Unpack your bags if you’d held out hope of visiting Bali this year, as it looks increasingly more likely that Indonesia won’t reopen to foreign tourists so soon after all.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster was the latest official to put out a statement saying that Indonesia will keep its border closed for the remainder of this year.

Two Bali police officers were filmed extorting a Japanese tourist for IDR1 million (US$67.76) over an alleged traffic violation last year, footage of which was widely circulated only recently and have led to a formal apology from the Indonesian National Police (Polri).

The governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) said the province is still on track to host the world-class MotoGP motorcycle racing event in 2021, with construction set to finish next June.

No matter who you are, catcalling is never okay. 

We feel the need to emphasize that after a video sparked an online discussion on the issue, with one of the posters provocatively alleging the double standard in that men are called predators when committing street harassment while it is seen as a mere appreciation of the victim’s good looks when women do it.

Foreigners in Indonesia who are still dealing with visa issues now have an extra month to sort things out and stay in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesian immigration announced today.