The Bali Police are calling on the support of consulates in the province to help improve the behavior of tourists on the island.
Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya has issued similar calls earlier this year.
In a meeting held in Denpasar, Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya called together representatives from 24 consulates on the island.
In his opening remarks, Chief Inspector General Adityajaya emphasized the importance of security and public order as keys to ensuring high-quality tourism in the province, ensuring both domestic and international tourists feel comfortable and safe.
Chief Inspector General Adityajaya confirmed that, moving forward, the Bali Police and the Provincial Government will increase their monitoring, supervision, and protection of foreign nationals, particularly in response to a rise in the number of violations detected over the last 12 months.
Following a sharp spike in the number of immigration violations in the first quarter of 2025, specifically, the Indonesian Immigration Department deployed a new task force team to crack down on foreigners in Bali. As a result, regular spot checks are being carried out across Bali’s top tourism destinations, including Canggu, Ubud, and Legian.
Chief Inspector General Adityajaya shared, “Bali is a global destination. Security is our shared responsibility to ensure tourism continues to operate smoothly and benefit all parties.”
He also noted that, alongside visa and immigration related violations, there have been a series of high-profile criminal cases involving foreigners in terms of narcotics, fraud, illegal investing, and cybercrime.
He confirmed that the Bali Regional Police will continue to take firm action against all criminal acts, regardless of severity, in Bali.
The Police Chief confirmed that 236 foreign nationals had been deported by Immigration during 2025 so far. The nationalities topping the deportation lists are Russian, American, Australian, Ukrainian, and Indian. While 236 deportations is a larger than ideal figure in the eyes of Indonesian authorities, it is a minuscule percentage of the more than 6.5 million international arrivals expected to visit the island by the end of the year.
Chief Inspector General Adityajaya’s meeting was attended by representatives from all major consultancies in Bali Province, including Australia, China, Japan, the USA, and Russia. These calls for support come just months after the Police Chief had to call an almost identical meeting back in February 2025.
Tourists traveling to Bali are encouraged to read up on the Do’s and Don’ts of Bali Travel prior to landing on the island. The list explains the simple expectations the Bali authorities have of travellers visiting the region to ensure both safety and respect for all.
The updated calls from support units of the Bali Police to bureaucratic agencies in Bali come in the same week as the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, met with the Bulgarian Government to discuss how the two regions can collaborate on building more sustainable tourism and education initiatives.
Bali is on a mission to strengthen ties with countries around the world, aiming to boost tourism, expand trade, and establish cultural and educational exchange programs.
These strengthened relationships are hoped to help encourage more mutual respect and, in turn, attract more culturally respectful tourists to the province.
In the coming months, it is expected that Bulgaria will create a sister city relationship with Denpasar. Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolay Pavlov told Governor Koster during their meeting, “A delegation of around 25 mayors from various cities in Bulgaria is planning to visit in December to explore opportunities for sister city cooperations between local governments in Bulgaria and Bali.”
In reply, Governor Koster told Deputy Minister Pavlov, “We are ready to open up communication and collaboration that will bring real benefits to the community, both in the fields of culture, education, and the creative economy.”
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