Snorkeling Boat Catches Fire Near Nusa Penida
A snorkeling boat caught fire in Gamat Bay after a suspected battery-component explosion. Four foreign tourists and a guide escaped into the sea; the…
Explainers & Data
How Bali works, with sources and numbers.
Bali Immigration Reports 12 Deportations Over Villa Activity and Overstays
Ngurah Rai Immigration reportedly deported seven foreigners over alleged illegal villa marketing or rental activity and five others for overstaying, f…
Do I need a visa for Bali from Australia?
Australians travelling to Bali generally need a paid 30-day Visa on Arrival or e-VOA, plus Bali’s separate tourist levy and Indonesia’s online arrival…
BWS Bali-Penida Maps Flood Risk in Denpasar and Badung
BWS Bali-Penida identified 1,680.2 hectares in Denpasar and Badung as potentially flood-affected. The response includes dredging, embankment repairs a…
What Bali’s October 23 Calendar Means for Farming and Livestock
Bali’s traditional calendar marks Oct. 23, 2026, as favorable for beginning livestock keeping and opening new agricultural land, while discouraging so…
Denpasar Leads Bali Violence Cases Through October 2026
Bali recorded 3.276 reported cases of violence against women and children from 2020 through Oct. 19, 2026. Denpasar had the highest total, while child…
How Bali’s education system is measured: participation, schools and data
Bali’s education system is tracked through participation, school facilities and administrative data. Official 2025 and 2026 records show what each mea…
What country is Bali in? The island is part of Indonesia
Bali is an island and an Indonesian province in Southeast Asia—not a country. Here is how its political status, location, capital and time zone fit to…
How Bali’s 2025 immunisation coverage is measured
Bali’s 2025 immunisation data use more than one indicator. The Health Ministry’s figures distinguish complete infant coverage, 14-antigen performance…
How Bali’s 2025 health system is measured: life expectancy and hospital beds
Bali’s 2025 health data combines a population outcome—life expectancy—with a service-capacity measure: referral-hospital beds. The two figures answer…
What Bali’s 4-Metre Waves Mean for Marine Travel
BMKG warned that waves of 2.5 to 4 metres could affect southern Bali and nearby straits from Oct. 18 through Oct. 21. The advisory sets vessel-specifi…
What Bali’s odd-even fuel rule means from Oct. 17
Bali will match subsidised-fuel purchases to vehicle plate numbers from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19, 2026. Odd plates go first, with limits of 20 litres for ca…
Buleleng fuel deliveries remain below normal as Pertamina adds Bali supply
Buleleng’s fuel supply was still below normal on 16 October, with Pertamax deliveries at about 5% and Pertalite at 63% of usual levels as Pertamina br…
Why Pertamina Expanded 24-Hour Fuel Service in Bali
Pertamina Patra Niaga said 66 stations in Denpasar and Badung were operating 24 hours on Oct. 15. It also deployed 108 tanker trucks and 465 crew memb…
How Bali measures public transport use and transport performance
Bali’s official transport data separates province-wide targets from actual use of Trans Sarbagita, showing why public transport remains a measured pol…
