Deported for violating Nyepi strictures


Rules in force: Two Balinese traditional security guards, locally known as pecalang, patrol outside the Ngurah Rai international airport in Badung on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali during Nyepi. — AFP

The Denpasar Immigration office in Bali deported two Polish nationals accused of ignoring the strictures of Nyepi (Day of Silence).

They were forced to cancel their plan to continue their backpacking to West Nusa Tenggara and Australia after violating the ban on activities during Nyepi.

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