Russians lived it up at luxury resort in Ubud, now shut down by Bali authorities

Russians lived it up at luxury resort in Ubud, now shut down by Bali authorities

Source: ABC News

Balinese authorities have finally had enough and sent hundreds of police to shut down a luxury villa complex known to locals as the "Russian village" after years of simmering tension and suspicion about building permit violations.

The locals dubbed it "Kampung Russia" — a village of Russians in the middle of Bali's serene inland rice terrace haven Ubud.
Some watched with concern as it expanded from a cafe and bar during the middle of the COVID pandemic, to a five-room hotel an… [6207 chars]

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