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…
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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…
Bali News ·
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…
Bali News ·
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…
Environment ·
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%.
Business & Investment ·
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…
Bali News ·
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…
Bali News ·
Pakistani Investor-Visa Holder WH Deported from Bali Over Permit Violations
Indonesian immigration authorities deported Pakistani national WH from Bali on 24 August 2026, after he failed to explain the business activities unde…
Visas & Immigration ·
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…
Bali News ·
Swiss tourist handed one-year Bali jail term over Nyepi Instagram posts
A Denpasar court has sentenced Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen to one year in prison for social-media posts recorded during Bali’s Nyepi Day of S…
Bali News ·
Bali Immigration Inspects 66 Foreigners in Dharma Dewata Patrol
Bali’s immigration office inspected 66 foreign nationals from 27 countries during a week-long Dharma Dewata patrol targeting alleged visa misuse, over…
Visas & Immigration ·
Central review strips tourism chapter from Bali’s ASKP bylaw
Bali’s draft bylaw on app-based special tourism rental transport remains unenforceable after the Ministry of Home Affairs, acting on advice from the t…
Tourism & Hospitality ·
Bali legislature backs tax and retribution amendment, urges service upgrades
Bali’s legislature backed an amendment to its regional tax and retribution framework on 18 May 2026, urging better services and wider local revenue op…
Bali News ·
Police probe Danish woman’s death at Buleleng home
Police in Buleleng, northern Bali, are investigating the death of a Danish woman found at a house in the tourist area of Kalibukbuk on Tuesday, 10 Feb…
Bali News ·
Russian national detained in Bali over 202 reptiles bound for Russia
Indonesia’s forestry law enforcement agency and immigration officials detained a Russian national at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in early…
Tourism & Hospitality ·