Foreigner Supervision Ahead Of WSBK Mandalika Tightened

PRAYA - Supervision of foreigners ahead of the World Superbike (WSBK) at the Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, will be tightened by the Immigration Office to anticipate security disturbances and support motor racing activities.

"All members of the Timpora are expected to always be ready to face issues of security and order in the implementation of the WSBK at the Mandalika International Street Circuit," said Head of the Enforcement Subsection of the Immigration Office Class I TPI Mataram Reza Mulyawan, in Praya, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, November 17.

In order to welcome the 2021 Asian Talent Cup (IATC) and World Super Bike races, the Mataram Immigration Office has held a monitoring meeting on foreigners with the Central Lombok Regency Foreigner Supervision Team (Timpora), in Lombok.

"We want to coordinate with all parties, both TNI-Polri or Timpora, to prevent issues that can cause security disturbances at the Mandalika WSBK," he said. in this WSBK not only from abroad, but from several regions in Indonesia.

"That's why we hold a coordination meeting to exchange information when there are problems that arise from foreigners, both at the lowest level, so as not to interfere with the WSBK event," he said.

He said that the Mataram Immigration Office could not come into direct contact with tourists who came from abroad, because they had been checked at Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta, new to Lombok. So that synergy is needed between all parties in Central Lombok to jointly support these activities.

"When there is a problem, we can determine the attitude or solution, so we need data on who the tourists who come are," he said.

He also conveyed to all members of Timpora to optimize all forms of problem prevention efforts during the WSBK implementation, considering that Central Lombok is currently the attention of the world community on the island of Lombok.

"Central Lombok is currently the location for world visits with this WSBK. The world will assess whether Indonesia can be successful or not in carrying out international activities," he said.

Therefore, according to him, this activity is expected to strengthen the synergy between Timpora members to make the World SuperBike in 2021 a success, so that it can encourage community economic growth.

"We hope that the community will also jointly support this WSBK activity to increase Indonesia's economic growth," he said.