Indonesia Officially Enters an Economic Recession in Q3 2020.
Category: Economy
Joko Widodo Seeks Peace & Cooperation at UN
President Joko Widodo Tells UN General Assembly that Indonesia Seeks Equal Access to COVID -19 Vaccines and Greater International Cooperation.
Garuda Shelves Plans for New Aircraft
Hemorrhaging Cash and Deeply in Debt, Garuda Indonesia Shelves Any Plans for New Aircraft Purchases.
47 Foreign Visitors to Bali in July 2020
Bali’s Records Almost 100% Decline in International Arrivals with Only 47 Foreign Visitors for the Entire Month of July 2020.
Petition to Facilitate Digital Nomads
Wahyu Taufiq Launches Petition to Urge Indonesian Government to Create New Visa Class for ‘Digital Nomads’ in Bali.
COVID-Damned if We Do, Damned if We Don’t
Editorial: Why Reopening Bali’s Borders Now May Prove the Most Prudent Course of Action in the Battle Against COVID-19.
Bali Oranges Now Beyond the Public’s Reach
Reduced Buying Power by Balinese Consumers and a Lack of Tourists Causing an Over-Supply of Unsold Sweet Oranges from Kintamani.
Free Power for Low-Income PLN Consumers
Government Lowers Electrical Tariffs, Granting Free Power to Lowest-Level Consumers to Lesson Economic Burden During Pandemic.
Why Bali’s Not Opening on 11 September
11 September 2020 Reopening of Bali to International Tourism Postponed until at least Early 2021.
Bali: Where the Digital Nomads Roam?
Indonesian Minister Sees Benefit of Enticing Digital Nomads to Base Themselves in Bali.
Domestic Arrivals Continue to Build
Domestic Arrivals Continue to Grow Gradually as Bali Resolves to Focus on Domestic Tourism Through the End of 2020.
Editorial: A Rethink on Bali’s Recovery
Bali Update Editorial: Why Tourism May Not Return to its Former Levels and What the Island Might do to Prepare for the Future?