Bali saw another record-breaking daily tally yesterday with 350 COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total closer to 20,000 amid new restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

“Today [Jan. 12] 350 people were confirmed positive [for COVID-19], this is the highest number of positive cases since the pandemic hit in Bali,” chief of Bali Health Agency, Ketut Suarjaya, said.

Local authorities and a number of foreigners got into an argument last night as the latter group allegedly refused to leave a restaurant in the Petitenget area after closing time, amid ongoing restrictions to curb coronavirus transmissions on the island.

In what may possibly be the first case of its kind in Indonesia, instaceleb Melda Rosita said she has filed a report with the Bali Police over a viral video that was allegedly taken without her consent, wherein a wardrobe malfunction reportedly exposed her breast.

A 14-year-old boy in Bali may face up to 15 years in prison for the alleged gruesome murder of a bank teller in Denpasar. The case is moving along this week after police handed over evidence to the Denpasar District Attorney yesterday.

Bali provincial government and French fashion house Dior will be working together to promote warp-print fabrics native to the Indonesian province known as kain endek, after the material was showcased at Paris Fashion Week last year.