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The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said that foreign tourists should not hesitate to visit Indonesia, because the government will guarantee the private sphere of tourists. This was conveyed by Sandiaga Uno due to concerns over the RKUHP which was ratified some time ago. In The Weekly Briefing with Sandi Uno, Monday, Sandiaga Uno also explicitly stated that there would be no cancellation of tourist visits to Indonesia after ratifying the RKUHP.

As of today, there are no cancellations from our partners. So we can expressly say that the latest development has not been hoaxed as a cancellation. Precisely from the current daily average Denpasar DPS airport serves around 340 take-off and landing, 22 to 23 thousand international passengers. "This trend continues to increase and there are 24 routes and 14 countries and 27 international airlines and the total passengers at Bali airport have reached 10.8 million," said Sandiaga Uno.

Sandiaga Uno further stated that the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy had fielded a direct team in Australia, and in 5 other important destinations, namely; India, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and the United Kingdom to carry out promotion and education as well as communication and outreach to tourists and tourism industry players so they don't hesitate to come for a trip and invest in Indonesia. In accordance with the president's directives, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy must continue to increase tourist arrivals, including foreign tourists, in 2023.

On the same occasion, the Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati denied reports that a number of foreign tourists had canceled their flights due to the passing of the new Criminal Code Law some time ago. According to him, there has been a significant increase in the number of international flights.

"If we look at the data prior to December 6, 2022, (international flight numbers) are still at 10-11 thousand. However, after December 6 there was a significant increase touching 12,400 (flights) per yesterday (11/12/2022), and this figure according to Angkasa Pura will increase until the end of the year," he said.

Meanwhile, the Spokesperson for the National Criminal Code Outreach Team, Albert Aries, added that the Criminal Code Law, which was only ratified on December 6, 2022, has not yet been put into effect in the near future. "The national Criminal Code will only come into effect three years after it is ratified," said Albert. (VOI)