Reopening for Tourism

Mount Bromo Reopens After Fire Scorches Thousands of Hectares

Indonesia ExpatAugust 24, 2026

by Indonesia ExpatAugust 24, 20260

The Mount Bromo area reopened to tourists on Thursday, the 20th of August. The decision followed monitoring and evaluation by...

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Foreign Tourists Continue Holidaying in Labuan Bajo Following East Nusa Tenggara Earthquake

20 Aug 2026 — Foreign tourists in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency, have continued their holiday activities safely and normally after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Mbay-Nagekeo area of East Nusa Tenggara on Saturday, the 15th of August. Tourism activities in Labuan Bajo, particularly at Komodo National Park, have resumed. Foreign tourists were...

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Foreign Tourists Continue Holidaying in Labuan Bajo Following East Nusa Tenggara Earthquake

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Swiss Tourist Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Mocking Hindu Nyepi Ritual

21 Aug 2026 — A 26-year-old Swiss tourist with initials LAZ has been sentenced to one year in prison by the panel of judges at the Denpasar District Court on Thursday, the 20th of August, after leaving his villa during Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, back in March and posting a video of...

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Swiss Tourist Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Mocking Hindu Nyepi Ritual

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Immigration to Raise Visa on Arrival Fee to Rp1 Million

13 Aug 2026 — The Directorate General of Immigration under the Indonesian Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Affairs plans to raise the Visa on Arrival (VoA) fee from the current Rp500,000 to a range of Rp750,000 to Rp1 million. The Director General of Immigration, Hendarsam Marantoko, stated that the tariff adjustment is being implemented...

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Immigration to Raise Visa on Arrival Fee to Rp1 Million

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Police Bust Casino in Batam, 10 Foreigners Arrested

21 Aug 2026 — The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency raided a gambling operation—involving both arcade-style games and casino-style gambling—at Nagoya Game Zone in Batam, Riau Islands, on Saturday night, 15th of August. During the operation, officers detained 197 individuals, including 10 foreign nationals from Singapore, Malaysia, and China. “As a result of last...

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Police Bust Casino in Batam, 10 Foreigners Arrested

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64 Foreign Inmates in Bali Granted Independence Day Remission

19 Aug 2026 — A total of 64 foreign nationals serving sentences in correctional facilities across Bali received sentence remissions to mark the 81st anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia’s independence, with four of them immediately set free. The sentence reduction is part of a broader remission granted to 3,026 inmates in Bali. Bali...

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64 Foreign Inmates in Bali Granted Independence Day Remission

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Reopening for Tourism

Mount Bromo Reopens After Fire Scorches Thousands of Hectares

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