SINGAPORE, July 19 -- A Singaporean man has been arrested in Bali after Indonesian police alleged he strangled his girlfriend to death in a rented room before fleeing, with officers tracking him down within three hours.

The man, identified only by the initials MZ, was arrested by a joint police team after the body of a 26-year-old Indonesian woman was discovered in a rental unit in Denpasar, Bali police said.

Singapore-based media organisation CNA reported the arrest on Thursday, citing Indonesian authorities.

Police said the victim, who was from Central Java, had been in a relationship with the suspect for about a year.

A police spokesman said preliminary investigations indicated the alleged motive was resentment, with the suspect ac...