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Indonesia plans to triple the price of visa on arrival and Bali businesses are not for it
For around two years since the COVID-19 outbreak occurred, Bali’s tourism practically became dormant. Now that the island is starting to receive a flow of international visitors, several local outlets are reporting about plans to increase the fee for the visa on arrival (VOA) entry by threefold.
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Fire breaks out at Vehicle Document Registration Center in Denpasar
A fire broke out at the Denpasar Vehicle Document Registration Center (locally known as Samsat) a few minutes after midnight today, burning down nine rooms including offices containing documents for driver’s licenses and license plates.
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Bali school principal demoted after viral video revealed disgraceful punishment of student
A high school principal has been removed from his post after a 17-second video of him treating a student with the utmost disrespect went viral recently.
About Thai-m: Bangkok-Bali flight is officially back
Low-cost airline AirAsia has officially resumed its Bangkok-Bali route yesterday, becoming the first to connect the two cities since the pandemic suspended all international flights to Bali.
Flight FD-396 from Don Mueang Airport landed at the Ngurah Rai Airport carrying 128 passengers – all of them foreigners and mostly Thai nationals.
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39 kilos of drugs found in a villa were to be pushed to foreigners: Police
The Bali Police announced today a recent drug bust in which 39 kilograms of drugs (cocaine, crystal meth, weed – you name it, they found it) were found in a villa in Kerobokan Kelod.
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Young married couple found guilty of selling crystal meth, face 9 years in prison
A young married couple will most likely be kept apart for almost a decade after both were found guilty yesterday of selling methamphetamine, with the court sentencing them each to nine years’ imprisonment.
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