The meeting of heads of state and government will be held in Bali on Nov 15 and 16. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG Linda Yulisman Indonesia Correspondent PUBLISHED OCT 13, 2022, 7:43 PM SGT JAKARTA - Indonesia, which holds the Group of 20 (G-20) presidency this year, is anticipating that all leaders of member countries will participate in the November summit, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Thursday. So far, no...

Published: October 6, 2022 Business owners in Bali have told reporters that they are hopeful that direct flights from mainland China to Bali will resume in 2023. Travelers from mainland China have not yet been permitted to travel for tourism purposes to Indonesia, and business owners on the island are banking on that changing by early next year. Before the pandemic, Bali welcomed over one million visitors...

Published: September 29, 2022 The Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, has announced plans to make roads around popular tourist attractions and destinations electric vehicle zones. The announcement comes as the governor and his provincial government are keen to take tangible strides towards ensuring Bali transitions towards using green energy as widely as possible. At the Indonesian Electric Motor Show in...

Published: September 22, 2022 Today, thousands of Australian travelers woke to the news that Virgin Australia will be relaunching its Adelaide-Bali flight service. The announcement comes as welcome news to travelers from South Australia who are grateful to have more airline providers offering the route. Until now, the direct route had been provided by Jetstar and Qantas. Virgin Australia announced...

Published: September 15, 2022 Officials in Bali have announced that they have implemented a series of steps to tackle noise pollution in Canggu. The news comes just days after they were sent an open letter and petition from local communities calling for action over the noise disturbances in the area. The petition now has over 8,000 signatures and has prompted leaders to discuss solutions. A meeting was...

Pantai Berawa beach in Canggu, North Kuta in Bali, Indonesia Didier Marti/Getty Images Amanda Goh Aug 24, 2022, 8:50 PM After living in Hong Kong for the past 34 years, British businessman Steve Moore was looking for a new place to spend his semi-retirement days. He already owned properties in the UK and on the Thai island of Phuket, as well as in Hong Kong, where his fashion-garment trading business is...

Published: August 30, 2022 Plans for a Paramount-branded theme park and holiday resort have been rumored in Bali for years. The vision to build the biggest theme park in South East Asia on the Island of the Gods has been much anticipated, but now questions are being raised as to whether the project will ever go ahead, despite recent visits for investors and project leaders. Paramount Pictures and...

Cover image via RoseWell Entertainment & Steven Wilson/Flickr The theme park is slated for a soft launch in 2025. By May Vin Ang — 17 Aug 2022, 06:24 PM Paramount Pictures has just signed an agreement to open the biggest theme park Southeast Asia has seen yet in Bali, Indonesia According to a press release by Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesian developer PT Kios Ria Kreasi signed...

Antara News are reporting on a recent announcement made by Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) who expressed optimism that Indonesia would remain the world’s investment destination in 2023. “When asked whether Indonesia is still optimistic that in the future, we will become one of the investment destination countries? Yes, we are very...

For two solid years during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bali was closed to the world, causing many of us to leave and go home to our countries of origin. by Indonesia Expat - August 4, 2022 I travelled back to the UK from Bali as it closed down to tourists — here is what it was like to be back in England during the pandemic and what it feels like to re-visit Bali now. Bali is joyfully embracing visitors once...