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ourism authorities have asked immigration officers at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali to improve their visa-on-arrival service following complaints from foreign visitors. "The problem with the immigration division at Ngurah Rai International Airport, especially its visa-on-arrival service, looks like a severe disease," Bali Tourism Agency head Ida Bagus Kade Subhiksu told kompas.com.

Your comments:

The grossly inadequate service provided by immigration at Ngurah Rai International Airport has been in the news for many, many months. I recall the visit to the airport by two government ministers who expressed their shock at the long lines of tourists waiting to buy a visa.

I wonder why the immigration department is unable or unwilling to get their act together.

It is not very difficult to add a number of additional visa booths. Or is it indeed unwillingness because the immigration officers at the airport were caught stealing visa money and are now showing their anger?

One thing is for sure: This is not good for tourism! I suggest the culture and tourism minister in charge of immigration sit down together and work out a solution. If that is not possible, perhaps the President should take some interest in the matter.

After all, tourism is a major income earner for Bali and for the country!

Henry Manoe
Kupang

Aburizal's challenge

Feb. 12, p. 6

Businessman and Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has made a daring move, challenging the government over allegations of tax evasions by Bakrie companies to the tune of Rp 2.1 trillion (US$225 million). Regretfully, however, he has apparently mixed his personal affairs with politics. Aburizal demonstratively summoned Cabinet ministers and provincial governors affiliated with the party to a meeting at the Golkar Party office at the House of Representatives.

Your comments:

I thought I could rely on the PKS backing the PD to get this country straight.

I am wrong. Don't they know that by following Golkar is equal to their death?

Djaka
Yogyakarta

This is a sign of the country's bankruptcy. They are always mix up legal issues with political issues, the political world is only a guise for seeking personal benefit.

Finally, there will continue to be a confusion of interests in law enforcement.

If favorable, he will be back the law. And in other issues he will use the law to attack his enemies.