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Even though Obama suspended his arrival to Indonesia until June, still that plan appears as a positive promotion for tourism in Bali. It is due to his arrival that is not only reported by foreign journalists but also expected by most of people in the world. It is as been confessed by the secretary general of PHRI Bali, Perry Markus on Saturday (March 20).

Perry said that the present of media and number one man in US will strengthened national tourism and Bali particularly in world point of view. Therefore, serious security welcoming the first black man president in US is needed. “Of course we did not want something bad happened when Obama come to visit. That is why we need to conduct varied of anticipating actions for his presidential visit,” said Perry.

Nowadays, there is no terrorism threat. Still, varied of anticipation that could threaten national security and public order as well as terrorism at hotel and restaurant environment, there had been workshop and periodic training. In order to welcoming Obama arrival, workshop and training get raising. In this kind of activity, he explained further, hotel security and front office officers is given knowledge such as ways of handling bomb up to post-explosion in hotel.

Tourism Bill No. 10 years 2009 had explicitly explained in regard with hotel obligations in conducting security. “In that new Tourism Bill, it is clearly explained the sentence for hotel or for other similar accommodation type that did not provide security service,” he said.

Meanwhile, Kasat IV Dit Intelkam Polda Bali AKBP Dekannanto, SIK. Asserted that so far Bali Police had secured US assets in Bali. he also said that Bali Police had identified and mapping parties that potentially against President Obama arrival into this country.

He viewed that the security officers is focusing the security for USA citizen who live in Bali as well as with those who are travelling to Bali. Since a few years ago, number of US citizen visit Bali raise significantly. As far as their people becoming one of the ten countries becoming tourists into Bali. some of US assets guarded here in Bali is McDonald and KFC.

News by Bali Post