Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- The Ministry of Tourism has called on the Foreigner Surveillance Team (PORA) comprising government agencies to address the kidnapping incident involving a Ukrainian national by a Russian gang in Bali.

"We believe the police and the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections will be able to resolve this case," the ministry's deputy for tourism and infrastructure development, Hariyanto, stated on Friday.

Hariyanto emphasized that the ministry had requested the related authority to address issues related to monitoring foreign visitors' presence and activities in Bali.

"The Ministry of Tourism, along with the Bali Regional Government and the Task Force, will take firm action against tourists violating the rules in order to ...