Bali Governor Wayan Koster brought together representatives of eight online booking platforms and demanded that they stop promoting villas and other accommodation without permits.

Starting on 1 August, the Ministry of Tourism will begin removing around 1600 properties that have still not obtained licences from Agoda, Booking.com, Airbnb and Tiket.com.

Jia CURATED, a festival of design, craft and art, will take place from 13 to 17 August at Pengembak Beach in Sanur.

The 15 thousand-square-metre site among pine trees and mangroves will host more than 150 participants and over 250 brands. The festival will be open from noon until ten in the evening.

500 olive ridley turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) were released into the ocean at Kuta Beach on 29 July.

Hundreds of foreign tourists took part in the release, while the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center had raised the hatchlings from eggs.

Soon, you will no longer need to fly to Mallorca, the famous tennis player’s home island, to train using Rafael Nadal’s methodology.

The Rafa Nadal Tennis Center will open on Lombok’s southern coast in the first quarter of 2028, becoming Rafa’s first project in Southeast Asia.

The international financial centre for which Indonesia has cut taxes to zero for foreign businesses will not begin operations in Bali.

Parliament passed the law establishing it on July 21, and three days later the government announced that its first location would be the Danareksa Tower in central Jakarta. The new building was comple…

Benoa Port Authority has begun inspecting water activity operators that fail to comply with safety requirements. Inspectors are checking pre-departure safety briefings, life jackets, and the routes us…

Bali Governor Wayan Koster said the Bali Silent Disco run in Canggu could not be described as discriminatory.

Indonesians were among the participants. By then, the two Dutch organizers had already been banned from entering the country, while just a day earlier Koster himself had called for tough measures.

Indonesia’s government has proposed introducing a limited form of dual citizenship.

Under the plan, eligibility would not be open to the general public but restricted to selected members of the Indonesian diaspora and foreign experts whose skills or achievements are considered strate…

Venomous blue bottle jellyfish have been spotted off Segara Ayu Beach (Pantai Segara Ayu) in Sanur. Their sting can cause intense itching and a painful burning sensation. Lifeguards are urging people…

A compact crossover is often the most practical type of car for Bali. It is easy to manoeuvre through traffic, its size takes no getting used to, and it feels reassuring in almost any situation. The T…

Badung Regency has officially launched construction of new roads in South Kuta and North Kuta. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 27 in Pecatu. The current phase of the project is valued a…

Goods worth 11.24 billion rupiah that had been imported or sold in violation of customs and excise regulations were destroyed in Bali. They were seized by customs between September 2025 and June 2026.

Before climbing Rinjani via the southern route, tourists may be required to take part in the traditional Sembeq Buraq ritual. The new rule is proposed for 2027 and is currently being discussed in vill…

The Bali Silent Disco Run story has taken another turn. Hendarsam Marantoko, head of Indonesia’s immigration service, said that foreigners are not permitted to organize events independently in the cou…

Denpasar Police have launched an internal investigation into an officer at a driving licence centre. The investigation was prompted by a video whose creators claim that a driving licence could be obta…