Shoppers across Indonesia using Tokopedia, Shopee, Blibli, Lazada, and other online shopping platforms should expect changes at checkout and higher prices as tax officials begin collecting income and sales taxes applicable to everyone living in the Republic, including online traders and vendors. With sales taxes set to apply universally from 01 July 2026, many are […]
Bali’s Governor is applauding official corruption probes underway ofthe Bali Immigration processing of Stay Permits. The State News Agency Antara reports that Bali Governor Wayan Koster has expressed his appreciation for the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) efforts to investigate allegations of extortion against foreigners in the processing of residence permits in Bali. ”I really appreciate
RadarBali reports that a US national from Ohio, Tyeisha Kieonne Parks, was arrested at Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport International Terminal on 21 April at 11:00 pm and arraigned before the Denpasar, Bali Court pm on 30 June 2025, charged with attempting to smuggle into Indonesia 36.71 grams of Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol – a main
The State News Agency Antara reports that PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has reduced the cost of aviation fuel, effective 01 July 2026. The price of jet fuel at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is now Rp 3,000 less per liter, declining from Rp. 22,190 per liter in June to Rp. 19,190 per liter starting 01 July
BeritaBali and RadarBali report that Siloam Hospitals Bali has bolstered the Island’s goal of becoming a leading health and medical service destination. Siloam Hospital Bali has launched Robotic Total Knee Replacement (TKR) services using the latest robotic surgical system technology, making it the first hospital in Bali and Eastern Indonesia to offer robot-assisted knee replacement
The Australian Air Carrier, Virgin Australia, has opened a new air route connecting Denpasar, Bali, and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Service over the air route commences on Monday evening, 22 June 2026, at 9:02 pm when 165 passengers landed in Bali on a Virgin Boeing 737 MAX-8 on flight number VA 127. The same aircraft
On Saturday, 27 June 2026, The Trans Resort Bali hosted a culinary collaboration between Italian Michelin-starred Chef Giorgio Bartolucci and AMICI Bali Head Chef Alessandro D’Amico at the “4-Hands Experience Under the Stars” event held at The 18th Rooftop. The event was the concluding event of THE TABLE by JRE series – an initiative of
BeritaBali reports on a brilliantly innovative program that recycles enormous amounts of surplus food from Indonesian hotels that is still edible and might otherwise end up in landfills, and delivers it to Indonesian communities in need. SOS Indonesia (Yayasan Derma Atas Pangan) is a Bali and Jakarta-based nonprofit organization focused on reducing food waste and
As reported by BeritaBali, records kept by the not-for-profit group (NGO) FLIGHT show that Bali recorded the highest number of wild bird seizures in Indonesia, totaling 10,739 birds in just five months of 2026 (January-May). FLIGHT was established in 2018 to monitor and oppose the illegal trade of songbirds in Indonesia. Every year, millions of
Frenchman Didier Jardin has been appointed to lead the two Four Seasons Resorts in Bali, located on the hillsides of Ubud and Jimbaran Beach in South Bali. A hotelier with more than three decades of experience with Four Seasons, Didier Indonesian appointment follows his tenure as General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa