Editorial

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Why Many Foreign Parents Are Shocked When Locals Touch Their Babies in Bali

February 5, 2026

For foreign families, the island's communal warmth sparks a profound—and sometimes tense—negotiation over boundaries, safety, and the meaning of community....

Illustration of a financial district building with cracked glass and red downward streaks symbolizing a stock market collapse, as silhouetted business figures stand facing the damage, representing Indonesia’s market crisis and loss of investor confidence.

Investment & Economy

Indonesia’s Financial Wake-Up Call: Markets, Manipulation, and the Cost of Denial

by Giostanovlatto

February 3, 2026

By Gisotanovlatto, Founder of Hey Bali A historic market crash and the mass resignation of its top regulators have exposed...

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Editorial

Bali at the Edge: When Population Growth and Climate Stress Collide on a Small Island

by Giostanovlatto

February 1, 2026

The world is not ending in 2026. But on islands like Bali, the age of unlimited growth may already be....

Daily photos of Balinese people, an artist is seen painting Balinese dance

Analysis & Opinion

Why Foreign Money Is Pulling Back From Indonesia — and Why Bali Should Pay Attention

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 31, 2026

DENPASAR, Bali — The recent turbulence in Jakarta’s stock market, where foreign investors withdrew billions of Rupiah, can feel like a...

Illustration of a Bali-like tropical island inside a cracked glass case with a land certificate by the shoreline, symbolizing legal uncertainty and investment risk.

Bali News

Bali’s Land Certainty Test: When Law Enforcement Becomes an Investment Variable

by Giostanovlatto

January 30, 2026

DENPASAR, Indonesia — Beyond the postcard vistas and spiritual allure of Bali lies a more prosaic, yet critical, foundation for its...

President Trump at the Board of Peace Charter announcement at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, last Thursday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times

National (Indonesia)

A $1 Billion Pledge? Indonesia Weighs Financial Contribution to Proposed Gaza Peace Council

by Giostanovlatto

January 29, 2026

Following its inclusion in a U.S.-proposed international body, Indonesian officials signal a readiness to fund Gaza's reconstruction, with potential payments...

Global Impacts

After Maduro, Washington Reportedly Turns to the CIA to Reassert Influence in Venezuela

by Giostanovlatto

January 29, 2026

Sources indicate American intelligence, rather than traditional diplomats, is spearheading initial US efforts to forge relationships and shape the political...

Photo of I Made Daging and ATR/BPN Staff Performing the Tirtayatra Ritual (Hey Bali/Latto) Ancient Rituals

Bali News

When Bureaucracy Pauses: How a Bali Land Office Grounds Itself in Silence

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 28, 2026

Ancient Rituals, Modern Governance: Building Institutional Resilience in Bali DENPASAR, Bali — Behind the concrete walls of a government complex here,...