Bali Immigration Seeks Two Israeli-Born Foreigners After Viral Gym Incident
Bali’s Denpasar Immigration Office has identified two Israeli-born foreigners with Bulgarian and Romanian passports and placed them on an immigration…
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Koster urges Bali agencies to accelerate PAD collections to meet 2026 target
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has pressed provincial agencies to accelerate collections of locally generated revenue after Bali’s PAD reached Rp2.499 tri…
Government Regulation Confirms PTN-BH Status for Udayana University
Government Regulation No. 35 of 2026, signed on 11 August 2026, confirms Udayana University’s shift to state university with legal-entity (PTN-BH) sta…
Australian Arron Brokenshire Arrested in Bali Over Alleged Drug Dealing
Australian national Arron Robert Brokenshire, 36, was arrested at a South Denpasar apartment on 10 August 2026 after a community tip-off, with police…
Singaraja inflation at 3.61% in August, just below Denpasar
Singaraja posted year-on-year inflation of 3.61% in August 2026, slightly below Denpasar’s 3.64% and above most other CPI areas in Bali.
Bali records 697,809 foreign arrivals in July 2026, led by Australia
Official statistics cited by Indonesian media show Bali welcomed 697,809 foreign visitors in July 2026, up 15.34% from June.
Badung Police Seize 1,305 Counterfeit Rp100,000 Notes at Mengwi Market
Police in Badung arrested a 53-year-old man, PN, after he allegedly circulated counterfeit Rp100,000 banknotes at Mengwi Market.
Kintamani resort workers on trial over alleged Rp900,000 meth deal
Three employees of a resort and villas in Kintamani, Bangli are on trial at Bangli District Court over an alleged Rp900,000 methamphetamine purchase t…
Prosecutors seek 18-month terms over Seminyak villa robbery
Prosecutors in Denpasar have requested 18-month prison terms for four defendants accused of robbing two Middle Eastern tourists at a Seminyak villa in…
Singaraja Heritage Plan Advances with Zero-Kilometre Upgrade
Regent I Nyoman Sutjidra is tying funded upgrades at Singaraja’s zero-kilometre point to a wider effort to reinforce the city’s status as a heritage c…
Bali Police log 225 foreign crime suspects, 339 foreign victims in 2025
Bali Police recorded 225 foreign nationals as crime suspects in 2025, down from 230 in 2024, while foreign nationals registered as crime victims rose…
Koster warns of attempts to divide Bali’s customary council and villages
Governor Wayan Koster has warned that external parties are trying to sow discord between Bali’s customary village council and desa adat, as debate con…
Bali governor says viral ‘shut up’ clip is edited footage from 2025 Bingin Beach raid
Bali Governor Wayan Koster says a viral “diam kamu” video is a short, edited clip from a 2025 demolition of illegal buildings at Bingin Beach, not a n…
Koster pushes faster integration of Usada Bali into health services
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has instructed health authorities to accelerate the integration of Usada Bali, the island’s traditional medical heritage, i…
Swimmer dies after falling into deep sea trough at Nusa Penida’s Atuh Beach
Kazuki Kiyohara, a 22-year-old Japanese man, drowned at Atuh Beach after falling into a deep sea trough. Medical staff later declared him dead.