Taxi drivers show up at Bali governor’s office to protest ride-hailing apps

Oct. 26, 2017 by

“Conventional” drivers ship out to protest online ride-hailing apps. Photo via Info Denpasar Hundreds of “conventional” taxi drivers from the Bali Local Transport Alliance (Alstar B) showed up at the

Bali governor urges volcanologists to reevaluate alert status of Mount Agung, hopes to get it lowered

Oct. 25, 2017 by

Mount Agung volcano looms in the background of a Balinese Hindu tempe in the Kubu subdistrict of Karangasem Regency in Bali on September 26, 2017. Photo: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Bali Governor

Traveler’s Aid

Oct. 25, 2017 by

Tourism Academy Students Trained to Staff 10 Hospitality Desks in the Event of Airport Closure by Volcanic Dust (10/20/2017) The Bali Tourism Board Hospitality Task Force has organized 10 Hospitality

Stop and Declare Yourself

Oct. 24, 2017 by

(10/20/2017) Rudimentary gates made of bamboo have been installed on four approaches to Mount Agung at Menanga, Batusesa, Suukan and the Teges intersection in order to control access to the officially declared

Couple gets engaged on scary AirAsia flight to Bali that plummeted 20,000 feet

Oct. 24, 2017 by

A proposal like no other. Photo via Facebook There’s nothing like falling out of the sky to speed up the race to the altar. A couple got engaged on a

Delaying a Visit to Paradise

Oct. 20, 2017 by

Indonesian Hotels Say Mount Agung Alert Status Causing Postponement of Some Group Travel to Bali. (10/8/2017) Balipost.com reports that most of the sudden downturn in visitors to Bali connected to

Australian drug suspect mentally ill and could die in Bali jail without meds, says lawyer

Oct. 20, 2017 by

The lawyer representing Australian Joshua James Baker, who was arrested earlier this month after Bali customs found drugs in his luggage, fears her client could die in custody without his

Rabies Death Reported in Buleleng

Oct. 19, 2017 by

(10/7/2017) Ketut Restiada, a 32-year-old man from the Village of Bebetin, Buleleng, North Bali died at the Buleleng General Hospital on Friday morning, October 6, 2017, after having been bit

Bali Police hunt down man posing with ‘AK-47’ in viral photo, weapon turns out to be airsoft gun but guy arrested anyway as raid uncovers stockpile of knives

Oct. 19, 2017 by

Police found the Balinese man posing with in these viral photos had quite the blade collection. Police hunted down a Balinese man after photos of him posing with what looked

Site & Safety Check by Tourism Minister

Oct. 18, 2017 by

Tourism Minister Visits Karangasem as Tourism Activities Continues in Both Karangasem Regency and Entire Bali Despite Volcano Alert for Mount Agung (10/7/2017) On Thursday, October 5, 2017, Indonesia’s Minister of