robbers

Six people, including a nine-year-old child, were found dead in Jakarta, after suffocating in a tiny bathroom where armed robbers had locked them the previous day. Petty crime is common in Jakarta, a teeming city of 10 million people, but violent crime including armed robbery is rare. Up...

Planning a villa now and interested to hear opinions on indoor vs. outdoor bathrooms in Bali - by outdoor I mean covered by a roof and with appropriate privacy measures but otherwise open to nature. Have stayed in places with both and can see the only advantage of an outdoor bathroom to be...

An American woman living in Bali has warned women to watch their drinks after being slipped what she believes was a monster Rohypnol dose in a bar at the island paradise. Mara Wolford said she went to the bar for a drink on July 4 with two friends and ordered mojitos. "I leave the drink...

Interesting report in today 12 Nov 2013 Jakpost pg 11. From 14 Nov 2013 the Shengen member states are issuing biometric visas, called Visa Information System (VIS), for all visits to those 26 states. The visa will be valid for 5 years and for each visit of 90 days. Applicants will initially...

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HI ALL Well been in BAli 3 months and we were burgled on Sunday, in broad daylight. Thankfully we were out, but 2 ipads, nikon camera, laptop, jewelery, phones, my daughters money box. They wrecked the door locks to all rooms. All our memories for last 3 years wiped out. We live in Jalan...

Does anyone know the current fee, particularly for taxis?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to give a heads up about a number of robberies that have been taking place in Kutuh Kajah, Ubud lately. I was robbed a few weeks ago from my rental house while I was out for the day. The thieves came in broad daylight, crawled through my bathroom window and took...

Many Balipodders are already familiar with the attack and robbery we experienced in December but for those who haven’t seriously considered home security in Bali this interview by Bali Manual may be useful. I’d like to spread the word so a big thanks to Bali Manual for getting the information...

INDONESIAN counter-terrorism forces have shot dead five suspected militants believed to have been planning a series of attacks in Bali. Heavily armed officers from Indonesia's crack anti-terror unit Detachment 88 stormed two separate addresses, in Denpasar and in Sanur, on Sunday night where...

Police in Bali have warned of a worrying spike in crimes targeting foreigners on the resort island, following the stabbing of a British tourist early on Wednesday. John Keith Winson, 59, was stabbed during a break-in at his rented villa in South Kuta. It was the fourth burglary in the area in...

Hi I have thousands of slide photos that I have long wanted to convert to digital. Just wondering whether Bali would be an economical place to have this done (as compared to Aus). thanks, Phil

Bali Police shot dead a suspected armed robber and arrested his four alleged accomplices on Saturday, making good on their threat to shoot criminals on sight to combat a crime wave on the resort island. The fatality, identified as M. Syahri, 34, was believed to have been part of an armed...

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has said a “population explosion” fueled largely by transmigration from other parts of the country is to blame for a recent surge in crimes targeting foreigners on the island. The governor said on Tuesday that in the past three years, there had been a net...

Concerned by Bali’s rapidly increasing crime rate and the effect it may have on the island’s tourism, the head of the province’s police on Sunday issued a shoot-on-sight order for criminals targeting foreigners. “The police have to act firmly, and, if necessary, shoot on sight if perpetrators...

Local Seminyak resident, Lusiana Burgess, was fatally injured following a home invasion last night. Her neighbours, I know well, said that she was 'hacked to death' with parangs [machetes]. Firstly, condolences to her family. This is certainly not the first time similar attacks have occurred...

Just got stolen yesterday evening while buying butter in Pepito. They probably saw my wife and me going out, because it only took us 15-20 minutes to come back. In the meantime they came with crowbars, forced the window, then forced the metal grid supposed to protect from such intrusion...