The State News Agency ANTARA reports that the Indonesian Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, speaking at a Wonderful Indonesia Gastronomy (WIG) 2026 Press Conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, said that 58.34 percent of foreign tourists come to Indonesia to experience the country’s rich culinary tourism and local gastronomy. Wardhana commented that Indonesia, […]
Bali Workers Slowly Uniting to be Paid a Decent Living Wage NusaBali reports that Bali’s Badung Tourism Workers Union (Serikat Pekerja Pariwisata) hopes the upcoming formulation of Bali’s 2027 Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) and Regency/City Minimum Wage (UMK) will set wage levels that allow its members a reasonable and decent standard of living (KHL). Moreover,
The State News Agency ANTARA and TribunBali report that the Denpasar City Police in Bali are preparing a formal Criminal Case Termination Document (SP3) in connection with the murder-suicide deaths of Australian Damien John Shaw and his two children at a rented bungalow on Jalan Three Brothers in Central Legian, Kuta, Bali. Denpasar Police Chief
The Indonesian government has released the 2027 schedule of national holidays and collective shared holidays. The schedule shown is based on the Joint Decree (SKB) issued by the Minister of Religious Affairs, the Minister of Manpower, and the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN RB) (respectively, Joint Decree Numbers 1205 of 2026,
Frohe Oktoberfest! – Happy Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest returns once again in all its traditional glory to Das Bistro by Mama’s in Bali on Friday and Saturday, 16 & 17 October 2026. As in years past, an enormous Airconditioned Festzelt will be erected adjacent to Das Bistro by Mama’s to accommodate special food preparation/presentation areas, a busy
BeritaBali reports another suicide involving a foreign tourist in Bali. Most recently, a Dutch national identified by police with the initials MJR (60) was found dead at the Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Hotel in South Kuta, Badung Regency. The incident took place on the night of Saturday, 12 September 2026. MJR allegedly jumped from the fifth
The State News Agency ANTARA reports that Bali Provincial Police are ready to host the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) 2026 global police forum, to be held in Bali from 20-24 September 2026. Bali Police Inspector for Operational Supervision (Irwasda), Senior Commissioner Asep Ahdiatna, confirmed that all preparations are in place to welcome women
Frohe Oktoberfest! – Happy Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest returns once again in all its traditional glory to Das Bistro by Mama’s in Bali on Friday and Saturday, 15 & 16 October 2026. As in years past, an enormous air-conditioned marquee will be erected adjacent to Das Bistro by Mama’s to accommodate special food preparation/presentation areas, a busy
During a meeting on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, with Airbnb’s regional management, Bali Governor Wayan Koster called on the global booking platform that connects tourists coming to Bali to comply with Bali Provincial Government regulations. The Governor’s call is part of Wayan Koster’s overall efforts to establish a tourism governance system that is high-quality, dignified,
BeritaBali reports that plans to develop the Pengambengan National Fishing Port (PPN) in South Bali’s Jembrana Regency are nearing the implementation phase. The groundbreaking ceremony for this national strategic project is scheduled for 29 September 2026. The new port development is necessary because Bali’s fishing port is being relocated from the Port of Benoa to