Bali
Indonesia pushes back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb rentals
Regulators will instead encourage owners of villas and guest houses to get proper licences
Flood reckoning for Bali on overdevelopment, waste
[JAKARTA] Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating flash floods that swept resort island Bali this year.
Indonesia weighs transforming Bali into a regional financial hub
It would offer tax and regulatory exemptions, cut red tape and complex bureaucracy
Bali flights nixed after huge Indonesia volcano eruption
[DENPASAR] Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia’s Bali island were cancelled on Monday (Jul 7) after a volcano belched a colossal ash tower 18 kilometres into the sky, authorities said.
4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia’s Bali
[DENPASAR, Indonesia] At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, according to local authorities who said 23 survivor...
Flights to Indonesia's Bali resume after disruption by volcano eruption
Eighty-seven flights to and from Bali, consisting of 66 international and 21 domestic flights, were affected on Wednesday by the eruption
Beaches, parties and nose jobs: How Bali woos tourists with thriving cosmetic surgery scene
In this fifth part of BT’s series on Asia’s medical tourism hubs, we spotlight Indonesia, where Bali’s healthcare scene is perking up despite trailing that of Malaysia and Thailand in popularity
Bali bets big on new US$3b airport and LRT to tackle overtourism challenges
The airport project in the north of the island has attracted significant attention from international investors and airlines, says key executive
SIA and Scoot cancel Bali, Lombok flights after volcano eruption
SEVERAL flights between Singapore and Bali were cancelled on Wednesday (Nov 13) after a volcanic eruption in nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki created a dangerous 10km ash cloud.
Despite ‘new Singapore’ ambitions, Balinese hope construction freeze can tame tourism
ON INDONESIA’S beach-fringed resort island of Bali, fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner – hoping a plan to freeze hotel-building can restore some calm.
