Bali Airport to Improve Tourist Comfort on Arrival
18 August 2022 – Bali Airport to improve tourist comfort after a number of divisive and unfounded remarks started to circulate online. It has taken proactive measures to maintain the island’s reputation as a secure and comfortable tourist destination and notwithstanding the falsity of the comments. The initial claim was made by travel blogger Sebastian […]
Police Shot a Man Pickpocketing a Foreigner in Bali
16th August 2022 – Police shot a man named Rohmat (39) after pickpocketing a foreigner from France in Denpasar, Bali. The policeman shot Rohmat’s right calf because he’s trying to fight back when he’s being arrested. “In the case of thievery of a foreigner from France. At the time of arrest, he resisting thus we […]
PPKM Level 1 in Java-Bali Extended to 29 August 2022
16th August 2022 – The Indonesian government has extended the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in Java-Bali region to reduce the rate of transmission of the Corona virus (Covid-19) on 16-29 August 2022. Meanwhile, PPKM outside Java-Bali which started on 2nd August will end on 5th September 2022. During the PPKM for the next two weeks, […]
Online Ojek Fares Postponed to August 29, 2022
August 15, 2022 – The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has postponed the implementation of the increase in online motorcycle taxis (online ojek or ojol) fares. It’s been postponed for 25 days since the Minister of Transportation (KM) Decree Number KP 564 of 2022 was set on August 4, 2022. This means that the implementation of […]
Sunfish in Nusa Penida: New Regulations for Diving
August 15, 2022 – The appearance of sunfish in the shallow sea becomes a tourist attraction in Nusa Penida, Bali during the month from July to September. Thus, new regulations are set for tourists who will dive to see these rare fish. “This [sunfish] lives in the deep sea however, it emerged into the shallow […]
Foreigner Deported from Bali After Conflict with Landlord
August 14, 2022 – Bali Immigration deported a Russian-German man who refused to pay his hotel bill. The person with the initials M. AA has dual citizenship, German and Russian, and is presumably a member of the German Army Marine. AA claimed to be a freelance journalist and blogger while being questioned. He has been […]
Kota Tua Revitalization to Attract More Tourists
August 14, 2022 – The West Jakarta municipal government is currently concentrating on coordinating local merchants the Kota Tua (Old Town) area to relocate to Kota Intan (Diamond Town). This includes evaluating and researching which structures in the relocation area may be used as trader stalls. As one of effort to do Kota Tua revitalization, […]
Indonesia to Remain at Top International Investment 2023
August 11, 2022 – Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), expressed confidence that Indonesia would continue to be the top international investment destination in 2023. The minister expressed his extreme optimism for Indonesia’s future during the Optimism for a Stronger Indonesia online talk program on Wednesday (10/8). He […]
Filipino Man Found in Gorontalo After 11-Days at Sea
August 11, 2022 – A Filipino fisherman was found in Gorontalo after being lost at sea. The exact location is Teluk Tomini, Tolinggula District, North Gorontalo. The foreigner from the Philippines’ name is Guillen, he has been lost in the open sea for 11 days. The Filipino fisherman was first found by citizens around Tolinggula […]
Jakarta is Predicted to Sink by 2050
August 10, 2022 – 90 percent of the Jakarta areas, specifically the north, will sink by 2050. This is said by the President Director of PAM Jaya Arief Nasrudin. He added that the main reason is caused by the exploitation of groundwater that’s still happening in Jakarta. “The use of groundwater is still very large […]