DENPASAR, OborDewata.com – Bali Governor Wayan Koster has emphasized that he will take strong and firm action against violations such as unlicensed villas and tourism drivers using non-DK license plates.
“I will firmly and decisively stop various violations such as unlicensed villas and vehicles operating in Bali with tourist plates from outside Bali. They must use Bali plates or DK plates, and the drivers must have an Indonesian ID card with a Bali address,” he stated on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Furthermore, Koster explained that the reason for this move is to protect local businesses and workers in Bali, as the local workforce has been inundated with competition from various sources, making it increasingly difficult to earn a living.
“As the regional leader, it is my duty to protect the people of Bali. Similarly, we will regulate unruly tourists who are not wearing helmets, only wearing T-shirts, or violating traffic signs. Tourists who resist police action are behaving wrongly, and I will have them deported. Those who break the law will be processed legally to ensure order. I will implement this firmly starting next week,” he added.
Koster mentioned that actions against unruly tourists are already regulated in the Governor’s Regulation on the management of quality tourism in Bali.
“There is already a circular letter that will be enacted and exposed on March 21, 2025. Those who do not comply will be followed up. We will take firm and decisive action,” he concluded. ri/sathya
