Bali closes new PT PMA OSS registrations in 18 KBLI 2025 categories
Bali has closed new OSS registrations for foreign-owned companies in 18 low- and medium-low-risk KBLI 2025 categories, including small hotels, real es…
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How Bali works, with sources and numbers.
Address Changes for Bali KITAS, ITAS and KITAP Holders Explained
Visa and residency services in Bali say foreign KITAS, ITAS and KITAP holders are expected to update their immigration and civil-registry address reco…
Bali’s Saka Calendar: What Travellers Need to Know
Bali’s Saka calendar is a lunisolar Hindu system that governs events like Nyepi and major moon-phase ceremonies. Its dates shift against the Gregorian…
How to re-register an Indonesian SIM card in your own name
Foreign visitors and expats in Indonesia are generally advised to register or re-register phone numbers at official operator service centres, bringing…
Why Bali’s hotel occupancy eased in 2025 despite record arrivals
Horwath HTL’s 2026 report says Bali’s average hotel occupancy eased to 74% in 2025, down 2.3% year-on-year, even as official provincial statistics sho…
Bali–Nusra Customs Details 2025 Crackdown on Illegal Excise Goods
Customs in Bali and Nusa Tenggara reports extensive seizures of illegal cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in 2025 and mid‑2026, but detailed enforcem…
Bali’s 2026 minimum wage set at Rp3.21 million per month
Bali’s provincial minimum wage for 2026 has been set at Rp3,207,459 per month under Governor’s Decree No.1011/03-M/HK/2025.
Indonesia’s All Indonesia Arrival Declarations for Bali Explained
Indonesia’s All Indonesia platform now integrates immigration, customs, health and quarantine declarations for international arrivals by air and sea,…
Indonesia customs: LARTAS checks and digital declarations for arrivals to Bali
Indonesia’s customs authority requires arriving and departing passengers to submit a digital baggage declaration and urges travelers to review rules o…
Bali poverty rate drops to 3.42% in September 2025, BPS data shows
Bali’s poverty rate fell to 3.42 percent in September 2025, the lowest level since national poverty measurement began in 1996.
Bali Zoning Colours: Why Buyers Must Verify Green, Yellow and Pink
Coloured zoning labels on Bali property maps are not standardised and do not, by themselves, prove a plot can be lawfully developed.
Indonesia’s 2025 visa overhaul reshaped work, investor and second-home routes
Indonesia overhauled its visa classification system in 2025, cutting and reorganizing indices and reshaping work, investor and long‑stay routes now us…
What Bali’s governor circulars mean for tourist scooter use
Bali’s 2023 governor’s circular sets conditions under which foreign tourists may ride scooters from registered two-wheel rental providers, while a 202…
Indonesia autogates: rules for foreign travellers and families
Indonesia’s automated immigration gates in Bali and Jakarta can shorten passport-control queues for foreigners who hold biometric passports, electroni…
Canang sari, tridatu and kain poleng: three Balinese customs visitors often misread
Canang sari offerings, tridatu bracelets and black-and-white kain poleng cloth are visible elements of Balinese Hindu life.