Bali VOA increasing rates from 35 US$ to 105 $ has been described as Hoax by the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights  Jamaruli Manihuruk .

“It’s still  IDR 500.000 IDR or 35 US$ for the moment said Jamaruli while visiting Serangan Harbor on Saturday, April 16 2022. The rules regarding VOA tariffs have been regulated by the  Government Regulation (PP), Number 28 during the year 2019 regarding the types of VOA rates.

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“It has been regulated by PP 28 of 2019. And until now there has been no change. So, there is no increase in VoA, it is still the old price. Changing government regulations is not that easy, I don’t know the issues that have been raised either. It’s a hoax,” he added. He appealed to the public not to believe all  rumors, Issues related to the arrival of foreign tourists can have a negative effect if the information that is spread It can be considered as  hoax or fake news. We have just started visiting foreigners, don’t spoil it with things like that. Don’t let there be information that misleads the public,” he said.

Previously, there were rumors that there was a three-fold increase in the visa on arrival rate to Rp. 1.5 million or 105 US$. Bali tourism actors who are members of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) also reject the planned three-fold increase in VOA.

Putin still attends the G20 summit in October in Bali with world leaders but his presence at the Indonesia-hosted event will be boycott by other countries. The push to throw Russia out, reported by Reuters, comes as a former Indonesia foreign minister urged traditionally neutral Jakarta to take a tougher stand against Putin following his invasion of Ukraine. While Indonesia supported a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning the invasion, President Joko Widodo and ministers in his government have refrained from directly criticising Russia for its aggression and have called for dialogue and negotiation rather than sanctions.What the world needs today is the third voice,” Marty Natalegawa, who was foreign minister in the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. We must use our independence to say for instance that we cannot accept the use of violence, that the Russian action is unacceptable.

Russians and Ukrainians demonstrating together for peace in Denpasar  on March 1 st 2022  could face deportation says Jamaruli Manihuruk,

Hundreds of Ukrainian and Russian nationals in Bali took to the streets for a peaceful protest to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A peaceful protest took place at the Consulate General of Ukraine, Jalan Octopus in Denpasar, on Tuesday 01/03/2022. According to one of the participants, Chevganiuk Olga, this action is one of the efforts to encourage the world to protect Ukraine and its people. It is hoped that this peaceful demonstration will be able to encourage the world to take to the streets and call for the war to be stopped.

The head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Bali Province counted on February 25, 2022, 464 Ukrainians and 2,542 Russians who are currently  in Bali with Permanent Stay Permit (Itap) and Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) visas. No Ukrainians or Russians  applied to return to their home country according Jamaruli .He also reminded that foreign  citizens who participating in demonstrations could be deported in Bali  in accordance with the legislation No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration,

Dima Kazantcev [ on left side above ) said he was very disappointed and couldn’t sleep, not only our Ukrainian neighbors from our hearts we didn’t want this war either,” he said on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

For Putin maybe he has his own opinion, but I hate war, I hear Russians calling for peace, taking to the streets being detained by the police for 10 to 15 days. Honestly I want to support everyone for peace, not just people Ukraine and Russia, but people all over the world,” Dima says. I don’t know what to do, but what I do know is that Putin is crazy, he thinks the ex-Soviet country is his country too, but not so they are sovereign

Russian and Ukrainian Tourists Can Still Travel to Indonesia

Sandiagi Minister of Tourism said that tourists from Russia and Ukraine can still travel to Bali, even though the war between two countries . The Indonesian government is now continuing to revive tourism. Flights transporting of foreign tourists  to Indonesia is still under control and not disturbed by the war between Russia and Ukraine. According to Sandiaga, Russia and Ukraine are very potential markets for tourism in Indonesia Tuesday (1/3/2022). Sandiaga acknowledged that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would affect the schedule, as well as the certainty and security of tourists from the two countries. Sandiaga said his party will continue to coordinate with various parties, especially regarding flights from Moscow to Bali because most tourists from Russia and Ukraine come to the Island of the Gods.

Bali quarantine requirement lifted from March 14 th 2022  now the numbers going down day by day says Luhut, Minister for Maritime Affairs. If the numbers e is in accordance with WHO, we can make zero quarantine. The government will impose a trial without quarantine for foreign travelers who enter Bali. The trial is slated to start on March 14, 2022 .
“The government will also conduct a trial without quarantine for foreigners  who come to Bali and it is planned to take effect on March 14 with several conditions,” said Luhut in a virtual press conference, Sunday (27/2/2022). Luhut said the trial without quarantine in Bali could be implemented before March 14. According to him, the trial will be accelerated if the trend of COVID-19 cases in Bali decreases in the next week.

Luhut also checked the readiness of the Sanglah Central General Hospital in Denpasar. He revealed that Sanglah Hospital’s readiness to welcome zero quarantine was better than before. Luhut plans to report this condition to President Jokowi on Monday, February 28, 2022. So we have made a pre-elementary meeting directed by the president. Later we will report the results of our findings . Do we want to open, when is zero quarantine? We have seen that if there is zero quarantine, hospitals must be ready. Earlier we saw Sanglah Hospital with the Minister of Health. The hospital is much more prepared than before,” he said. In support of this readiness, it is planned that there will be several developments at Sanglah Hospital. “I saw that the design was really good. Later the ICU facilities must be good, internal medicine must be good, the heart must be good,

Luhut said that if the number of cases was in accordance with the WHO standard figures and the hospitals were well prepared, then his party would speed up the process so that Bali could immediately go into zero quarantine. In addition, efforts are also made so that foreign tourists no longer need to use sponsors to come to Bali. If this is really ready, we might speed up the process. When are we going to open this Bali without quarantine. Maybe we without quarantine come. Second, people who come here cannot use sponsor visas anymore.

Suicide jump from Seminyak hotel killed 48 years old US citizen John Dale Barghy at the Bali EZ Hotel in Petitinget on Thursday morning 00.40 H. February 10 th 2022. The victim was found dead lying in the hotel area by the security guards Samindrus Njurumana and Kadek Arimbawa. The incident occurred on Thursday (10/2) in the morning, just aftrwr midnight during heavy rain and strong winds. The victim is a man born in New York City. American holder of passport number 568177161. Based on the testimony of the witnesses, both of them could hear a sound like something  fallen down from the top floor of the hotel.

The victim was found dead lying in the hotel area by the security guards Samindrus Njurumana and Kadek Arimbawa

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There was blood coming out of the head on the floor,  says Iptu Purwantara. The two hotel security guards then contacted the medical team and the North Kuta Police . After an examination by the medical team at the scene, the victim was declared dead,” said Iptu Made Purwantara, 

the victim’s body was immediately taken to the Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar,

The police then checked the CCTV in the hotel area which showed the man who occupied room number 312 jumped from the 6th floor of the hotel.  The  victim intentionally jumped and is considered area suicidal act . The victim died with his head hitting the floor and bleeding from his head,” said Iptu Purwantara.