Asreported by Balipost.com and Beritabali.com, Police CommissionerYugotoldthepressthat policecametothelocationfollowingreports fromlocalcitizensandthehotel’s management,whoweresuspiciousof activitiestakingplaceinthehotel’s Orchid MeetingRoom.Yugoconfirmedthatthe Headofthe BaliProvincialPolice has orderedacrackdownononlinegambling andthathisofficerscontinuereviewingthe materialgatheredfromthesuspected gamblingcenter. Thehotel’smanagementconfirmedthatthe meetingroomhadbeenbookedandused overthepastseveralweeks.Policebelieve thepartyrentingtheconferenceroomwere localscurrentlysoughtbypolice. (Balidiscovery.com)
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Apolicestrikeforceheadedbythechiefof the DenpasarPrecinct,PoliceCommissioner BambangYugoPamungkas,raidedafourthfloormeetingroominanunnamedhotelon JalanKartikaPlazainKutaBaliat8:00pm onSaturday,13August2022,suspectedto betheheadquartersofanillegalonline gamblingoperation.
Whenpolicearrivedatthescene,the conferenceroomwasempty.Policeseized sevenrouters,andfourhandphones.
fourcomputers,fouroperatingunits(CPU),
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TheGeneralManagerofBali’sAirport, HandyHeryudhitawan, told Radarbali.com thathewasassuringthe publicthattherewouldbenoobstacleto implementingthenewtravelguidelines.
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FromJanuarytoJuly2022,Bali’sNgurah RaiAirportserved5,612,677domesticand internationalpassengers,withpassenger flowscontinuingupward.Reflectingwhat hasbeenlabeledas“lowseason”and higherticketcosts,domesticand internationalpassengersarenowaveraging around20,000eachday,downfromadaily averageof28,000inJuly.
1 Everydomesticairtravelermust usetheGovernment’sonlinehealth certificationapplication PeduliLindungi. 2 Domesticairtravelersaged18and abovewhohavereceiveda completevaccinationprogram, includingaboostershot,areNOT requiredtopresentproofofa negativeRT-PCRorrapidantigen test. 3 Domesticairtravelersaged18and abovewhohaveonlyreceivedthe firstandsecond COVID-19 vaccine mustshowproofofanegativeRTPCRperformedwithin3x24hours ofdepartures. 4 Domesticairtravelersaged6–17 yearswhohavereceivedboththe firstandsecondvaccinationare NOTrequiredtopresentanegative testresultfromanRT-PCRorrapid testantigen. 5 Domesticairtravelersaged6-17 yearswhohaveonlyreceivedthe firstvaccinationorhavereceived novaccinationarerequiredto presentproofofanegativerapid testantigenperformedwithin1x 24hoursoftraveloranegativeRTPCRtestperformedwithin3x24 hoursoftravel. 6 Domesticairtravelersaged6-17 yearswhohavenotbeen vaccinatedandarearrivingin Indonesiaonaninternationalflight arerequiredtoshowanegative rapidtestantigenperformedin1x 24hoursoftraveloranRT-PCR performed3x24hoursoftravel. 7 Domesticairtravelerssuffering fromspecifichealthconditionsor comorbiditiespreventingthemfrom undergoingvaccinationare exemptedfromgovernmentrules onimmunization.Theymust presentproofofanegativeRTPCRperformed3x24hoursof travel.Thisgroupisalsorequired tosubmitaletterfromadoctoror GovernmentHospitalstatingthe travelerisunabletounder vaccinationagainst COVID-19. 8 Domesticairtravelersunderthe ageof6yearsareexemptedfrom vaccinationrequirementsandare notrequiredtopresentproofof screeningbyRT-PCRorrapidtest antigen.Travelersundertheageof 6yearsmustbeaccompaniedby anadultwhohassatisfied the COVID-19 vaccinationand screeningtestsoutlinedinthe governmentdeadlines. Handyaddedthatvaccinationserviceis availableataspecialfacilityat Bali’sNgurah RaiInternationalAirport. Thisservicehas beenopensince07July2022andoperates from9:00amuntil3:00pm. (Coconuts.co)
“Implementingthememorandum SE77 travelregulations willnotchangepassenger flowsattheAirport,andtherewillbeno backloadsoraccumulationofpassengersor operationalproblemsatIGustiNgurahRai Airport,”saidHerydhitawanonTuesday,16 August2022.
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PTAngkasaPura, thestate-owned companythatmanages Bali’sNgurahRai Airport,haspublishedthenewtravel guidelinesforairtravelfollowingacircular memorandumissuedbythe Ministryof Transportation(SE77of2022) coverstravel duringthecontinuing COVID-19pandemic.
“Ihopethenewtravelguidelineswillnot affecttrafficflowsatBali’sNgurahRai Airport,”addedHerydhitawan. SE77setsthefollowingnewguidelines:
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ABalinesemanislookingat imprisonmentequaltohis lifetimeforallegedlytrafficking syntheticweedinBali. Thesuspect,a20-year-oldwho goesbytheinitialsNDA,was caughtafterpickingupa packagecontaining14.35grams ofthedrug. PublicprosecutorNyomanTri Suryabuana said thatNDA raisedsuspicionswhenleaving thepostoffice,whichledtohis arrest. “Thiscasehasnotbeentried.
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Wedidnotfileanexceptionto theprosecutor’sactions.The trialwillcommencenextweek,” thedefendant’slawyer,Gusti AgungPramiParamita, explainedyesterday. AmemberofBali’sNarcotics Agency(BNNP)foundthatNDA boughthissyntheticweedfroma supplierviaInstagram. “Thedefendantorderedthrough InstagramandpaidIDR950.000 (US$64)bytransfer,” Suryabuanaexplained. Theshippingreceiptcontained thenameAruf,fromMakassar, SouthSulawesi.NDAalsotried tomisleadofficials,andhadhis packagessenttohispseudonym GedeEraKusuma. NDAconducteddiscrete transactionswhenhesoldthe weedinBali.Policesaidhe woulddropoffthegoodsinone location,wherethebuyer, whetherfriendsorstrangers, wouldpickitup.Paymentwas mostlythroughcash,though somerecordsshowedonline transfers. UnderIndonesia’sNarcotics Law,NDAmayfaceupto20 yearsinprisonforsellingdrugs. Despiteseverepunishmentsfor drugtraffickersinIndonesia, casesinvolvingmarijuanaare commoninthecountry,including Bali.Lately,a Brazilianstudent wasapprehendedforbringing marijuanafromThailand,and police arrestedbakerswholaced theircookieswithcannabis (Coconuts.co)
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