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The controversy began after a video went viral on social media showing a foreign national promoting a 5,400-square-meter plot of land on a hillside in Kintamani, Bangli regency, Bali, drawing scrutiny from the public over the legality of the transaction.
Balinese Hindu women return from the beach on March 12, 2024, during a ritual a day after Nyepi, the day of silence that marks the New Year in the Balinese Hindu calendar, in Jimbaran, Bali. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
Bali authorities have launched an investigation after a viral video appeared to show a foreign national attempting to sell a 5,400-square-meter plot of land on the island, a transaction that would be prohibited under Indonesian law.Denpasar Immigration Office chief R. Haryo Sakti said authorities had identified the individual in the video as an American citizen identified only by the initials SR, who has held a temporary residence permit (KITAS) for investment purposes for the past two years.
