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Australian tourists are among the travellers warned not to touch sacred trees or trespass sacred territories in a new 'dos and don'ts' list to be handed out in Bali.
Numerous tourists, including several Australian, have broken local laws on the Indonesian island in recent months, forcing the government to take a stand.
In a circular distributed to government departments across the island, Bali's Governor Wayan Koster signed off on the dos and donts list.
The Indonesian Government are attempting to crack down on unruly tourists by handing out cards with 'dos' and 'don'ts' rules to anyone passing through Bali's airport (pictured)
A total of 12 dos and eight don'ts will be handed on cards to tourists upon arrival on the island which cover tradition, religion and local law.
Among the 'don'ts list', tourists will be told not to defile sacred places or pollute the island such as throwing rubbish into its waterways.
Under the 'dos list', tourists are told to respect the customs, dress modestly and behave politely at sacred sites.
More than 130 tourists have been deported from the island since the start of the year.
Anggiat Napitupulu, who is the head of the Regional Office of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights, said the cards will be slipped into passports when travellers hand them over to immigration.
'The card contains what is allowed and what is not allowed to be done in Bali,' he said.
In the letter, Governor Koster said the rules were to restore 'quality and dignity' to Bali's tourist industry.
The decision came just a week after a German tourist was filmed disrupting a traditional Balinese dance performance while naked.
The 28-year-old, Darja Tuschinski, removed her clothing in a bizarre protest because she had reportedly been denied a ticket to the Hindu dance performance.
She now faces up to two years and eight months in prison if she is found to have broken the country's public indecency laws.
Nudity has become an issue on the island, after two Russian tourists were pictured nacred at sacred religious sight on the island.
One man was pictured with his pants dropped in front of a volcano that is considered hallowed for Hindu Balinese, while another was pictured posing nude in front of a sacred tree.
The decision came just a week after a German tourist was filmed disrupting a traditional Balinese dance performance while naked
Dressing appropriately, specifically at sacred areas, tourist attractions and public places features as one of the don'ts issued by Governor Koster.
Among the long list of deportations is Australian Marita Daniell, who after living on the island for 23
