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bottomoftheissue.The teenager’sparentswere reportedlyinKintamaniatthe time.
NorthKutaPoliceoffcerswere calledtothescenetomediate thetwoparties.
“Wewantedtoask[theboy’s parents]abouttheirson sprayinggraffti.These[…] peoplecameandintervened,” Niluhtoldtheauthorities.
“Balineedstourism[but]atthe sametimeBalihastherightto preserveorderbasedonnorms, culture,andcustoms,”shesaid onherInstagram.
IntheearlyhoursofSaturday,a teenageboywascaught vandalizingthewallofan elementaryschoolinKerobokan. Tensionsthenarosebetweena groupoflocalswhoaccostedthe kid–laterknowntobefrom Russia–andseveralforeigners whotriedtointervene.
Theincidentreceived widespreadattentionfollowinga postbyBalineseentrepreneur/ socialmediaactivistNiLuhPutu AryPertamiDjelantik,more commonlyknownasNiluh Djelantik.Shesaidshewason herwayhomefromNusaDua whenshecaughttheteenager
sprayingtheschool’swallwith greenpaint.
WhenNiluhandherentourage approachedthekid,hereportedly triedtorunawaybutwascaught byalocalmanwhowasinthe area.Severalforeignnationals laterarrivedatthesceneand demandedtoknowwhypeople weresurroundingthekid.
InalivevideoshotbyNiluh’s team(clipsofthelivestreamwere latersharedonsocialmedia accounts),anargumentensued betweenNiluhandtheforeigners, withtheformerinsistingthather groupsimplywantedtogettothe
Followingthemediation,the boywasreportedlyescorted homebythepolice.Yesterday, Niluhledamediationbetween theboy’sfatherandtheschool administrators,whichended peacefully.Theboyandhis fatherwerelaterseen repaintingtheschool’swall.
Niluh,alreadyknownbythe Balinesepeopleforhernononsenseattitudewhencalling outforeignnationalswhoare deemeddisrespectfulonthe island,saidthatdespitebeinga minor,thekidneededtoface consequencesforhisbehavior.
Oneparticularpersontook thingstoofar,however.During ourreviewoftheavailable footage,wesawonelocalman landingasuckerpunchtothe boy’sfaceasNiluhwasshielding himduringtheheatedargument. Theunidentifedlocalwas immediatelyreprimandedby othersatthelocation.
Whenaskedforanoffcial statement,NorthKutaPolice ChiefMadePramasetiatold Coconutsthatallparties involvedintheconfictagreedto resolvetheirdifferences amicably.
“Theparentsapologizedtothe schoolandagreedto compensatethedamagesdueto thevandalismbyrepainting[the wall]backtoitsformer condition,”hesaid.
(Coconuts.co)
WorldBeachGamesBali202305-12Aug2023
scheduledtobeheld05-12 August.
“TheISAispleasedfollowing theirrecentvisittoBali.Withthe supportofANOCandthe IndonesianNationalFederation, wearecertainthatoverthe comingmonths,allthe necessarypreparationswillbein placeforaninternational standardsurfngcompetition,” saidtheSurfngTechnical DelegateErickKrammerina pressreleasefromtheANOCon Saturday,21January2023.
TheStateNewsAgencyAntara reportsthattheInternational SurfngAssociation(ISA)is praisingIndonesia’s preparationsasthehostcountry oftheAssociationOlympic Committees(ANOC)World BeachGames(AWBG)2023,
Krammersaidheisimpatientto witnessinternationalsurfers competeinBali–adestination withauniquecultureandworldclasswaves.Adding:“The people(ofBali)areverykind withauniquelocalcultureand hometoworld-classwavesand amazingbeaches.”TheANOC offcialsaidBalihasplayeda centralroleinworldsurfngfor overahalf-centuryandis thereforeeagertoshowcase Baliasanextraordinary destinationtothenationsand athletescompetinginBali.
OrganizersoftheBaliBeach GamesalsoreportthatCruz Beckham,the17-year-oldsonof internationalsoccerstarDavid
Beckham,isexpectedtoattend thesurfngchampionshipinBali.
RajaSaptaOktohari,the chairmanoftheIndonesian OlympicCommittee,recently said:“TheWorldBeachGames inBaliwillbecomeamulti-sport eventthatisawaitedbyall. What’smore,CruzBeckhamis likelytocometoBali.”
TheAWBGwillattract1,500 athletesand1,400offcialsfrom morethan100countries.The
4ChineseairlinesrequestdirectfightstoBali:Tourismoffcial
gameswillfeature14sporting events,includingaquathlon, beachvolleyball,beachsoccer, beachtennis,waterpolo,beach wrestling,beachkarates, windsurfng,5kmopenwater swimmingcompetitions,3x3 beachbasketball,beachsprint, rowing,surfng,andwaterbadminton. (Balidicovery.com)
AninfuxoftravelersfromChina istobeexpectedsooninBalias theisland’stoptourismoffcial saidthatatleastfourairlines haveappliedfordirectfightsto theIslandofGods.
TjokordaBagusPemayun,the headofBaliProvince’sTourism Agency,toldnewsagency AntarathatfourChinese airlines,alongwithnineother
internationalairlines,have requestedfortheestablishment ofdirectfightstoNgurahRai InternationalAirport.
“Before[the]COVID-19 [pandemic],therewere15cities inChinawithdirectfights[to Bali],”Tjokordasaidearlier todayinDenpasar.
OnJan.22,acharteredfight fromShenzhencarrying210 touristsarrivedinBaliforthe LunarNewYearholiday.Another charteredfight,accordingtothe offcial,isexpectedtoarriveon Feb.6.
Tourismoffcialsarehopingthat atravelboomfromChinacan boostBali’sinternationalarrivals statistics,particularlyas
GovernorWayanKosterhasset atargetfor4.5million internationalholidaymakerson theislandthisyear.
NgurahRaiAirportGeneral ManagerHandyHeryudhitiawan confrmedseparatelythat13 airlinesrequestingdirectfights toBaliincludefourfromChina, aswellasothersfromRussia, Japan,India,andtheUS.
“Theyneedtoapplyagainin ordertogetfightsapproved,” Handysaid.
Inthepastthreeyears,Chinese travelersmostlyarrivedinBali viaJakartaandSingapore.
Numberswise,Chinese travelerswereamongstthe highestbyvolumeontheisland priortothepandemic.In2019, outof6,275,210recorded arrivals,1,186,057oralmost20 percentcamefromChina.
Indonesiahasnotimposeda travelbanonChinesetravelers despitesoaringCOVID-19 casesinChina.
(Coconuts.co)
