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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Michael Neilson in Bali

‘Don’t erase the soul of Bingin’: Bali locals dismayed as 48 businesses destroyed in local crackdown

Man standing amid partially demolished hotel
Komang Agus, the manager of Morabito Art Cliff villa in Bingin, Bali. Morabito is one of the structures to be demolished amid a crackdown by local authorities on alleged illegal coastal developments. Photograph: Sara Clerico

“I can’t believe this is happening,” said Komang Agus, looking on in despair at his workplace of 16 years in the Bali tourist hotspot of Bingin, lying in fresh ruins.

“I have a wife, three sons, my father is sick and in the hospital, how am I going to support them?” the manager of Morabito Art Cliff Villa said, his voice cracking and tears welling in his eyes. “We understand the laws and the need for regulation, but why only here?”

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