CoordinatingMinisterfor MaritimeAffairsandInvestment, LuhutBinsarPandjaitan, assertedthatIndonesiancitizens mustnottoleratemisbehavior fromforeigntourists.Luhut remindedthisthroughhis Instagramaccount @luhut.pandjaitan. Inhispost,Luhutmentioned havingwatchedavideoofa foreigntouristuttering unpleasantwordstoapolice officerinBali.
"'Youwanttostealmoney?'a foreigntouristsaidtoapolice officersometimeagoinBali. Afterwatchingthevideo,I conveyedtoallattending governmentofficialsinthe coordinationmeetingregarding theregulationofforeigntourists inBalitoday,thatwecannotlet anyoneunderestimate Indonesia,"hesaidasquotedon Monday(3/4/2023).
AccordingtoLuhut,such behaviorisaviolationofthelaw andaninsulttothestate institution.Healsomentioned thatBaliisoneoftheworld's touristdestinationswithverylow
costs.
This,ofcourse,encourageslowincomeforeigntouriststocometo Baliandeventuallyviolate regulationsthere.
Datafromthe2021Travel
TourismDevelopmentIndexalso confirmsthatforeigntourist spendinginIndonesiaislower comparedtocountriesthatoffer qualitytourism.
"Thisproblemincreasinglymakes meconvincedthatBalimust returntothetourism transformationroadmapfrom masstourismtoQualityTourism. Inthenearfuture,wewillfocus onaddressingvariousformsof violationsofpublicorder committed,"Luhutemphasized.
Luhutalsomentionedthe implementationoftaxesfor touristsenteringIndonesia.This willbeveryusefulforfinancing destinationdevelopmentand tourismpromotionas implementedinseveralcountries thatalsohavealotoftourism industries.
"Ialsoaskthattheinitiativeto applytaxesfortouristsentering Indonesiaberealized immediately.Thiswillbevery usefulforfinancingdestination developmentandtourism promotionasimplementedin severalcountriesthatalsohave tourismindustries,"Luhutsaid. "Ialsoaskforanimmediate assessmentofthepolicyof disincentivesforforeignersfrom severalcountriesthatoften haveproblems.Thisis importanttobedonesothat incomingforeigntouristsare well-selected,"headded. Thesestepsandeffortswill
succeedifeveryonehasthe samespirit,namelynever underestimateIndonesia. "Showthatweareanationthat highlyvaluesculturalvalues, traditions,andregulations,"he said.
Luhutaddedthatifforeign touristswanttoenjoythe beautyofIndonesia'snatural panorama,theymustfirst understandandrespectthe culturalvalues,traditions,and regulationsupheldinIndonesia.
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TheIndonesian government's dreamofturning Baliintoa sportstourism destinationhas beenshattered yetagain.The BaliGovernor, WayanKoster, hasgivena resounding "NO"toIsraeli athleteswhoweresupposedtoparticipate inthe2023WorldBeachGames.The Games,officiallyknownasthe2023ANOC WorldBeachGames,werescheduledto takeplacefromAugust5-12onthe picturesqueislandofBali.
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TheGovernor'srecentstatementcomesjust twoweeksafterherejectedtheIsraelisoccer teamfromcompetinginBaliforthe2023 FIFAU-20WorldCup,whichultimatelyledto Indonesialosingitshostingrights.Governor Koster'sdecisionhasdealtasevereblowto Indonesia'sreputationasasporting destination,anditishightimethe governmentrethinksitsstrategy. "IstillrejecttheappearanceofIsraelinBali, includingintheupcomingANOCWorld BeachGames,"Kostersaid,citing Indonesia'sconstitutionandforeignpolicyas thebasisforhisstance.Thedecisionmeans thatIsraeliathleteswillnotbeableto competeintheopen-waterswimmingand 3x3basketballcompetitions,inwhichthey hadalreadyqualified.
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Sandiagaemphasizedthatforeigntourists whoviolatethelawareonlyahandfulof people.Histeamhasmappedouttheissue thathasbeenwidelydiscussedrecently.
"InthefirstyearafterBaliwasopened,more than6millionpeopleenteredIndonesia, mostofthemtoBaliandthemajoritywere compliant.Thereareahandfulwhoviolate thelaw,andthishasbeenmappedout.It maynothavebeencommunicatedclearly, butwewilltakefirmaction,"hesaid.
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Committee(KOI),RajaSapta"Okto" Oktohari,hadpreviouslysuggestedthat Israeliathletescouldstillparticipateinthe multi-sporteventorganizedbythe AssociationofNationalOlympic Committees.However,aftertheBali Governor'slateststatement,thechances oftheeventgoingaheadasplannedseem bleak.TherecentFIFAU-20WorldCup fiasco,whichsawIndonesialoseits hostingrightsduetothesameissue,only addstotheuncertainty.
Itisunfortunatethatpoliticshasonce againovershadowedsports,anditisthe athleteswhosufferthemost.The Indonesiangovernmentmustfindawayto separatepoliticsfromsportsandensure thatsuchincidentsdonotoccurinthe future.
violations,touristtaxes,toselecting foreignersfromcountriesthatoftencause problems.
AccordingtoLuhut,Balineedstoreturnto thetourismtransformationroadmapfrom masstourismtoqualitytourism,especially followingtheviralvideoofaforeigntourist arguingwiththepolicewhenbeing ticketedinBali.
MinisterofTourismandCreativeEconomy (Menparekraf)SandiagaUnorevealedthat foreigntouristswhoviolatethelawin Indonesiawillbedealtwithfirmly,starting fromdeportationtobeingbannedfrom enteringIndonesiaforacertainperiodof time.
"Wewilltakefirmaction.Offenderswillbe deportedandifdeportedbecauseofa violation,theproposalfromMinisterof MaritimeAffairsandInvestment,LuhutB. Pandjaitan,istobanthemforacertain periodoftime,"Sandiagasaidinapress conferenceonMonday(03/04/2023).
Healsorevealedthatinacoordination meetingheldearlierinthedaywithMinister LuhutBinsarPandjaitan,theydiscussed prioritizingqualityandsustainabletourismin Indonesia.
Regardingtheimpositionoftaxesonforeign tourists,Sandiagasaidtheyhavenot discusseditfurtheryet.
"Notyet.Weweremainlydiscussing surveillanceandenforcement,"hesaid. Previouslyreported,MinisterofMaritime AffairsandInvestment,Luhut,saidthatthey willcrackdownonthetourismsectorinBali, startingfromenforcingpublicorder
"Inthenearfuture,wewillfocuson crackingdownonvariousformsofpublic orderviolationscommitted.Morethan that,Ialsoaskfortheimmediate realizationoftheinitiativetoapplytaxes fortouristsenteringIndonesia,"said Luhut.
AccordingtoLuhut,thisincentivewillbe veryusefultofinancethedevelopmentof destinationsandtourismpromotion,asit hasbeenappliedinseveralcountrieswith alotoftourismindustries.
Russiancitizensarethelargest groupofforeignnationalswho havereceiveddeportation sanctionsinBalifromJanuaryto April2023.Thetotalnumberof deporteesinthatperiodwas40, ofwhich14wereRussians. "Themajorityofforeign nationalsweredeportedfor overstayingtheirvisas,"said Sugito,theheadoftheNgurah RaiBaliSpecialClassI ImmigrationOffice,inawritten statementonMonday
(4/3/2023).
Sugitoelaboratedthatthe deporteesfromBaliincluded14 Russians,4Filipinos,3 Americans,3Saudis,and3 Britons.Additionally,2Italians,2 Uzbeks,and1eachfrom Australia,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia, France,Uganda,andJordan werealsodeported.
Sugitoexplainedthatoutofthe 40foreignnationalswhowere
deportedfromBali,26were duetooverstaying,and14 wereduetolegalviolations.
Thelatestcaseduringthe periodfromMarch31,2023,to April2,2023,involved8foreign nationalswhoweredeported bytheNgurahRaiBaliSpecial ClassIImmigrationOfficedue tooverstaying.Sugito explainedthatoneofthe deportedforeignnationalswas anAustraliancitizenwiththe
initialsMLD.Theyhadgone viralonsocialmediafor resistingpolicewhenstopped forviolatingtrafficruleswhile ridingamotorcycle.
Accordingtothereportby balidiscovery.com,GovernorWayanKoster ofBali,Indonesiahasrecommendedthe revocationofVisa-on-Arrival(VoA)for UkrainianandRussiantouristsvisiting Indonesia.Thegovernor'srecommendation cameafterseveralreportsofillegal activitiesbyRussianvisitorstoBaliwho
wereallegedlyevadingmilitarydraftsand usingtheVoAtoworkillegallyandviolate locallaws.
TheIndonesianMinisterofLawandHuman Rights,YasonnaH.Laoly,hasstatedthat anydecisiontorevokethefacilitymustbe madejointlywithseveralministriesand relatedagencies.Laolyemphasizedthatthe tourismsectorandIndonesia'sbilateral relationswithothernationswillbeaffectedby suchadecision.TheMinisterofJusticefor Russia,KonstantinAnatolievichChuychenko, alsostatedthattheVoAforRussianvisitors easestouristtravelandfacilitates internationalcooperation,especiallyinlaw enforcementagainstinternationalcrime.
ItisworthnotingthatRussiaandIndonesia
havestrongbilateralties,andthe revocationofVoAforRussiantouristsmay haveanadverseimpactonthese relations.Moreover,thetourismsectorisa significantcontributortoIndonesia's economy,andanydecisiontorevokethe facilitymayaffectthesector'sgrowth.
TheMinisterofLawandHumanRights planstodiscusstheissuewithvarious parties,includingotherministers, stakeholders,andrelatedagencies,before makinganydecisions.Itisalsoessential tonotethattheVoAfacilityisnotonly availabletoRussianandUkrainianvisitors butalsotovisitorsfromseveralother countries,includingChina,Australia,and theUnitedStates.
