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.

The Balinese government is actively working to make the island even greener. This time, the changes affect taxi services: they will switch to electric vehicles.

This will be supported by cooperation between Balinese transport services and the Vietnamese company VinFast. Cars of this brand are widely used in Vietnam; almost all taxis in the country are electri…

A major fire broke out on the island of Gili Trawangan on the morning of 12 March in a coastal tourist area. The fire started at around 06:30 local time and was brought under control by 09:00. Accordi…

Emirates is once again showing two departures a day on the Denpasar–Dubai route: EK399 at 00:25 on a Boeing 777 and EK369 at 19:50 on an Airbus A380.

Denpasar authorities have warned of an increase in passenger numbers ahead of Lebaran 2026. Lebaran is the Indonesian name for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. During this period, many Ind…