The Denpasar District Court yesterday sentenced three Bulgarian nationals to seven months in prison each for attempting an ATM skimming scheme in Bali. 

“Thereby sentencing defendants Boycho Angelov Karadzhov, Filipina Aleksndrov Lyamov and Stoyan Vladimorov Stoyanow to seven months in prison and a fine of IDR5 million (US$361),” presiding judge I Made Pasek said at the hearing, as quoted by state news agency Antara.

UPDATE: Police in Bali has officially named Ryan Mattew, the American who caused a major traffic incident in South Kuta, a suspect. He also tested positive for drugs during a medical examination following the incident.

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UPDATE: Police in Bali said the American national is facing criminal charges for violation of Indonesia’s traffic law. Read our update on this here.

An American man, who has been identified by his initials RM, reportedly drove his car and hit dozens of people in South Kuta yesterday evening.

An old tree in East Denpasar fell over and hit five houses early this morning, injuring at least six residents who were sleeping at the time of the incident. 

The Denpasar chapter of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that it took 40 people from the agency and about two hours to address the situation, which involved cutting the tree with chainsaws.