French investor deported after 481-day permit overstay in Bali
Indonesian immigration authorities deported a 68-year-old French investor from Bali after recording a 481-day overstay on his investment-related resid…
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Bali, Badung and KAI Advance Battery-Powered Tram Plan from Airport to Canggu
Bali’s provincial and Badung governments have signed a cooperation pact with PT Kereta Api Indonesia to study and develop a battery-powered electric t…
Scrap warehouse and semi-permanent homes burn in large Denpasar fire
A major fire tore through a scrap warehouse and rows of semi-permanent homes on Jalan Nakula in West Denpasar on the night of 31 August 2026, displaci…
Late-Night Fire Breaks Out in Legian Near Sunset Road
A late-night fire broke out on 31 August in Legian’s Jatayu area near Sunset Road, with flames visible from Jalan Nakula. Local reports said no deaths…
Tourists Deliver Aid After Denpasar Fire as Seminyak Blaze Injures Two
Foreign tourists delivered rice and eggs to families displaced by a Denpasar fire, while a separate Seminyak restaurant blaze left no fatalities but i…
North Denpasar Police Investigate Alleged Fake Transfer Beer Scam
Police in North Denpasar are investigating a reported fraud at a Madura stall after a customer allegedly used fake bank transfer proof to obtain two c…
Badung Police Probe Viral Assault Video on Canggu–Tanah Lot Road
Badung Police are investigating a viral video that appears to show a foreign man assaulting a motorcyclist on the Canggu–Tanah Lot road in Munggu, Men…
Fire Guts Seminyak’s Chez Gado-Gado; Losses Put At Rp4 Billion
A Sunday evening blaze on 30 August 2026 gutted the Chez Gado-Gado beachfront restaurant in Seminyak.
KPK seizes over Rp6 billion in Bali immigration stay-permit probe
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has seized more than Rp6 billion while questioning Bali immigration officials in an ongoing investigation into alleged i…
Nigerian man detained in Tabanan over alleged eight-year overstay
Immigration officers in Tabanan detained Nigerian national Maduabuchi John Ndummadu after he allegedly fled during a patrol in East Selemadeg.
Koster moves to tighten controls on Bali farmland conversion
Bali Governor Wayan Koster is tightening controls on the conversion of productive farmland as rice-field area shrinks, backing a new regional regulati…
Australian, 27, arrested at Bali airport over alleged public sex act
Indonesian immigration and police arrested a 27-year-old Australian, identified as BA, at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport on 25 August after viral CCTV foot…
Fire Destroys 10 Beach Bars at Perancak Beach in Canggu
Ten beach bars on Perancak Beach in Tibubeneng, North Kuta, burned down in the early hours of Aug. 22, with no injuries reported and police citing a s…
Australian tourist reports Rp225m gold-chain snatching in Legian
A 68-year-old Australian tourist says two gold chains worth about Rp225 million were snatched from his neck by a motorcycle rider in Legian on Aug. 21…
Bali court extends Badung–Bali Towerindo deal to 2047, fuels monopoly fears
The Bali High Court has upheld a 2007 cooperation agreement between Badung Regency and PT Bali Towerindo Sentra Tbk, ordering a 20-year extension and…