Bali on alert after terrorist attacks
Bali hotels are maintaining vigilance following terrorist attacks on police outposts in Solo, Central Java.
Rai Suryawijaya, chairman of the Badung chapter of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI), told Bali Daily, "The association has closely coordinated with the government, the police and its members to take the necessary measures to prevent any possible terrorist threats."
Solo is known to be a hotbed of radical Islam. The city is also home to the Ngruki boarding school, whose founder, Abu Bakar Baasyir, is currently serving a prison term for terrorism
Kade Subhiksu, head of the Bali tourism office, has instructed the managers of all types of accommodation, including star-rated and non-starred hotels, villas, apartments, as well as homestays, to follow strict security standards.
The head of Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency
said that since its establishment in 2010, the agency has arrested 780 persons suspected of being members of various terrorist and extremist organisations.
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