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Ukrainian woman arrested in Bali for skimming IDR325 million from victims in North Sulawesi Police in Bali have arrested a Ukrainian woman for her alleged role in an ATM card skimming case, as authorities look into the possibility of a network carrying out the financial scam across Indonesia. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old BK, is accused of stealing around IDR325 million (US$22,645) from at least two victims. “The suspect illegally withdrew [money] using transfer and payment methods from the [victims’ accounts] to a virtual account,” Ary Satryan, who heads the general crimes unit at the Bali Police, said in a statement. Ary said BK uses a magnetic card – which mimics the victims’ ATM card info
– that she obtained from another possible suspect, identified as MX. Police were alerted to the crime after two people from South Sulawesi reported missing money from their accounts, leading to an internal investigation by the bank that saw peculiar transactions being made in Bali. CCTV recording at the ATM vestibules revealed that those transactions were conducted by someone else, which eventually led to BK’s arrest at her villa in Badung regency. “BK never took the money in cash, and she always changed her clothes,” Ary said. “This Ukrainian national is not the main suspect, she is the suspect who
withdrew the money. We are still developing the case to find out who is giving instructions to BK.” According to Ary, BK has not stayed in Bali for very long, and with recent arrests made in Yogyakarta and Surabaya, police suspect that she may be part of a bigger skimming network. She faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison, as she has been charged with violation of articles under Indonesia’s Criminal Code (KUHP) and Information and Electronic Transactions Law (UU ITE).
(coconuts.co)
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Tourism Leaders Warn of Bali Protests (Federasi Serikat Perkerja Pariwisata Provinsi Bali) on 06 December 2021, the Governor said, “We all need to be patient.” Governor Koster warned that if the borders were suddenly reopened and the rate of infections increased as a result, it will be very difficult to overcome the resulting situation.
RadarBali.com and Bali.tribune.com report that feelings of anger and resentment towards the continuing “depression” of the Island’s tourism industry is approaching a boiling point with tourism practitioners threatening to take to the streets if Bali is not reopened to international tourism. Since March of 2020, Bali’s tourism sector has been in disarray and devoid of guests. Minor comebacks in the form of surges of domestic passenger arrivals or announcements of airport reopening to foreign visitors have, time and again, encountered setbacks. Hoped for peak season revivals in visitor numbers have been undercut by central government lockdowns and regulated travel restrictions. The symbolic announcement of a reopening of Bali’s airport to international flights on 14 October 2021 has, two months on, come to naught with tourists visitors dissuaded from visiting Bali by burdensome visas rules, sponsorship letters, expensive insurance premiums, and draconian quarantine requirements. Meanwhile, government grants to tourism businesses have remained out of the reach of many due to bureaucratic procedures and requirements. Moreover, aid intended for tourism workers made jobless by the pandemic has, in many cases, been given only to Balinese workers leaving some of the worst affected workers from outer islands without funds to return to their home villages. Continuing hardships have morphed into palatable anger with tourism leaders responding cynically to a recent statement by Bali’s Governor Wayan Koster urging members of the tourism sector to “remain patient.” Speaking before a conference of the Bali Federation of Tourism Union Workers
The Governor’s call for patience in the current circumstance triggered a cynical response from the chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB), Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana, who said, “Maybe his (the Governor’s) saving account balance is still high.” A Threat to Take to the Streets of Bali Adnyana referred to an open letter sent on 19 October 2021 by the Bali Arise Forum (Forum Bangkit Bali) that has yet to be dignified with a formal response by the Central Government. Quoted by Bali.tribune.com, Adnyana said: “It’s been three weeks since we published the open letter and there has been no response from the Central Government. There has been some minor coordination; maybe the government is still thinking, while we are consistent in our support for the letter sent to Jakarta.” Adnyana said he is coordinating with all tourism stakeholders in Bali. Adnyana’s comments were made during a press conference held at the offices of the BTB in Central Denpasar on Wednesday, 08 December 2021. Adding to the acrimony, a leading tourism stakeholder in Bali speaking at the press conference, I Wayan Puspa Negara, commented that the patience of the people of Bali was at an end. Adding: “The people’s lower classes have spent all their savings.” Puspa Negara, who is chairman of the Alliance of Bali’s Marginal Workers in Tourism (APPMB) said he hoped that December 2021 would bring a change in the fortunes of the Balinese public with the last month of the year usually
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representing a high season for Bali tourism. Referring to the fact that 52% of the Regional Domestic Product in Bali is linked to tourism, Adnyana said the people are in desperate need of a tourism recovery to commence. Adding: “We have no more time to wait. With only domestic tourists, the average occupancy rate of hotels is only 10.97%.” Puspa Negara then sounded an ominous warning of possible public unrest, saying: “If until December there is no change, then we will take to the streets.” Quarantine Periods and Visa Requirements Puspa Negara told the assembled press that a number of recent government policies regarding tourism have become problematic. First on his list were rules on lengthy quarantine periods and, secondly, the lack of visas on arrivals. He described how competing tourism destinations in the region were reducing or eliminating quarantine requirements. He said it was now time for the government to reintroduce the visa-on-arrival facility. Continuing, Puspa Negara said: “Furthermore, countries such as Australia need to be reopened. (New) cases of COVID-19 in Bali are on the decline, vaccines have been given to more than (sic) one hundred percent. PCR testing is available, We have done everything we can.” For these reasons, Puspa Negara urged the government to quickly adopt policies that are “pro-tourism” and also “pro-people” – helping the lower classes who work in Bali tourism.
(balidiscovery.com)
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A Spanish national and long-term Bali resident is facing a potential lifetime in prison, after police found out that the hombre had been growing weed in his home in North Kuta. The suspect, identified by his initials GAS, was arrested late last month, Badung Police Chief Leo Dedy Defretes said at a press conference yesterday. He said GAS had been living in Bali for about 20 years as an entrepreneur, though authorities are now looking into his past activities while living on the island. “The existence of this plant, it’s worth suspecting that there is a network we should look into, who else might be involved with the suspect,” Leo said. According to the police, GAS had gotten his marijuana seeds from the Netherlands, and was growing the plants using a hydroponics method. Based on the evidence they have seized, GAS is suspected to have used it for personal consumption, though police are looking into other possibilities. Police seized about 19 weed plants of the Cannabis sativa variant, along with about 17 weed pills, during the arrest. GAS has since been charged with articles under Indonesia’s Narcotics Law, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. (coconuts.com)
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