Badung Satpol PP readies demolition of access road over Subak Munggu irrigation
Badung’s public order agency says it is ready to tear up a concrete access road built over irrigation channels in Subak Munggu, Mengwi, after receivin…
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Koster vows tighter oversight of Bali revenue and tourist levy in 2026 budget
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has pledged to strengthen the provincial government’s management and oversight of regional revenue, including the foreign t…
Customs blocks 29 kg of illegal gold exports at four Indonesian airports
Indonesia’s Customs authority says officers blocked attempts to illegally export more than 29 kilograms of gold and suspected gold worth about Rp73.3…
Bali prosecutors seek 4–5 year prison terms for 35 Indians in online gambling case
Prosecutors at the Denpasar District Court have sought five-year prison terms for alleged ringleaders Piyush Sharma and Yash Raj Singh Gaur and four-y…
Bali Police Prepare to Close Probe Into Deaths of Father, Two Children
Bali police are preparing to close their investigation after saying an Australian father killed his two children and then died by suicide at a Legian…
Police probe Dutch man’s fatal fall from Uluwatu hotel’s fifth floor
Bali police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old Dutch national who fell from the fifth floor of a luxury hotel in Uluwatu on Saturday, Septem…
Denpasar mayor pushes entry tickets and digital payments for parking
Denpasar’s mayor has ordered parking tickets to be issued when vehicles enter municipal parking areas, tying the change to a wider push for digital, Q…
Bali DPRD Opens 2026 Budget Review, Flags Asset Revenue Strategy
Bali’s provincial legislature has started deliberating revisions to the 2026 budget and the 2027 budget plan, with officials also flagging provincial…
Gilimanuk–Mengwi Toll Project Rescoped, 2031 Operation Targeted
Indonesia’s Public Works Ministry is revising the long-delayed Gilimanuk–Mengwi toll project, narrowing its scope and preparing new tender documents u…
Bali governor submits Rp7.5 trillion revised 2026 budget to DPRD
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has submitted a draft revision of the province’s 2026 budget to the DPRD, lifting planned spending above Rp7.5 trillion and…
Drivers Renew Calls for More Piers at Ketapang–Gilimanuk After Long Queues
Drivers, ferry operators and logistics firms are pressing for more pier capacity at the Ketapang–Gilimanuk crossing after queues of up to around 15–16…
BMKG Forecasts 1–50 mm of Rain and Low Paddy Groundwater in Bali in September
Indonesia’s meteorological agency BMKG forecasts mostly 1–50 mm of rain in Bali in September 2026 and classifies groundwater availability for paddy as…
Bali inflation rises to 3.45% in August, highest in four years
Bali’s annual inflation rose to 3.45% in August 2026, the highest in four years, as food, transport and fuel prices pushed the monthly rate to 0.61%.
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…
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…