The Bali office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has released new data related to deportation from Indonesia through the island, with Russian nationals dominating the list in the first half of 2020.

Domestic tourists are trickling back to Bali with authorities recording a gradual increase in arrivals at Ngurah Rai International Airport as the island reopens its doors to domestic tourism.

In a ceremony to mark the official reopening, 84 passengers flying Garuda Indonesia from Jakarta received flower garlands from Bali Vice Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, popularly known as Cok Ace, on Friday morning.

Bali is set to reopen its doors to domestic tourists tomorrow, but despite brewing optimism from the Indonesian government to finally restart tourism on the island after months of relative inactivity, businesses appear to have mixed views about the plan.

Local authorities in Bali took a 64-year-old British man to Immigration yesterday, following reports that the foreigner has been loitering around Mengwi district in Badung regency after he was allegedly robbed weeks ago.

The chairman of Bali’s Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) is under scrutiny for throwing a birthday party for his child, in which dozens of guests ignored physical distancing protocols and didn’t wear masks despite the fact that the rise in coronavirus cases in the province and across Indonesia have yet to slow down.