BALI - Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go

Balidiscovery.com, (12/17/2006)

The Indonesian language Nusa Bali reports that two foreign tour guides were recently apprehended during the course of leading a group of travelers through the Tirta Empul Temple Complex near Tampaksiring.

According to the press report, the two guides, identified as a Polish female named "Agniszka" and a Russian male "Valery," were arrested by police in early November and December.

Current regulations only permit licensed individuals to provide guiding services in Bali. To qualify as a guide in Bali a person must be an Indonesian national, have fluency in the national language of Indonesia, prove residency in Bali for at least two years and undergo testing to demonstrate a command of local history and culture.

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