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        "id": 1663644,
        "msgid": "governor-koster-assures-bali-remains-safe-for-tourists-despite-travel-warning-1775634740",
        "date": "2026-04-08 14:11:46",
        "title": "Governor Koster Assures Bali Remains Safe for Tourists Despite Travel Warning",
        "author": "Ni Nyoman Wira Widyanti",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Bali Governor Wayan Koster has reassured tourists that the island remains safe despite recent criminal cases involving foreigners and travel warnings from countries like South Korea. He dismissed claims of declining tourism, citing data showing 963,313 domestic and 1.645 million international arrivals via Ngurah Rai International Airport from January to March 2026. Koster emphasised Bali's cultural attractions, cuisine, and accommodations, noting that South Korea ranks sixth among tourist-sending nations, behind China.",
        "content": "<p>Denpasar, Kompas.com - Bali Governor Wayan Koster has assured that\nBali remains safe for tourists to visit. This statement addresses the\nnumerous criminal cases involving foreign nationals (WNA), including\nkidnappings and loss of life. Koster also stated that he does not take\nissue with travel warnings from other countries, as conditions will\nimprove in due course. Previously, the South Korean Embassy in Indonesia\nissued a security warning for its citizens in Bali, highlighting the\nsurge in criminal cases targeting international tourists (wisman). On\nthe same occasion, Wayan Koster refuted claims that Bali\u2019s tourism is\nbecoming quieter. Tourist arrival data, he added, indicates a different\nsituation. \u201cIf it\u2019s said that Bali is empty, with people fleeing, the\ndata shows otherwise,\u201d Koster said during the 31st Plenary Session of\nthe Bali Provincial DPRD for the Second Session Period of the 2025-2026\nSitting Year at the Bali Provincial DPRD office on Monday (6\/4\/2026). He\nexplained that based on tourist arrival data via air routes,\nspecifically at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, domestic\ntourist (wisnus) arrivals from January 2026 to March 2026 totalled\n963,313 people. Meanwhile, the number of international tourist (wisman)\narrivals in the same period was 1.64 million (1,645,169) people. \u201cThis\nis via air; if by land, there are even more. If there are those\nspreading various issues on social media, this is the data,\u201d Koster\nstated. \u201cReaching them is easy. Regarding tourist visits, domestic\ntourists want to come to Bali because the cultural activities provide\ngreat entertainment, the cuisine is complete, and accommodations are\navailable from middle-up (upper middle) to middle-down (lower middle),\u201d\nexplained Dewa Made. Regarding travel warnings, he urged not to worry.\n\u201cLooking at the list of countries sending tourists to Indonesia, South\nKorea is sixth. Even China is higher. Don\u2019t worry, (Bali) is still\nsafe,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/governor-koster-assures-bali-remains-safe-for-tourists-despite-travel-warning-1775634740",
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