Jakarta, Feb. 11 -- The Ministry of Tourism, together with other relevant ministries, will set up a work team to handle illegal levies at tourist spots.

This was confirmed by the ministry's deputy for industry and investment, Rizki Handyani Mustafa, at the National Conference of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) in Bogor on Tuesday.

She said that cases of illegal levies are still being detected at tourist attractions.

According to Mustafa, the ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the police to address the issue.

To support the implementation of this cooperation, she said, tourism offices need to enter into a similar agreement with the Regional Police in their respective regions.

"We are coordina...