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 […]
BeritaBali reports that global climate change is changing daily life on the Island of Bali. Altered and sometimes adverse weather is changing the Island’s landscape, bringing new ecological pressures, and causing economic disruption. The Bali Zero Emissions Coalition – a cross-sectoral collaboration of organizations supporting the Indonesian government’s vision to achieve national net zero carbon
Details are slowly unfolding of a suspected murder suicide of a Western Australian man and his two young children at the Arca Bungalow on Jalan Three Brothers in Legian, Bali, on Sunday morning, 13 September 2026 Indonesian police arrived at the location at 10:15 am, where they witnessed the horrific scene of the dead bodies
NusaBali and Tribun-Bali report that Cronin Brianna Lani (29), an Australian female tourist from Queensland, has died after falling from the cliff face at the Kelingking Beach tourist area on Nusa Penida on the morning of Saturday, 12 September 2026. The woman reportedly fell down the 80-meter cliff and landed on the rocky shoreline. Klungkung
Last Updated 6:00 pm WITA on Sunday, 13 September 2026 Reports by KOMPAS at midday on Sunday, 13 September 2026, confirm that 103 passengers from the KM Virgo 8 inter-island ferry sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, have been safely evacuated, leaving the fate of the remaining 140 souls of the estimated initial 243
Detik reports that the a large whale shark was found in the shallow waters of Pengeragoan Beach, Jembrana Regency, north of Tanah Lot Temple in Bali. Residents found the large fish, believed to be a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), on Friday morning, 11 September 2026, around 8:30 am. The physical description of the endangered fish
The Denpasar Bali Fire Brigade fought 215 fires in the first eight months of 2026, with a record-high number occurring in August. The Head of Denpasar’s Fire Brigade (Damkar), I Made Triana, on Friday, 11 September 2026, stated that during August 2026, 51 fires occurred in Bali’s capital, a number that was 54% more than
BeritaBali, Detikcom, and a Bali Police website report that an Australian, Aaron Robert Brokenshire (36), has been arrested by the police in Bali for allegedly possessing and dealing narcotics, in the form of marijuana and synthetic tobacco. The head of the Denpasar Police Precinct Narcotics Division, Police Commissioner I Komang Agus, said police arrested the
Tribun-Bali reports that Bali’s campaign to host a fleet of battery-driven electric vehicles is showing positive results. Through the first half of 2026, the Bali Provincial Government recorded 15,803 electric vehicles registered as operating on the Island. This total comprises two-wheeled vehicles (10,545 units) and four-wheeled electric cars (5,258 units). To support the development of
Kompas reports that TransNusa Airline has launched a direct flight service connecting Bali (DPS) and Phuket (HKT), Thailand, starting Wednesday, 09 September 2026. Nugroho Jati, General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, said the new route strengthens air connectivity between Indonesia and Thailand. “The launch of this direct