Candi Dasa cliff resort protest

Thousands of locals are mad and want to halt a new cliff resort development (Neano resort next to Candi Dasa) infringing on a Pura and “sacred” area. The locals broke into the construction site and caused damage for a couple of Milyar for good measure.

There are temples on every extreme cliff to protect the Balinese from evil sea spirits. So how in the world could the local authorities approve a project like this with a massive and ugly concrete development? Maybe they have looked at what…

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