The authorities from the Badung Police in Bali have stepped up their ATM surveillance to prevent criminal organizations from skimming bank cards.Badung's Public Relations Manager, Iptu Ketut Sudana, confirmed that despite the success of reducing criminal activity in his area, the authorities still decided to increase their surveillance at several ATMs across the region."This operation was initiated to prevent criminal acts at ATMs, because it is a big problem in many areas in Bali," said Iptu Su...

Officers from Buleleng, the Bali Covid-19 Handling Task Force have started spraying disinfectants in several public places to anticipate the third wave of Covid-19 transmission triggered by the new variant of Omicron.Buleleng Covid-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force spokesperson Ketut Suwarmawan confirmed that the Buleleng area's routine disinfection program for public places has recently been reactivated. Disinfection has been put in place to help prevent another spike in Covid-19 infections a...

The Indonesian government has extended the quarantine period for international arrivals to 7 days to prevent transmission of the new variant of Omicron Covid-19.The central government, through the coordinator of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, revised the entry requirements policy by extending the quarantine period for international travelers to seven days. This quarantine extension was added as a preventative measure to stop the spread of a new variant...

34 tourism organizations in Bali have asked the Indonesian president to review current travel and entry conditions.The President of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI), Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana, confirmed that an open letter had been sent to the president to adjust the current travel requirements for international visitors. GIPI recently proposed to the President to revise entry requirements which significantly affect the tourism sector which has struggled to thrive during t...

The Denpasar Covid-19 Task Force official announced that all of Denpasar, Bali is now in the green zone and has a low risk of COVID-19 transmission.Spokesman for the Denpasar Covid-19 Task Force I Dewa Gede Rai confirmed that the entire Denpasar City area was finally designated a green zone for the first time since the pandemic began, first hitting in March 2020.Covid-19 transmission has decreased significantly as of Tuesday (23/11), with an average of 2 active Covid-19 cases in each village wit...