The Bali Provincial Government is being sued by the investors of the Nusa Penida Glass Elevator Project. The highly controversial project was axed by the Bali Provincial Government in November 2025 after officials found a series of major building violations. Now, the investors are suing for losses. In November 2025, the Bali Provincial Government issued formal demolition orders to the PT...
One of Bali’s primary objectives is to develop sustainable and culturally respectful tourism. With the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism on board to create sustainable tourism as standard nationwide, Bali could look to other top destinations for inspiration. Bali may be Indonesia’s flagship tourism destination, and the province that the nation looks towards when exploring tourism...
Bali is deploying a new Immigration Task Force Team to help keep tourists safe and crack down on illegal and unruly behavior. The new team, known as the Dharma Dewata Task Force, has been officially inaugurated by the Directorate General of Immigration at the Puputan Margarana Niti Mandala Renon Field in Denpasar this week. The new task force comprises hundreds of immigration officers....
Better never stops in Bali’s tourism sector. With more than half of the province’s GDP generated from tourism both political and business leaders on the island are always striving to improve. The Bali Government have confirmed that it is working on a plan to introduce new policy that will help improve tourists experience of the island. This week the Bali Regional People’s...
The Bali Sun Bali Governor Wayan Koster has announced that he is pushing for a new regulation that will crack down on illegal money changers in Bali’s most popular tourist resorts. Bali is considered one of the safest travel destinations in the world, but scams are reportedly the biggest cause of concern for travelers. The issue with fraudulent and scam money changers in Bali has...
Imelda R The Bali Provincial Government has introduced criminal sanctions to control the conversion of productive agricultural land into villas and commercial properties. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster signed a Regional Regulation (Perda) on the Control of Productive Land Conversion and the Prohibition of Nominee Land Ownership Transfer on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. The regulation aims to protect...
The Bali Sun This week, Bali’s Governor, Wayan Koster, received an audience with the US Ambassador to Indonesia, Peter Haymond, at his offices in Denpasar. The pair discussed international relations, public safety, business, and tourism. Bali is set to welcome more than 7 million international tourists in 2026, and an increasing number of these visitors are American. During his...
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