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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Michael Neilson in Jakarta

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: how a Bali run club reignited tourist tensions on holiday island

People walk along Batu Bolong beach with waves rolling in and traditional buildings in the background
Bali has long been a popular tourist destination but since the pandemic, it has also become a magnet for remote workers and digital nomads. Photograph: Wolfgang Schweitzer/Oneworld Picture/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

When Annisa Rahmadani posted online about being rejected from a social running club in Bali, she expected a few sympathetic comments. Instead, her story went viral, prompted national politicians to weigh in, immigration authorities to intervene and ultimately, the club’s Dutch organisers barred from Indonesia.

“I had no idea it would get that big,” said the 34-year-old university lecturer from the Indonesian city of Bandung. “But it seems it was just the tip of the iceberg.”

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