) in Jakarta: police used tear gas and water cannon, and several streets were closed until midnight.
By the morning of August 28 the situation had returned to normal — the roads were reopened, and police have reported no new demonstrations.
Tanah Lot to Celebrate Bali Traditions With a New Festival
From 28 to 30 August, Tanah Lot will host the seventh art and food festival. Every day, as sunset approaches, a parade of gebogan offerings moves across the grounds to a baleganjur percussion orchestr…
Pregnancy and Childbirth in Bali: A Practical Guide
Imagine your baby coming into the world in a tropical paradise, surrounded by jungle and warm air, on an island filled with genuine care and love and the kind smiles of the Balinese, while your postpa…
Bali Increases Zika Checks After US Travel Warning
There are no confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Bali: none have turned up in the island's hospitals or in reports from district health offices. At the same time, the island is expanding laborat…
Yamaha NMAX 155 Turbo Tech: a practical choice for Bali
A bike is an essential part of life in Bali, which is why people expect a lot from it: it has to be comfortable, feel steady on the road and not wear you out on longer rides. The Yamaha NMAX 155 Turbo…
Foreigner Removed From Bali Flight Over Indecent Behavior
A 27-year-old Australian citizen was taken off a flight to Brisbane at Ngurah Rai airport. Four days earlier, a security camera had recorded him and his female companion behaving indecently in the yar…
Bali Starts Work on Massive 300 MW Solar Power Plant
Bali's power sector is being turned toward solar. Work has begun in the island on a 300-megawatt plant with a gigawatt-hour storage battery, the aim being to move away from imported fuel: at pres…
Tourist Detained Over Footage Shot at Papua Protest
Indonesia's immigration service has detained a 39-year-old Russian man who was filming a rally by supporters of West Papuan independence in Wamena. The agency concluded that the filming did not m…
New Ubud Traffic System Moves Congestion to Side Streets
A ban on turning onto Made Lebah Street has moved Ubud's traffic jam onto the surrounding streets. Drivers coming from the south — from Nyuh Kuning, Lodtunduh and Singakerta — can no longer turn…
Investor Deported From Bali After Failing to Name His Business
Denpasar immigration has expelled from Bali a foreigner holding an investor stay permit. During a check he was unable to say what the company whose shares the permit was issued for actually does, or w…
Bali to Inspect Unlicensed Clinics and Mobile IV Drips
Unlicensed clinics, IV drips in hotel rooms and consultations with foreign doctors who hold no work permit — authorities have now taken all of this on in the resort areas of southern Bali. Owners of v…
Diamond Beach Open Despite Swing and Flying Fox Closure
The swings and the flying fox at Diamond Beach on Nusa Penida are out of action: inspectors shut down both rides and wrapped the structures in warning tape. The operator was unable to produce a basic…
Canggu Beach Fire Destroys 10 Bars at Perancak
Ten bars at Perancak Beach (Pantai Perancak) in Canggu have burned to the ground. The structures were made of wood and bamboo, and not a single one could be saved. No one was hurt: the bars were close…
Bali Plans to Speed Up Land Title Transfers to 10 Days
Land rights transfers in Indonesia are expected to take ten days. On 17 August, the ATR/BPN land agency introduced a new procedure for balik nama, the local term for transferring land rights to a new…
