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Criminal cases and law enforcement activity in Bali and Indonesia, including arrests, investigations, and court proceedings with verified public relevance. Reporting is based on confirmed information from police and judicial authorities.
Dec. 19, 2025
Street crime has again raised concerns in Seminyak, after an Indian tourist couple became victims of a necklace snatching incident on Jalan Kunti I, Kuta, Badung, on Thursday night (December 18, 2025) at around 10:30 p.m. WITA.
Dec. 16, 2025
The Denpasar District Court has acquitted a German national charged in a major ecstasy drug case, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to support the allegations.
Dec. 13, 2025
Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, has once again drawn public attention following the circulation of an explicit video allegedly recorded at the iconic tourist destination.
Dec. 11, 2025
Immigration authorities in Bali have confirmed that a British adult content creator, identified as TEB (Bonnie Blue, 26), along with three other foreign men, violated Indonesian immigration rules by producing commercial content while staying in Bali on a visa on arrival (VoA).
Dec. 10, 2025
Police are searching for a group of around 10 individuals involved in a violent assault at a commercial area on Jalan Dewi Sri, Kuta, on Tuesday, 9 December 2025.
Dec. 6, 2025
Eighteen foreign nationals detained in connection with an alleged pornography case in Badung have been handed over to Immigration authorities for further examination on Friday evening, 5 December. They will undergo immigration questioning while awaiting the results of a cybercrime investigation.
Dec. 5, 2025
A joint team from the Badung Police Criminal Investigation Unit and Immigration authorities raided a studio in Pererenan, Mengwi, on Thursday (4 December), detaining 18 foreign nationals allegedly involved in producing explicit content.
Dec. 4, 2025
Russian influencer Sergei Domogatskii, widely known as Mr. Terimakasih, has publicly responded to circulating allegations that his reported kidnapping in Bali was fabricated. Speaking in an online press conference on Thursday, 4 December 2025, he firmly rejected claims that the incident was orchestrated.
Dec. 3, 2025
Police in Gianyar have uncovered an international pickpocketing network operating across several busy tourist areas in Ubud. Ten suspects, foreign nationals and Indonesians, were arrested, along with evidence linking them to a series of thefts targeting visitors from Korea and China.
Dec. 2, 2025
A 20-year-old Ukrainian woman, Kateryna Vakarova, stood trial at the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday, 2 December, after authorities accused her of attempting to smuggle two kilograms of narcotics into Bali via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
A 62-year-old Canadian national was found dead in a guesthouse room on Jalan Pulau Batanta No. 34, Banjar Abian Tegal, Dauh Puri Kauh Village, West Denpasar, on Monday (Feb 23, 2026) at around 11:00 WITA.
Fast boat crossings from Nusa Penida to Sanur in Denpasar and Pemenang in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) were operated under a temporary open-and-close system on Tuesday (Feb 24, 2026) due to extreme weather conditions affecting Bali over the past several days.
Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds triggered a landslide near The Yoga Barn on Jalan Sukma Kesuma, Peliatan Village, Ubud, Gianyar Regency, on Tuesday (Feb 24) at approximately 09:00 WITA.
Flooding submerged Jalan Dewi Sri in Legian, Kuta, Badung Regency, early Tuesday morning (Feb 24, 2026), following hours of continuous heavy rain.