Everyone’s home: Bali’s Mount Agung volcano rising in the background against a kite-speckled sky over Nusa Lembongan. — Reuters
DWARFED by a 21-storey-tall statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding the mythical eagle Garuda, a tour guide on the Indonesian resort island of Bali said he was staring at a dismal Lunar New Year season as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on tourism.
“In the last 10 months, there’s been no income, because there are no visitors, ” said Effendy, clad in traditional red headgear and batik sarong, as he stood in the deserted 60ha park where the statue is a tourist draw.
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