Bali authorities will be conducting random corona virus swab tests at the various ports of entry of the province as the increase in the number of travelers is expected following last week’s Eid holiday in Indonesia. “So we will check everyone who enters Bali, we will check their papers, their temperature, and then we will also conduct random antigen rapid [tests],” Indra, who heads the traffic directorate at the Bali Police, said today. This procedure will be applicable in Ngurah...

In Bali's Jembrana regency, three people were arrested for allegedly falsifying COVID-19 data as authorities tightened security measures during the ongoing Eid mudik ban. Officers became suspicious after the driver of a private car showed multiple negative COVID-19 test results for his passengers at a checkpoint in Gilimanuk, Jembrana, on Sunday, according to Jembrana Police Chief I Ketut Gede Adi Wibawa. During questioning, the driver, known by his initials AS, admitted to making su...

According to the deputy governor, the discovery of new COVID-19 variants in Bali has not deterred officials from their goal of reopening to international visitors in July. "We have yet to shift the target; there's still a few months to go," Bali deputy governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, or Cok Ace, said. "A few days ago, I was with [Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin], and we are still holding on to our focus for [reopening in] July." In March, Indonesian officials unv...

A Canadian national accused of planning a "tantric full body orgasm" session last Saturday was ejected from Indonesia after authorities called the occurrence "disrespectful" to local customs. Jamaruli Manihuruk, head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights' Bali office, said at a press conference yesterday that the suspect, known by his initials CKM, had been in Indonesia on a visitor permit. The event, which was originally advertised on Eventbrite, was scheduled for May 8 from 10 a....

Two regions in Bali will begin vaccinating the general public members this week with AstraZeneca after Bali managed to surpass their target for vaccination.Health Ministry stats show that 801,192 people, or 111.9 percent of the provincial target, have received their first vaccine dose in Bali, while 313,896 people have so far received their second dose. This is a great achievement and puts Bali on the top of the provinces with highest dosage coverage of vaccination throughout Indonesia...