BeritaBali and Kompas report that the police apprehension of a pickpocket in Bali’s Bangli Regency ended surprisingly mercifully. On 19 June 2026, a rapid Response Team of the Bangli Police Precinct arrested a man caught pickpocketing an American tourist at the Kehen Temple tourist attraction. Somewhat surprisingly, although the culprit was arrested by police, the […]
Emirates introduced Super Jumbo A380 flights connecting Dubai, UAE, and Bali on 01 June 2023. The Airline has now announced its intention to add a second daily A380 service to meet demand during the peak travel season Emirates says the seasonal expansion aims to drive more inbound traffic to Bali during one of the year’s
Perthnow from Western Australia in an article, Bali traffic – Congestion in Canggu difficult to fix as solutions to traffic crisis stall written by Amy Cavender, focuses on the chronic traffic gridlock that plagues the fast-developing North Kuta area of Bali and the limited options available to officials to ease traffic congestion in this area.
Beritabali reports that a beauty clinic on Jalan Subak Sari in Canggu, Bali, has been closed for offering unlicensed medical aesthetics services and illegally employing foreign medical personnel. The PRIME Skin Clinic, previously operating as Elasto Beauty, was determined by officials to have committed several violations of health, business licensing, and employment regulations. Ordering the
Compared to the same month in 2025, foreign tourist arrivals to Bali declined in April 2026. Meanwhile, April arrivals increased significantly compared with March 2026. As reported by BeritaBali, the Bali Provincial Central Statistics Agency (BPS-Bali) said that 553,328 foreign tourists visited Bali in April 2026, an increase of 17,21% from the previous month, March
Kompas reports that Immigration Officers at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport arrested Angelo Pandeli, a 55-year-old Australian man listed on an INTERPOL Blue Notice as a wanted man hiding in the toilet of an executive jet, apparently while trying to flee Indonesia. Labeled by INTERPOL as a transnational criminal, Indonesian immigration authorities discovered that the Australian
NusaBali reports that the 19th Bali International Film Festival – BALINALE drew to a close on Friday, 05 June 2026, with the final awards ceremony announcing winning films across a wide range of categories. BALINALE – the only Oscar-qualifying film festival in Indonesia has now placed several Indonesian short films into contention for honors at
Gerinda Party Chairman for Bali Says President Prabowo’s Non-Attendance at Opening of 48th Bali Arts Festival Should be Viewed Objectively Indonesian President Prabowo’s absence as Parade Marshall to officially open the 48th Annual Bali Arts Festival (BAF) on Saturday, 13 June 2026, has left many wondering about the distancing of Indonesia’s Chief Executive from a
Enforcement officers from the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN), in cooperation with officials from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs and Excise office, arrested two Russian nationals suspected of being linked to an international drug network in Bangli Regency, Bali, on Friday, 05 June 2026. Sergei Khlebushchev and Kira Kochetkova The two Russian nationals, Sergei Khlebushchev (male-39)
Sometimes, law enforcement authorities in Bali encounter difficulties determining who the actual perpetrator is and who the victim is in online crimes of prostitution. A case in point is the recent report in RadarBali involving an emergency call made to the 110 Call Center operated by the South Kuta Police. A man, identified only by