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Indonesia to Reform Tourism on Tropical Island Bali, Senior Minister Says

August 30, 2024, 04.59 PM | Source: Reuters

ILUSTRASI. Data from Indonesia's statistics bureau shows that 2.9 million foreign visitors entered the island through Bali airport in the first half of this year. ANTARA FOTO/Fikri Yusuf/Spt.

TOURISM - JAKARTA. Indonesia will conduct an audit to reform tourism on the tropical island of Bali to improve tourism quality and preserve local culture and jobs, a senior minister said on Friday.

About 200,000 foreigners currently live in Bali and have created problems such as crime, over-development and competition for employment, Luhut Pandjaitan, senior minister overseeing tourism said on his Instagram page.

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