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As travellers return, Bali struggles with Covid-19 pandemic legacy

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Rising visiting numbers and evidence of a pandemic in retreat bode well for Bali, though the recovery has some way to go.

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DENPASAR, BALI - At the Warung Cantina, owner Made Sukertia, 43, surveys his guests as they settle into their seats just ahead of sunset on a clear day.
Mr Made's modest establishment, where a grilled mahi-mahi and ice cold Bintang costs the equivalent of $10, has seen challenges since it opened under a few sheets of blue tarpaulin in 1998 without permits.
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