Bali Update
The essential pulse of the island. Timely news and critical updates that every resident and long-term visitor needs to know.
Hiking vs. Trekking: What’s the Real Difference, and Which One Is That Mount Batur Sunrise Climb Everyone’s Talking About?
Book a "Mount Batur sunrise hike" in Bali and you'll be back at your villa by 10am, sweaty but showered...
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Colombian Man Jailed for Smuggling 3.4 Kilograms of Cocaine Into Bali After €5,000 Courier Deal
DENPASAR, Bali — A Colombian man who flew halfway around the world carrying more than three kilograms of cocaine hidden...
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Bali Seized Nearly 19 Kilograms of Drugs in Just Six Months. Officials Say the Island Remains One of Indonesia’s Biggest Smuggling Gateways
DENPASAR, Bali – Nearly 19 kilograms of illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, were intercepted in Bali during the first...
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Bali Wants Tourists to Eat More Local Food. Here’s Why Farmers Could Be the Biggest Winners
For decades, Bali's tourism economy and its farming communities have often operated side by side rather than together. Luxury resorts,...
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Tourist Boats Return to Komodo National Park as Weather Improves Earlier Than Expected
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Travelers planning a trip to Indonesia's world-famous Komodo National Park can once again visit its signature...
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A Century After Mount Batur Changed Bali Forever, a Village Is Inviting the World to Remember
BANGLI, Bali — Most visitors know Mount Batur as one of Bali's most photographed sunrise hikes. Few realize that exactly...
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Bali Locks Foreign Investors Out of 18 Business Sectors, From Hotels to Cafes to Motorbike Rentals
Bali's provincial government has shut off foreign investment access to 18 categories of small and medium-sized businesses, ranging from budget...
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Thousands of Kites, Some Over 25 Meters Long, Take Over Sanur’s Skies for Bali’s Rare Angon Festival
For four days this week, the sky above Sanur's Mertasari Beach has belonged to something other than airplanes and paragliders:...
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A Widow, a Disputed Land Certificate, and a Politician: A Land Rights Case in Eastern Indonesia With Lessons for Anyone Owning Property Here
A widow in East Nusa Tenggara says she was blindsided to learn that land her family has farmed for nearly...
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A Fake Name, a Fake Neighborhood, and Six Months: What a Bali Child Abuse Case Reveals About a Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
DENPASAR, Bali — For nearly seven months, an 11-year-old girl in rural Klungkung, Bali, believed she was talking to a...
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Popular News
Bali Police Ask Hubinter to Track Four Australians in Fatal Tourist Assault
Only in Indonesia: A Villager Offered Wi-Fi to His Neighbors. Now He Faces Criminal Charges.
Chinese Tourist Dies After Drowning While Snorkeling at Komodo National Park’s Pink Beach
Indonesian Celebrities Call Out Foreign Tourists in Bali Over One Surprising Habit
Bali Migrant Worker Dies in Japan, Family Awaits Repatriation as Investigation Continues
