Experts are criticizing the central government’s Work From Bali initiative this week, as some raise concerns on how the program may be counterproductive while highlighting its contradiction to Indonesia’s other COVID-19 policies.

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While we can’t travel to many exotic locations at the moment, that doesn’t mean a holiday is out of the question.

Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport recorded 12,896 passengers passing through the facility during the mudik ban period from May 6 to 17.

Authorities said most passengers fulfilled requirements to be classified exceptions to the ban.

Police in Tabanan regency are investigating a 27-year-old man who allegedly raped his 12-year-old niece last week. 

“We are still looking into the motive, it’s true that [the suspect and the victim] are related,” Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit at Tabanan precinct, Aji Yoga Sekar, said.

Seven ministries in Indonesia are signing on to support the Work From Bali program, as efforts continue to revive the province’s deeply battered economy. 

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hotels in the Nusa Dua complex yesterday, which will see them host employees from the seven ministries under his supervision for stays and events.