BeritaBali reports that tourist numbers visiting the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park in Bali during the first half of July 2026 averaged around 3,000 people per day. This figure represents a decline of approximately 20 percent compared to the same six-month period in 2025. GWK Cultural Park Operations Director, Ch. Rossie Andriani explained that […]
NusaBali reports that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), together with other services, are conducting earthquake and tsunami disaster management readiness drills as part of an operation called 2026 Kogabwilhan II (Joint Regional Defense Command II). On its sixth day, Saturday, 08 August 2026, the exercise entered its field application phase, centered on the Mertasari Beach
Kompas and the State News Agency ANTARA report that the Bali Provincial Government has declared 18 business sectors are now officially closed to foreign direct investment (FDI). The ban on foreign investment applies to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), where provincial authorities view foreign investment as “unfair business competition.” Investment in the designated 18
As reported by Kompas, Malaysian government authorities have now commented on the arrest of a 39-year-old Malaysian pilot employed by Malaysian Airlines who is suspected of smuggling around 25 kilograms of ecstasy-type narcotics through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on 28 July 2026. The Malaysian Civil Aviation Authority (CAAM) stated that it was investigating the
The State News Agency ANTARA reports that a panel of judges at the Denpasar District Court has sentenced the captain of the *Bali Dolphin Cruise 2* local fast ferry to prison after finding him guilty of negligence that caused the deaths of three people – two Chinese nationals—Yu Hanqing and Shi Guohong, and a crew
Beritabali reports that a task force from the Badung Regency Environment and Sanitation Agency (DLHK) has uncovered a discharge pipe at Finns Beach Club, which discharges wastewater into a storm drain that terminates at the Berawa Beach area in Tibubeneng Village, North Kuta. This discovery was made during a field inspection by the Badung Regency
BeritaBali reports that an arriving Indian traveler, identified only by the initials of AR (28), has been arrested at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, suspected of being involved in the act of smuggling 10 kilograms of marijuana into Indonesia. The marijuana was discovered during customs and excise inspection, placed in two suitcases by AR on
Opened in 2001 and operating continuously ever since, except for a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mozaic Restaurant Gastronomique steadfastly holds pole position in Bali’s fine-dining competition. Founded by Head Chef Chris Salans, who was born in Washington, D.C. to an American father and a French mother. By the age of two and ready
NusaBali reports that the Indonesian government is accelerating plans to develop Benoa Harbor in southern Denpasar as a Maritime Tourism Hub to secure Bali’s future role as a world-class marine tourism destination. Benoa Harbor is targeted to become one of the largest and best marine tourism hubs in Southeast Asia, with full operations commencing by
NusaBali and the State News Agency ANTARA report that a Colombian national, Sebastian Arboleda Montoya (30), has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Bali court for smuggling 3.4 kilograms of cocaine into Indonesia via Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in February of 2026. Montoya learned his sentence before a panel of judges