Badung Studies 2.4-Kilometre Tunnel Plan From Gatsu Barat to Canggu
Badung Regent I Wayan Adi Arnawa is studying a 2.4‑kilometre underground road link from Gatot Subroto Barat toward Canggu as part of a wider plan to e…
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Staff dormitory and cold storage gutted in Benoa Port fire
A fire destroyed a staff dormitory and cold storage facility belonging to PT Sumber Nelayan at Benoa Port on Thursday night, 3 September 2026.
Court backs Kelingking Beach elevator investor in Bali dispute
An administrative court in Denpasar has ruled in favour of the investor behind the planned glass elevator at Kelingking Beach, Nusa Penida, overturnin…
Police Question Witnesses in SDN 3 Antiga Kelod Vandalism Case
Police in Manggis, Karangasem, have questioned witnesses and say they are still verifying leads in the vandalism at SDN 3 Antiga Kelod. Classes contin…
BPK Opens 35-Day Compliance Audit of Badung Government
Badung received auditors from BPK Bali on Sept. 2 for a 35-day compliance and effectiveness examination covering spatial planning, tourism administrat…
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…
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.
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…
