Update Dec. 18: The Bali provincial government has announced a modified version for the new travel requirements, which have been postponed to start tomorrow, Dec. 19, instead of today, Dec. 18.

Indonesia will prioritize health workers in Bali and Java for the first round of vaccination, the health minister said on Saturday, after the country received its first batch of a coronavirus vaccine candidate from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac about a week ago.

A Russian influencer has become the subject of outrage in Bali and throughout Indonesia thanks to his reckless social media stunt, in which he filmed himself launching off a dock in Bali on a motorcycle and plunging into the ocean, with local police saying that they may launch an investigation into the matter.

Archaeologists say a recently discovered ancient tunnel in Bali’s Buleleng regency may have dated all the way back to the 11th century, after construction workers stumbled upon it last month while building a dam in the area.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is optimistic about Bali’s readiness to welcome tourists before Christmas, hailing the province’s safety protocol during the pandemic as “excellent.”

Following the agency’s first in-person visit to Bali since the start of the pandemic, a UNWTO delegation led by its Asia and the Pacific director Harry Hwang concluded yesterday that Bali can open to international tourists much sooner than expected.