BADUNG (Indonesia), Nov 11 — On Indonesia’s beach-fringed resort island of Bali, fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner — hoping a...
Gobind Singh Deo exits as Selangor DAP chairman after failing to secure top 15 spot; Yeo Bee Yin leads new lineupThis photo taken on October 22, 2024 shows foreign tourists enjoying a beach in Canggu, Badung regency on Bali island. On Indonesia’s beach-fringed resort island of Bali , fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner — hoping a plan to freeze hotel-building can restore some calm.
“Canggu is now busier... its tranquillity and greenery are gradually disappearing,” said Kadek, who owns a motorcycle rental service that earns her seven million rupiah monthly. When tourism numbers slumped during the Covid pandemic, the authorities tried to coax foreigners back into Bali with digital-nomad and golden-investor visas.Bali attracted nearly three million foreign visitors in just the first six months of this year — mostly from Australia, China and India, official figures show.
But Prabowo — yet to comment on the plans — has raised doubts that he wants to arrest Bali’s development. “Bali is now overbuilt, with green spaces turning into structures,” said executive director Made Krisna Dinata.
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