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Government policies, regulatory developments, and administrative decisions affecting residents, businesses, and foreign visitors in Bali and Indonesia.
Dec. 2, 2025
Bali’s Special Committee on Spatial Planning, Assets, and Permits (Pansus TRAP) has taken firm action during an unannounced inspection at the Jatiluwih Tourism Area on Tuesday, 2 December. Thirteen tourism accommodation buildings were temporarily closed for violating land regulations designed to protect the region’s agricultural landscape.
Dec. 2, 2025
Several villas in Canggu, North Kuta, have begun dismantling parts of their properties after authorities confirmed that the buildings encroached on protected riverside land. The self-demolition followed findings that approximately 2.5 are (250 m²) of government-owned riverbank and river body had been taken over and converted into a private parking area by one of the villas.
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.