3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (250+ words) Luxury villas inside West Bali National Park? Bali lawmakers are now investigating. DENPASAR, Bali " Public questions are mounting after Bali lawmakers discovered a number of luxury villas inside a protected area of West Bali National Park during an unannounced inspection…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (314+ words) DENPASAR, Bali " An Australian man was found dead inside a Bali guesthouse in Denpasar on Wednesday afternoon (May 6), after staff checked on him when he failed to respond past check-out time. The victim was identified as 77-year-old Kennet Leslie Sternes,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (353+ words) DENPASAR, Bali " A 24-year-old Italian national, identified as GI, has been deported from Indonesia following an altercation with traffic police in Denpasar that stemmed from a helmet violation and escalated into a physical confrontation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (270+ words) Denpasar and Kuta police raid a guest house suspected of hosting an online scam network in Kedonganan, Bali, on April 27, 2026. DENPASAR, Bali " Police in Bali have raided a suspected online scam operation in Kuta, detaining 27 people after reports that foreign…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (475+ words) A pecalang enforces restrictions on an empty road during Nyepi, Bali's Day of Silence. DENPASAR, Bali " Nyepi in Bali is not a typical holiday"it is a 24-hour shutdown where an entire island comes to a complete standstill. In reality,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (457+ words) Ogoh-ogoh are giant demon-like effigies paraded through Bali on the eve of Nyepi, symbolizing negative forces that are ritually destroyed before the Balinese Day of Silence. DENPASAR, Bali " Indonesia's resort island of Bali will observe Nyepi 2026, the Hindu Day of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (261+ words) Two Australian defendants under escort at Denpasar District Court, Monday. DENPASAR, Bali " Two Australian men were sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Bali court on Monday for the premeditated murder of a fellow countryman in a villa shooting last…...

2+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (568+ words) DENPASAR, Bali " Indonesian police have confirmed through DNA testing that mutilated human remains discovered along Bali's eastern coast belong to a missing Ukrainian national. Bali Police spokesperson Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said laboratory tests conducted at the National Police Forensic Laboratory…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (526+ words) An Emirates Airlines A380 aircraft parked at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. DENPASAR, Bali " Thousands of passengers in Bali scheduled to fly to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi have faced flight cancellations since Saturday (Feb. 28, 2026), following escalating geopolitical tensions in…...

2+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (256+ words) GIANYAR, Bali " Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has dismantled a clandestine laboratory producing the synthetic drug mephedrone at a villa in Gianyar, Bali. During a joint operation with the Customs Office and Immigration authorities, officers arrested two Russian nationals identified…...