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Bali Pushes 'Quality Tourism' With Bank Statement Checks as Tax Compliance Lags

Bali is weighing bank statement checks to curb misbehaviour as only one in three tourists pay the tourism tax despite record 2025 arrivals.

International Business Times UK · Jan 14

Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead and 13 missing

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while authorities say 13 people are missing after flash floods struck two provinces of the island nation

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

‘Don’t erase the soul of Bingin’: Bali locals dismayed as 48 businesses destroyed in local crackdown

Demolition of 48 cliffside establishments at Bingin beach marks flashpoint in the struggle between mass tourism and desire to retain Indonesian island’s ‘magic’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025

Tourist deported from Bali after semi-naked photo on sacred mountain goes viral

Russian tourist Yuri Chilikin, 24, was deported from Bali to Moscow after publishing a photo of himself, naked from the waist down, at Mount Agung, a sacred religious site in Bali

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

Bali deports woman after video of her arguing with police goes viral

Australian woman was caught riding a scooter without a helmet

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Stadium disaster justice loses in Indonesia U-20 World Cup furore

Indonesia lost right to host youth World Cup over pro-Palestine stance but disaster victims say justice more important.

Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2023

How Bali governor’s Israel protest ended Indonesia’s U20 World Cup dream

Football-mad country was due to host the men’s Under-20 World Cup in May but has been stripped of the tournament by Fifa

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023

Russians and Ukrainians wearing out welcome in Bali

For most of last year, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali to escape the war. There they found refuge in a tropical paradise where locals rolled out the welcome mat for Ukrainians fleeing the shelling and Russians dodging the draft.

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2023

Bali considers tightening Ukrainian and Russian visas

With Russians and Ukrainians fleeing conflict and heading to Bali, local authorities have asked the government to tighten visas.

The New Daily · Mar 20, 2023

Bali to ban holidaymakers from renting motorbikes as part of tourist clampdown

Tourists on the Indonesian island of Bali will no longer be allowed to rent motorbikes but will only be able to drive cars following a series of incidents in which holidaymakers flouted traffic rules

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023