G-20 summit: Bali holds out hope for a breakthrough in easing global tensions

The island where thorny issues have been resolved at several summits in the past will be in the spotlight again when it hosts world leaders for a G-20 summit in November.

Delegates at the G-20 Energy Transitions Ministerial meeting in Nusa Dua, on Sept 2, 2022. The island will be hosting the G-20 leaders meeting in November. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - Twenty years ago this week, Bali was reeling from the impact of South-east Asia's deadliest terror attack, which killed 202 people.

The spectre of terrorism hit tourism and cast a pall over the region.

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