The Island

March 17, 2026

Nyepi in Bali: What Happens When the Island Completely Shuts Down

DENPASAR, Bali — Nyepi in Bali is not a typical holiday—it is a 24-hour shutdown where an entire island comes... Read More →
June 24, 2025

Foreigners Behind Businesses Targeted for Demolition at Bingin Beach

BADUNG – Authorities have revealed the involvement of foreign nationals behind a number of tourism-related businesses occupying state land at... Read More →
June 20, 2025

Bali Arts Festival to Open with Cultural Parade This Saturday

DENPASAR, BALI – Foreign tourists and residents in Bali are invited to experience the vibrant opening of the 46th Bali... Read More →
March 5, 2025

Foreign National Found Dead in Water Tank in Bali’s Jimbaran

A foreign national found dead in a water tank at a lodging house on Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai, Jimbaran,... Read More →
February 7, 2025

Australian Tourist Faces Trial for Alleged Laptop Theft in Bali

DENPASAR – An Australian tourist, Vanessa Louise Crimmins, is on trial in Bali for allegedly stealing two laptops from Popular... Read More →
November 17, 2021

Bali tightens CHSE protocols at 94 tourist attractions

The Bali Tourism Office has tightened CHSE (Cleanliness, Health, Safety & Environment Sustainability) protocols in 94 tourist attractions as part... Read More →
April 13, 2021

Indonesia looks to domestic tourists for tourism revival in 2021

The government is optimistic of ecotourism being among the driving forces for comprehensively implementing a green economy to boost Indonesia’s... Read More →
April 6, 2021

Bali drug convict Schapelle Corby is Dancing With the Stars in Australia

Australian drug convict Schapelle Corby, who spent nine years in Kerobokan Prison for smuggling weed into Bali, is one of... Read More →
April 5, 2021

Passenger Numbers in Bali Ngurah Rai Airport Up 68 Percent

The passenger numbers at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali, increased by 68 percent in March 2021 compared with the previous month,... Read More →
March 25, 2021

Six Foreigners in Bali’s Denpasar Fined for Violating Health Protocols

Bali’s Denpasar Resort Police imposed fines of Rp1 million on six foreign nationals for violating the health protocols on Wednesday,... Read More →