Bangli Steps Up Drain Clearing to Reduce Flood Risk
Bangli’s environmental agency is deploying Pro Kasih crews every two days to clear urban drains as the rainy season approaches. Previously vulnerable…
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Pandi Muktar
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Bali Sets December 2026 Target for Turyapada Tower in Buleleng
Bali says Turyapada Tower’s surrounding tourist facilities in Buleleng should be finished in December 2026, after about Rp670.5 billion (about US$42 m…
Bangli agency shifts work to urban drainage as rainy season approaches
Bangli’s Environment Agency is prioritising urban drain cleaning every two days as the rainy season approaches, while coordinating checks on trees tha…
What Bali’s official economic indicators mean for business and investment
Official 2025 data point to a growing but tourism-led Bali economy, with low unemployment, falling poverty and measurable inflation pressure for busin…
Indonesia’s Ecological Crisis Draws Scrutiny Before COP31
Reports place Indonesia’s ecological crisis in the national spotlight ahead of COP31, but identify no specific Bali, Lombok or eastern Indonesia actio…
Jembrana Creative Festival Opens With Free IP Support for Creators
Jembrana Creative Festival 2026 opened in Negara with free public programming and no-cost trademark and intellectual-property registration facilitatio…
Indonesia Prepares Bali as Financial Centre After Jakarta
Indonesia is preparing Bali as the next stage of financial-centre development after Jakarta. Regulations for the project were reported to be in finali…
Bali Governor Koster Sets Four-Part Investment Approach
Bali Governor Wayan Koster outlined four measures to expand MSME financing and attract investment into agriculture, energy, culture, digital industrie…
Flash Flood Damages Roads and Homes in Tulamben
A flash flood in Tulamben on Dec. 12, 2024, damaged roads, homes and public facilities. Eight households, or 35 people, were isolated after a bridge b…
Bali Adds Rp150 Billion Buffer to Draft 2027 Budget
Bali’s draft 2027 budget includes Rp150 billion (about US$10 million) in unexpected spending and projects locally generated revenue above Rp4.5 trilli…
Heavy rain damages road retaining structure in Jembrana
Heavy rain triggered a landslide that damaged a retaining structure on Jalan Nakula in Yehembang Kauh on October 30, with no deaths or injuries report…
Bali targets economic diversification as tourism accounts for about 66% of economy
Bali’s governor has set 2027 growth targets of 6% to 6.5% and backed broader economic development as tourism accounts for about 66% of the provincial…
What QRIS growth means for Bali’s small-business economy
Bali’s small-business economy is operating in a rapidly expanding digital-payments environment, but national QRIS and transaction figures must not be…
Jembrana Opens 20-Year Hotel Jimbarwana Tender
Jembrana opened a tender for a 20-year Hotel Jimbarwana partnership. The terms include an annual fixed contribution, a 1% profit share and a minimum d…
Badung Lawmakers Back 2027 Infrastructure and Credit Plan
Badung lawmakers backed a 2027 budget focused on infrastructure and a Rp10 billion (about US$0.6 million) capital allocation for Bali Mandara. The pla…
