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25,000 domestic travelers arrive in Bali each day: Koster tourism players to momentarily put aside efforts to revive the island’s international tourism potential for what is unfolding right in front of them — specifically, an average of 25,000 tourists arriving from other parts of Indonesia per day. The Bali Provincial Government says it wants to turn its focus on reaping the rewards from an influx of domestic tourists for the Christmas and New Year break, after international tourists continue to shun the holiday island. Bali Governor I Wayan Koster yesterday called on the provincial government and
“Our domestic tourism market is huge. They’re more loyal, even. Don’t focus on international tourists,” Koster said. In the first two weeks of December, an official said around 10,000 Indonesian travelers touched down in Bali per day. That number has risen to around 13,000
per day more recently as we move closer to Christmas, Koster said, with as many driving to Bali from Java each day via the island’s ports. With many domestic flights to Bali fully booked during the holiday season, Koster said he has appealed to the government via Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno to allow more flights into the island. “When the [pandemic] situation is better, [international tourists] will come without an invitation,” he said. (coconuts.co)
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Indonesia shuts border to African nations, lengthens mandatory quarantine over Omicron concerns
Going against WHO’s appeal, Indonesia has officially jumped on the travel restriction bandwagon in its bid to prevent the Omicron COVID-19 variant from reaching its shores. The Transportation Ministry yesterday updated the country’s international travel restrictions, with the most notable change being the denial of entry for foreign travelers who have within the past 14 days been to 11 nations and territories where Omicron has been detected.
These countries and territories are: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi, Angola, Zambia, and Hong Kong. It remains to be seen if the ban would be expanded to cover other nations where Omicron have been detected, namely Australia, Canada, and several European countries. Indonesians with travel history to the list of banned source countries and territories must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. Furthermore, all other international arrivals are now required to undergo 7 days of quarantine upon touching down in Indonesia, up from 3 days previously. “We will continue to monitor developments and coordinate
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intensively with the COVID-19 Task Force, the Health Ministry, the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, the military, and police,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said today about any possible updates to the travel restrictions. Indonesia has yet to officially detect the Omicron variant in its shores. WHO, which has categorized Omicron as a variant of concern due to its wide range of mutations, previously warned against knee-jerk reaction from governments amid an increasing number are travel bans being imposed, particularly against African countries. The specialized UN agency instead has recommended the prioritization of health protocols, as well as testing and tracing, as experts work in the next few weeks to fill the gaps in the knowledge about Omicron. ((coconts.co))
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Bali man facing 5 years for not returning lost phone
Police in Bali have arrested a man for failing to hand back a lost phone to its rightful owner, with the suspect now facing up to five years in prison for theft.
missing phone to the police. After three months of searching, police finally found the phone with IPS and arrested him at his home in Marga District.
The suspect, identified as 54year-old IPS, picked up a phone dropped by a 17-yearold boy in a field in Tabanan Regency back in October.
“The suspect handed over the phone, which he had used in the past three months,” Marga Precinct Chief I Gede Budiarta said.
The boy texted and tried calling his own number in an attempt to retrieve his phone, but the number soon went out of service as IPS ditched the SIM card.
IPS has been charged with theft under the Criminal Code (KUHP), which carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. (coconuts.com)
The boy then reported the
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