Bali News / Bali Travel and Holiday Updates

Security measure has been tightened and improved during the event of Asian Beach Games and closing to execution of Bali bomb spectator Amrozi and his fellows, especially at the seaport connecting Bali and the larger neighboring island of Java. Head of Jembrana police office Assistant Prime Commissioner Ketut Suardana said that police has also improved manpower quality of his force stationed at Gilimanuk ferry port.

Suardana said that he has checked and implement similar security system but will as well fix security equipment at one of the busiest gate to Bali. “We have also added 10 more personnels to improve surveilance quality.

Suardana also explian that more than tightening security at Gilimanuk port , Police has also intensively records newcomers to Bali especially who live in Jembrana regency. Police also build a community approach to participate in maintaining security as well as reporting presence of any newcomers in their neighborhoog. People are suggested to take more care to their neighborhood as well as being more allert to new comers in their neighborhood.

Furthemore operation has also been performed by visiting boarding house as well as leased resifence. “We encourage everybody to record and report presence of newcomers to nears police station. ” said Suardana. Police headquarter at jembrana has also made relationship with coastal police and navy to cover Bali’s coast and illegal residents. At Gilimanuk the police was also supported by armed force as well as voluntairs to protect Bali coast from illegal newcomers, which are stationed in 3 differeht shifts with three personnel in every shift.

Police has also start to arrange security doors to be provided permanently to ensure that all visitors to Bali will have memorable experience in dealing with Indonesian tourists. Suardana admitted that so far police at gilianuk are having transportation problem.