Bali Governor Defends Farmland Rules Amid Investment Pressure
Bali Regulation No. 4 of 2026 tightens controls on productive-land conversion and prohibits nominee ownership as investment and tourism pressure grows…
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Pandi Muktar
The Bali Observer reporter
Bali expects delayed rains as flood and landslide risks persist
Bali’s 2026/2027 rainy season is forecast to start later than normal. BMKG and Bali Post say heavy rain can still bring flooding, landslides and falli…
PHRI Bali links Badung property sales to oversupply and permit concerns
PHRI Bali said some villas and other tourist properties offered for sale still had occupancy above 60 percent and up to 75 percent, while warning of o…
PHRI Bali urges simpler permits for villas built in green-belt areas
PHRI Bali has urged local governments to find a regulated path for villas already built in green-belt areas, while calling for carrying-capacity resea…
Bali officials to meet on proposed protected agricultural land
Bali’s provincial land agency was due to convene a 29 September meeting led by the governor on proposed protected agricultural areas, following techni…
Bali schedules energy-law field visit in Karangasem
Bali officials scheduled a 29 September field visit in Karangasem with the national energy and mineral-resources law-enforcement directorate to check…
Bali committee prepares spatial-planning and licensing recommendations before 6 October
Bali’s provincial legislature is finalising recommendations on spatial planning, public assets and licensing before its special committee’s mandate en…
Hazardous medical waste found beside Denpasar–Gilimanuk road in Negara
Residents found bags of hazardous medical waste beside the Denpasar–Gilimanuk road on September 28. Police investigated after some bottles carried pat…
Hundreds of Bali hotels and villas listed for sale online
Online property platforms carried listings for hundreds of hotels and villas across four Bali regencies, prompting a government verification effort an…
Badung cleanup removes hundreds of kilograms of waste from Telaga Waja mangroves
Badung officials led a 25 September cleanup at Telaga Waja’s mangrove area, where about 300 participants collected hundreds of kilograms of waste for…
Bali chamber calls for review of OSS business-licensing system
Bali’s chamber of commerce has urged the central government to review and revise the Online Single Submission licensing system, while also calling for…
What drove Bali’s economic growth in 2025?
Bali’s 2025 expansion was broader than tourism alone, with construction, trade, transport and warehousing, and accommodation and food services all ide…
Bali environment data: what the official figures show
Official Bali data points to eight groundwater basins and a reported decline in forest damage, but the indicators measure different environmental pres…
What Bali’s 18-category OSS restriction means for foreign investors
Bali has restricted new foreign-owned investment licence applications in 18 business classifications through OSS since the third week of May 2026, whi…
How Bali’s 5.82% economic growth is shaping jobs and investment
Bali’s 2025 growth reached 5.82%, while jobs increased in transport, accommodation and food services, trade and construction. The figures show how the…
