Tourism in Bali still stagnant five months after blasts

that's probably the only practical way of dealing with the problem. any declaration of political independence by bali would guarrantee that bali would be a war zone, or at the very least a zone of instablilty, for perhaps decades, during which absolutely no-one would go to the island as a tourist. the economy would thus be destroyed, and there would not be much left over to fight for.

ceding immigration control to the island's provincial government -- among other things -- may resolve the problems without resort to bloody conflict. the province could then control movement of people from anywhere outside the island.