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Overweight police officers in Bali’s Klungkung regency take part in exercise program
This week, overweight police officers in Bali’s Klungkung regency are taking part in a weight management program as part of an effort to help them be more “ready and alert” to serve and protect citizens.
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Tourist from Czech Republic dies in motorcycle crash in Bali’s Buleleng regency
A 51-year-old man from the Czech Republic died in a motorbike accident yesterday afternoon in Buleleng regency after a truck crashed into his vehicle.
According to the police, the tourist, identified as Martin Poledna, steered his motorbike too far to the right when he intended to make a left turn when a truck came from the opposite direction and hit his vehicle.
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Bali governor warns disrespectful tourists will be ‘sent back home’
Bali Governor I Wayan Koster yesterday said tourists who are disrespectful of the island’s holy places would be “sent back home.” The warning comes after a video showing a couple from the Czech Republic washing the woman’s private parts with holy water from a Balinese Hindu temple in Ubud went viral over the weekend.
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Ice seller arrested for alleged theft of Negara Police Chief’s gun
Earlier today, Denpasar Police confirmed the arrest of a man, who authorities have identified as an ice seller with the initials WS, for allegedly stealing a gun belonging to the chief of the Negara Police.
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Bali Police arrest male sex worker for allegedly murdering woman at hourly motel in Denpasar last week
Bali Police yesterday said they had arrested a man, who authorities have identified as a male sex worker named Bagus Putu Wijaya, for the murder of a woman at an hourly motel in Denpasar last week.
Australian tourist who fly-kicked scooter driver in Bali declared a suspect, says he ‘doesn’t remember’ what happened
Police in Bali yesterday said that the Australian man who was detained after he allegedly committed multiple seemingly random acts of violence over the weekend had acted under the influence of alcohol.