Low Tourism, Slow Economy
Central tourism regions are having a hard time recovering after the pandemic struck. New problems emerged in other sectors of the economy.
Khairul Anam
April 12, 2021
THE thousands of tourist visiting Bali since early 2021 should have given Ahmad Ali and Asmuri a glimmer of hope. Since the Covid-19 pandemic swept the whole world, including Bali—a province highly dependent on tourism—in early 2020, Ali has been switching his profession. This 39-year-old man who used to sell souvenirs in Kuta, Badung Regency, is now peddling coffee and snacks. “Just to survive,” said Ali in Kuta, Friday,
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