Indonesia Tightens E-Visa Security and Warns Bali Influencers on Visa Rules
Indonesia’s immigration authorities have tightened e-visa security with email-based two-factor authentication and warned Bali visitors that unpaid inf…
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Bali closes new PT PMA OSS registrations in 18 KBLI 2025 categories
Bali has closed new OSS registrations for foreign-owned companies in 18 low- and medium-low-risk KBLI 2025 categories, including small hotels, real es…
Address Changes for Bali KITAS, ITAS and KITAP Holders Explained
Visa and residency services in Bali say foreign KITAS, ITAS and KITAP holders are expected to update their immigration and civil-registry address reco…
Five Countries Visit Pasar Singapur During BIRF 2026
Delegations from Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and Bulgaria visited Pasar Singapur at SMKN 1 Sawan on 12 March 2026, joining Balinese…
Made Wianta’s Mandala Series Displayed at Bali Resort Lobby
The Apurva Kempinski Bali is hosting “Gallery of Art: Wianta & Legacy,” an exhibition that opened on 23 January 2026 and presents eleven works from Ma…
Samara Füss Says North Bali Shapes Her Brewing at Beaches
Beaches Brewing Co.’s chief brewer says life in Sumberkima near Pemuteran shapes her beer-making through climate, food and routine, while also reflect…
Why Bali’s hotel occupancy eased in 2025 despite record arrivals
Horwath HTL’s 2026 report says Bali’s average hotel occupancy eased to 74% in 2025, down 2.3% year-on-year, even as official provincial statistics sho…
Bali’s 2026 minimum wage set at Rp3.21 million per month
Bali’s provincial minimum wage for 2026 has been set at Rp3,207,459 per month under Governor’s Decree No.1011/03-M/HK/2025.
Indonesia’s All Indonesia Arrival Declarations for Bali Explained
Indonesia’s All Indonesia platform now integrates immigration, customs, health and quarantine declarations for international arrivals by air and sea,…
Indonesia customs: LARTAS checks and digital declarations for arrivals to Bali
Indonesia’s customs authority requires arriving and departing passengers to submit a digital baggage declaration and urges travelers to review rules o…
Penglipuran Village Named National Cultural Preservation Model
Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture has formally designated Penglipuran Traditional Village in Bangli as a national model for cultural preservation and a…
Bali Zoning Colours: Why Buyers Must Verify Green, Yellow and Pink
Coloured zoning labels on Bali property maps are not standardised and do not, by themselves, prove a plot can be lawfully developed.
How Dalung’s Pranawa Swaram Built a Youth Gamelan Studio
Founded from a private Selonding gamelan in 2020, Sanggar Seni Pranawa Swaram in Dalung has grown into a youth-focused arts studio.
Indonesia’s 2025 visa overhaul reshaped work, investor and second-home routes
Indonesia overhauled its visa classification system in 2025, cutting and reorganizing indices and reshaping work, investor and long‑stay routes now us…
ROOTS exhibition revisited Walter Spies’ century in Bali
A 2025 exhibition at ARMA Museum in Ubud marked a century since Walter Spies arrived in Bali, using contemporary art, film and Balinese collaborations…