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'They use us': The Balinese villagers taking on Russian-backed developers

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A man and woman in traditional Balinese dress stand outside a temple
Gede and Puspita outside a temple in Ubud, Bali. (Background Briefing: Annika Blau)

After starring in Eat Pray Love, Gede’s family brought tourists to Bali’s spiritual heartland.

Now, he wonders if it can survive them.

Can a group of villagers hold back a tsunami of foreign money?

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Bali, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Hinduism, Economic Globalisation, Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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