Koster Responds To Megawati's Insinuation About Caffe Penjamur Sarang Narkoba

Bali Governor For The 2018-2023 Period Wayan Koster/ANTARA/Ni Putu Putri Muliantari

DENPASAR - Bali Governor for the 2018-2023 period Wayan Koster responded to the mention of PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri in the PDIP V National Working Meeting who questioned Bali's tourism being uncontrolled, even cafes became a hotbed for drug trafficking.

Koster interprets the party chairman's criticism as having a positive meaning, namely that tourism in the future is regulated in accordance with regional regulations and governor regulations that have been made during his tenure with Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati.

"Indeed, there is already a regional regulation and the governor's regulation on tourism governance, but it cannot be implemented yesterday because it has only just ended COVID-19, tourism has died for almost 3 years, if at a time when we recover we control too tightly, tourism will not recover," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 28.

Despite having a defense, Wayan Koster still admits that tourism must be reorganized so that it is in accordance with the rules in areas based on quality and dignified culture.

Regarding Megawati Soekarnoputri's satire regarding the mushrooming cafes that are the hotbeds for drug trafficking, according to the Chairman of the Bali PDIP DPD, it must indeed be coordinated.

According to him, the construction of cafes in Bali is the authority of the districts/cities where businesses are established, not only cafes, the construction of other tourism facilities such as hotels and restaurants as well as permits in districts/cities.

Therefore, Wayan Koster promised that if he was elected governor of Bali for the second period he would discuss regulations, a collaboration policy between the Bali Provincial Government and districts/cities.

"Especially areas with densely populated tourists have grown to mushroom cafes and are even misused for bad purposes," he said.

Previously, in the PDIP's Vth National Working Meeting in North Jakarta, Sunday (26/5/), Megawati Soekarnoputri alluded to the uncontrolled management of Bali tourism, which has an impact on the lives of its local people.

"I'm already angry with Mr. Koster, when the cafes were literate like mushrooms, I said it's a place for drugs. Bali has been getting nervous for a long time, because the islanders are so desperate, they want to continue, always the reason is tourism. Turisms are allowed, but it's measurable with the small island," he said.