SINCE the day it was discovered, Bali no more belonged to Indonesia. The sands of Bali beaches, frangipani flowers, Panji Semirang and kepang dances, people surfing, all come in one package with Bloody Mary and drunk foreign tourists. Bali belongs to the world.

The economy of Bali has long depended on the tourism sector. Despite sociologists' complaints on how Bali has been damaged by tourism, it is no surprise that the Bali bombing has s