As reported by RadarBali, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga have again raised non-subsidized fuel prices in Bali effective 01 June 2026. While many consumers will experience higher prices at the fuel pumps, some types of fuels will undergo a reduction in price. The most significant price increase will involve Pertamax Turbo sold in Java and Bali. […]
BeritaBali reports that the Bali and Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2026 recorded transactions worth Rp. 6.9 trillion achieved during the 3-day international travel event held at The Westin Resort Nusa Dua in South Bali, 28-30 Mei 2026. This sales transaction total of Rp7.6 trillion in travel fell short by 12% of the Rp7.84 trillion reported
As reported by the State News Agency Antara, Bali Governor Wayan Koster is preparing a formal written invitation to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to officiate at the opening of the 48th Bali Arts Festival (PKB-2026). Speaking on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, Governor Koster said: “I have discussed this with the Deputy Governor, and we are
The body of Kenneth Leslie Sternes, a 77-year-old Australian man and retired pharmacist, was discovered on Wednesday, 06 May 2026, in a local guest house, Cove Griya Elite Hotel on Jalan Sedap Malam, Gang Biru III/No. 3, in East Denpasar. Sternes was a convicted sex offender who was jailed in 2011 for 13 months in
One of the most celebrated tales from the “annals” of Bali Aviation sometimes falls victim to malapropism in the retelling as the “anals (sic)” of a Singapore Airlines near-emergency that occurred over Bali in 2015 Perhaps it’s time to “clear the air” and retell the true story of an incident that took place on 27
As part of a regular program of ministerial monitoring and guidance, PT Bali Turtle Island Development (BTID) Kura-Kura Bali SEZ received a visit from the Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision (Ditjen PSDKP) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) at Serangan Island on Thursday, 07 May 2026. As reported by
Kompas.com reports the shameless pilfering of their room at the Asvara Resort Ubud – a luxury villa in Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali, by a group of Indian tourists that was widely exposed on social media. The video, uploaded to the Internet, shows a hotel staff member inspecting the contents of a guest’s suitcase during checkout.
Taman Festival Park – the seaside amusement attraction at Padang Galak, East Denpasar – that closed in 1999 for a number of reasons, including a devastating national economic crisis, is now undergoing redevelopment after lying dormant and abandoned for almost three decades. The original park, which was once home to numerous amusement rides, a
The Central Bali community of Ubud’s infamous reputation for traffic jams and gridlock may soon be at least partially alleviated by recent police efforts to discourage illegal parking along Jalan Raya Ubud. As reported by Beritabali.com, on Monday, 27 April 2026, a team of police began affixing hard-to-remove stickers on the windows of cars parked
Kompas.com reports that the Bali Provincial Government is once again threatening to halt the increasingly alarming rate of agricultural land conversion to other purposes. Bali Gubernatorial Decree Number 5 of 2025, Governor Wayan Koster prohibited the conversion of rice fields to non-agricultural areas, including the construction of villas and tourism properties. That instruction mandated that