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Tibubeneng village in North Kuta has drawn up a design to move utility networks underground along residential streets and narrow lanes. Its own budget falls short, so the village is looking for a private investor.
What it means for investors: For villa owners in Berawa and Tibubeneng, the project could eventually tidy up streets and reduce cable faults during the rainy season. During the works, expect lane closures. If your villa is reached through a narrow gang, keep guests informed and ask the village office for the schedule.
Clean water shortages in Pecatu on the Bukit have lasted for years, not just in the dry season. A 5,000-litre tanker load has risen from Rp 250,000 to about Rp 300,000, and up to Rp 400,000 in remote spots.
Denpasar authorities are dredging rivers and drains to cut flood risk. They aim to finish by the end of October 2026.
The ATR/BPN ministry will support work on detailed zoning plans for five districts of Buleleng regency in north Bali in 2026. The plans will set where homes and tourism projects may be built.
The Bali parliament's special committee on spatial planning, assets and permits will not be extended automatically. It must first deliver a report on its second six-month term.
Bali's provincial parliament has put the spotlight on foreign-owned companies that build under a real estate business code and then rent the property out nightly as villas. A senior legislator says KBLI 6811 is now blocked in OSS for such companies.
The environment minister toured a pyrolysis site in Klungkung that turns garbage into fuel and briquettes. Copying the model elsewhere is only under discussion, and the plant has no regular buyer yet.
By 30 September 2026 Bangli regency had collected Rp 26.7 billion in tourism levies against a target of Rp 58.8 billion. The main gap is Kintamani, where average daily visitors fell from 1,200 to 900.
Bali's governor told national lawmakers that three regencies generate most of the province's own revenue. He called for new growth centers and a broader economy.
Taiwan's Starlux Airlines flew its first service from Taipei to Ngurah Rai airport on October 1, 2026. It is the third carrier on the route and another source of demand from East Asia.
Kuta district in Badung held its first public consultation on revising its RDTR for 2026 to 2046. Residents asked for stronger customary village rights, flood control and better waste handling.
Jembrana's regional council has recommended releasing 88.49 hectares of HPL land in Gilimanuk so residents can obtain SHM freehold titles. Several steps remain before any certificates are issued.
Badung's water utility has finished an undersea pipeline for Nusa Dua and the east of the regency. Commissioning is on hold because there is not enough raw water to run the test.
Badung's regent asked Indonesia's parliamentary budget committee to secure Finance Ministry support for road projects. The regency is already building key road sections worth about Rp 2.8 trillion with regional loans.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport served 15.5 million passengers in the first eight months of 2026, including 10 million on international flights. Airport traffic is one of the quickest signals of holiday demand on the island.
In the first half of 2026, 93% of investment in Bali went to Sarbagita: Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan. Officials say the gap with the rest of the island keeps widening.
BPS Bali recorded annual inflation of 3.79% in September 2026, above the national target band. Petrol and maintenance services were among the main drivers.
Bali officials say some foreign-owned companies obtain a real estate licence and then rent the finished homes out nightly as villas. The villa business category is closed to such companies.
Bali received 685,994 foreign visitors in August 2026, up 0.46% from a year earlier. France moved into third place among source countries, overtaking India.
Bali's hotel and restaurant association says many villas and hotels are on the market. Among the reasons it cites are permit problems for properties in green zones and tighter checks on online platforms.
PHRI Bali estimates that Indonesian tourist arrivals on the island dropped by about 15% in September 2026. Foreign arrivals are holding steady at around 22,000 a day.
Bali's regional taxes reached Rp10 trillion by August 2026, with Badung collecting Rp4.86 trillion. Gianyar, home to Ubud, contributed 10.56%.
Ubud visitors are increasingly choosing stays built around yoga, spa and meditation rather than sightseeing. At one local resort, 75 to 80% of guests book rooms that include wellness services.
Environmental group PPLH Bali has found trucks bringing mixed waste to Suwung landfill on days reserved for organic waste only. It wants Denpasar to build a dedicated organic processing site.
Parts of the Bukit peninsula, from Nusa Dua to Pecatu and Jimbaran, went without piped water for up to a week. A long drought and a short circuit in the main pump at a water treatment plant were to blame.
The Gianyar District Court has carried out a forced handover of a property with 30 rental rooms in Singakerta village near Ubud. The property had been sold at auction back in January 2026.
The Tabanan public order agency has flagged 18 buildings across eight districts that lack part of their permits. Most owners hold only an ITR and have no approval for the building itself.
Bali's labour unions want the provincial minimum wage for 2027 raised to Rp 4.5 million a month. It currently stands at Rp 3,207,459, and no decision has been made yet.
The Bali chapter of the hotel and restaurant association PHRI put average hotel occupancy on the island at 68% in mid September 2026. The Mandalika MotoGP race on October 9 to 11 is bringing some spectators and teams to stay in Bali.
Indonesia's central bank kept its benchmark rate at 5.75% on 23 September 2026. Protecting the rupiah was the main reason, which matters to anyone measuring villa income in dollars.
The share of foreign tourists paying Bali's Rp150,000 levy rose to 43%, up from 35% in 2025. The province expects around Rp429 billion for the full year.
Between January and August 2026, immigration at Ngurah Rai airport refused entry to 574 foreigners. Reasons included the wrong visa type, passports valid for under six months and attempts to enter for illegal work.
ARMA Fest ran at Ubud's ARMA museum from 17 to 30 September 2026. Organizers are betting on cultural tourism and getting young people involved.
Indonesia's investment ministry gave Gianyar its 2026 Investment Service Award. The regency placed third among 416 regencies for its one-stop permit service.
Bank Indonesia's Bali economic report shows 5.78% year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2026. That beats the national rate, yet accommodation and food services contracted.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster personally oversaw the demolition of a villa built on social forestry land in Buleleng. Authorities are showing they will remove a non-compliant building entirely rather than settle for a fine.
Gianyar's government and regional parliament approved changes to the 2026 budget. Own-source revenue is set at Rp 2.43 trillion, or 71% of all income.
From 8 September 2026 the Gianyar transport department turned Ubud's core streets into one-way roads and banned tour buses from the town center. On day one the center sat in gridlock for more than four hours.
Indonesia has designated 87.52% of its rice fields as protected LP2B land, but Bali is one of seven provinces still below the 87% mark. Pressure on the island to lock in more farmland is likely to continue.
State railway company KAI has signed a five-year memorandum to prepare a rail line between Canggu and Ngurah Rai airport. LRT (light rail) and an electric tram are both on the table, while the island's subway project remains stalled.
Statistics Bali (BPS) says annual inflation on the island hit 3.45% in August 2026. That sits just below the 3.5% upper limit of the target band.
Bali welcomed 697,809 foreign visitors in July 2026, the first month this year to beat the previous year. Star hotel occupancy rose to 67.29%.
Governor Wayan Koster shared figures on shrinking rice fields and pledged to keep restricting land conversion. The main tool is Provincial Regulation No. 4 of 2026.
Bank Indonesia's survey shows Bali's consumer confidence index rose to 126.3 in July 2026. That is above the national reading of 116.8.
The Bali government has begun delivering water by tanker to villages that ran dry during a prolonged dry season. By mid-August 2026 the drought affected 529 families.
Gianyar's regional parliament has drafted a regulation on river buffer zones, known as sempadan sungai. It will set what may be built near water and how existing buildings are handled.
Bali's regional office of the national tax directorate DJP has started joint checks with regency governments. On Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan, more than half of businesses checked were not registered.
From 14 August 2026 the Gianyar transport department banned two of the three possible turns at the Sayan and Sindu junction. The goal is to ease congestion and cut the number of crashes.
Indonesia's immigration authority has proposed a two-tier visa on arrival fee: Rp750,000 online and Rp1 million at the airport. The current price is Rp500,000, and the new rates still await government approval.
During a week-long Dharma Dewata operation, Bali immigration officers detained 66 foreigners from 27 countries. Officers visited business owners and accommodation managers to remind them that foreign guests must be registered in APOA.
Bank Indonesia's survey of the primary housing market shows prices rose only 0.69% year on year in the second quarter of 2026. Sales are still below last year's level.
President Prabowo Subianto has asked for the North Bali airport project in Kubutambahan to be accelerated. Its backers say it will handle wide-body jets, but construction has not yet begun.
Governor Wayan Koster said hotels, restaurants, villas and offices in five tourism zones, including Ubud, must install rooftop solar panels. No regulation number or deadline has been published yet.
Bali received about 3.2 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2026, 2.42% fewer than a year earlier. Russia ranked seventh among source countries with 109,595 visits.
A Rp 1.5 trillion retail cluster, Sira Village and Grand Outlet Bali, is being built in the Kura-Kura Bali special economic zone. Yet the zone met only a third of its investment target in the first half of 2026.
Star hotel occupancy in Bali reached 64.87% in June 2026. That was the highest of any Indonesian province, against a national average of 54.28%.
Indonesia's deputy agrarian minister says 30 of Bali's detailed zoning plans now run inside the OSS online permit system. Denpasar, Badung and Gianyar are fully integrated.
Swiss-Belhotel International has soft-opened Ashva Swiss-Belresort Ubud Bali. The resort has 90 rooms and suites plus four wooden pavilions, with a grand opening set for September 2026.
Tourism taxes brought Bali's local budgets Rp4.13 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 8.6% year on year. The land and building acquisition tax BPHTB added Rp743.4 billion.
Bali now has Regional Regulation (Perda) No. 4 of 2026. It restricts turning productive land into tourism sites and prohibits land transfers through nominee owners.
Bali's DJP tax office collected Rp8.46 trillion in the first half of 2026. Accommodation and food service was the second-largest contributor, while real estate supplied 5.62%.
Foreign investors in Bali can no longer obtain new licences in 18 business categories through the OSS system. The list includes hotels, owned and leased real estate, and car and motorbike rentals.
Colliers expects around 1,700 new luxury hotel rooms to open in Bali between the second half of 2026 and 2029. New projects are increasingly heading to Ubud, Canggu, Jimbaran, Uluwatu and Nusa Penida rather than Kuta.
The Bali provincial government is accelerating data collection and LP2B designation in every regency. The more plots receive protected status, the less land remains open to development.
The Bali legislature's zoning committee has found signs of violations at four tourism projects on the Pecatu cliffs. A temporary halt to construction and operations is under consideration.
Gianyar regency will spend Rp 189.8 billion on 36 packages of district road repairs in 2026. About 19% of the network, or 108 km, is currently damaged.
Indonesia's Ministry of Investment says realised investment reached Rp 1,010.6 trillion in the first half of 2026. Foreign capital accounted for slightly more than half.
Indonesia's immigration ministry has widened its visa-free list. Visitors from Turkey, Brazil, Peru, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Macau can now enter without a visa for short visits.
Construction of PSEL, a plant that burns waste to generate electricity for Denpasar and Badung, began on 8 July 2026. Full operation is targeted for late 2027, so waste disposal in south Bali stays tight until then.
From January to June 2026, Bali's immigration offices deported 342 foreign nationals. The main grounds were misuse of stay permits, overstays and illegal economic activity.
Gianyar regency reported on its 2025 budget, with PAD rising from Rp 1.68 trillion to Rp 1.99 trillion. Officials credit a push to register new taxpayers.
InJourney Airports is continuing its development programme at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport in 2026. The goal is to lift terminal capacity to 32 million passengers a year.
On 18 June 2026 Bank Indonesia raised the BI-Rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%. It was the second hike that month, aimed at steadying the rupiah and inflation.
Indonesia's Environment Ministry and the Bali government declared that from 1 July 2026 waste must be separated at source in homes, markets, hotels and offices. The Suwung landfill keeps operating and remains under heavy load.
Bank Indonesia's Bali office says foreign and domestic investment on the island reached Rp 42.82 trillion in 2025. About 88% of it went to the south.
Badung Regency has secured Rp 2.9 trillion in loans for road projects in its tourist areas. The new roads are meant to relieve the routes to Uluwatu and Canggu, and some works are already under way.
Indonesia's deputy tourism minister Ni Luh Puspa said Bali can become a world class MICE destination. The island currently ranks 38th in the world for international association meetings.
In early June 2026 the rupiah weakened to Rp 18,000 per US dollar for the first time. It had lost more than 7% since January, the worst performance among Asian currencies.
OJK Bali says bank loans on the island reached Rp 146.47 trillion in the first quarter of 2026. The non-performing loan ratio fell to 2.56%.
Bali received 553,328 foreign visitors in April 2026, 6.41% fewer than a year earlier. Star hotel occupancy nonetheless rose to 57.94%.
Bali collected Rp2.89 trillion in PHR between 1 January and 27 May 2026, about Rp300 billion more than a year earlier. The rise came while foreign arrivals dipped amid the Middle East conflict.
Indonesia's tourism ministry now requires online platforms to show licence numbers for villas and other stays. From 1 June 2027 checks will run automatically between OSS and OTAs, and unlicensed listings will be removed.
Indonesia's tourism ministry has identified about 1,600 unlicensed accommodation businesses selling through online travel agents. From 1 August 2026 they face removal from the platforms unless owners obtain permits.
Indonesia's immigration authority has issued 1,274 golden visas, with realised investment under the scheme reaching Rp52.1 trillion. Russia ranks among the top five source countries.
The Bali provincial government and Gianyar regency plan to repair about 7 km of sidewalks in central Ubud. Broken paving has caused injuries to both visitors and residents.
Indonesia AirAsia stopped flying to Bali from Melbourne and Adelaide on June 19, 2026, citing higher jet fuel prices. The cut affects Bali's largest source market, Australia.
The government extended the deadline for accommodation businesses to put their licences in order to 31 May 2026. The industry points to widespread use of the wrong KBLI codes and rentals disguised as other formats.
Badung Regency is preparing a new traffic scheme for six congested junctions in Pecatu on the road to Uluwatu. A trial was planned to start on 1 June 2026.
Bali has more than 70 hotel-managed residential developments, accounting for 25% of the value of Indonesia's branded residence market. The largest cluster is in Canggu and Berawa.
Bali's Dharma Dewata immigration patrol has tightened checks on foreigners holding tourist visas. Remote work, sponsored posts and yoga teaching are now treated as illegal work.
Bali's governor has set conditions for online platforms: they may promote only licensed properties that hold an NPWPD tax number. He estimates illegal bookings cost the province about half of its potential PHR tax.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster told hotels, restaurants and cafes in Denpasar to process their own waste instead of handing it to haulers for the landfill. He tied the demand to closing the Suwung landfill.
Indonesia's government says it is finalising rules for a financial-sector special economic zone in Bali built around KEK Kura-Kura Bali. This is a stated plan, not an enacted law, but it shows where the state is steering large investment on the south of the island.
A Bali legislative committee has recommended a temporary closure of the Plataran resort in West Bali National Park. Five of its villas stand directly over protected mangroves.
Indonesia's Public Works Ministry plans to re-tender the Gilimanuk-Mengwi toll road in 2027, with operations expected in 2031. It would be Bali's longest toll road and would reshape access to the island's west coast.
Indonesia's Transport Ministry plans to start building water taxi infrastructure between Ngurah Rai airport and Canggu in August 2026. The promised trip is about 30 minutes, compared with one to two hours by road.
Bali's immigration authority has opened two new offices, in Tabanan and Klungkung, and launched 24-hour hotlines for reporting violations by foreigners. Permit extensions are now available closer to the west and east of the island.
Bali drew a record 6.95 million foreign visitors in 2025, yet average hotel occupancy dropped 2.5 points to 73.2%. Around 5,641 rooms across 45 properties are in the development pipeline.
Bali now has Provincial Regulation No. 4 of 2026, which restricts conversion of productive land and bans nominee arrangements. Experts doubt it will be enforced firmly.
Bali's provincial government is pressing Airbnb to keep only licensed, tax-compliant properties on its platform. Hotel association PHRI backed the push and estimated Airbnb accommodation turnover on the island at about Rp 50 trillion a year.
Three days of heavy storms caused flooding and fallen trees at 76 locations across Bali, 36 of them in Denpasar. Water stood 30 to 80 cm deep in streets and residential areas.
Governor Wayan Koster met Airbnb representatives in Denpasar and asked the platform to remove unlicensed listings. Owners were given until the end of March 2026 to obtain permits and register for tax.
From 2026, Gianyar regency exempts homes, rice fields and dry farmland from PBB-P2 land and building tax. Only commercial property still pays.
Since January 2026 Indonesia has offered Global Citizen of Indonesia (GCI) status. It gives indefinite residence to former citizens, their descendants and foreign spouses of Indonesians.
Indonesia's deputy investment minister says Bali drew Rp 123.65 trillion of investment from 2021 to 2025, with foreign capital making up more than half. Russia ranked third by value.
Bali's Ombudsman asked the provincial government to adopt a formal service standard for the foreign tourist levy. Visitors face repeated checks and unclear payment rules.
The central government plans a 200-tonne-a-day waste processing facility at the Temesi landfill in Gianyar. Organic waste will be turned into compost.
Foreign arrivals to Bali rose 10.99% in January to October 2025, yet hotel occupancy slipped to around 70%. Colliers Indonesia points to competition from unregistered villas as the main reason for the gap.
Ngurah Rai airport served 1.4 million passengers between December 15, 2025 and January 3, 2026. Average daily traffic was 6% above the normal 2025 level.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster announced the start of works on shortcut points 9 and 10 of the Singaraja-Mengwitani road in Gitgit village. The budget exceeds Rp 700 billion and the works are expected to take about two years.
Bali is setting up a provincial enterprise, Perumda Kerta Bhawana Sanjiwani, to sell bulk water to local PDAM utilities. Its first targets include south Badung from Jimbaran down to Pecatu.
Bali Governor's Instruction No. 5 of 2025 requires regents and the Denpasar mayor to reject conversion of farmland to other uses. Converting LP2B land can bring up to five years in prison under national law.
A special committee of Bali's provincial parliament halted construction of a JW Marriott hotel in Puhu village, Payangan. The project had incomplete permits, no SLF certificate and was blocking an irrigation channel.
Benoa port operator Pelindo expects 73 cruise ship calls in 2026. It plans to extend the berth from 500 to 1,300 metres so four liners can dock at once.
A new regulation from the investment minister and BKPM head, No. 5 of 2025, lowers the minimum capital for foreign-owned companies (PT PMA) from Rp 10 billion to Rp 2.5 billion. It took effect on 2 October 2025.
Badung's public order police have sealed a Canggu villa that partly stands on a riverbank and riverbed. The owner has been told to demolish the encroaching parts or face demolition by the authorities.
Bali's governor said the OSS system lets hotels, villas and beach clubs be built without control. The investment ministry responded with a joint desk alongside the provincial licensing office and a freeze on non-compliant projects.
Radisson Hotel Group is bringing its upscale Radisson Collection brand to Indonesia. The first property will be Atiara Ubud Bali, a 52-room resort due to open in 2027.
After the floods of 10 September 2025, Governor Wayan Koster declared a moratorium on converting productive farmland to commercial use. New hotels and restaurants on rice fields fall under the restriction.
A Bali parliament committee found 106 land parcels with certificates issued inside the protected Tahura Ngurah Rai mangrove forest. It also found buildings narrowing rivers in Denpasar.
The underpass at the Udayana University campus junction in Jimbaran will be fully funded by the central government. The Rp 350 billion project aims to ease one of the busiest intersections in South Bali.
Bali's transport agency has begun trialling an electric bus on a route from Kuta through Ngurah Rai airport to Nusa Dua. The province wants all its buses to be electric by 2028.
Six Bali regencies agreed to stop encouraging new hotel and restaurant development from 2026. In return they want part of the PHR collected in Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar.
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