REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- Bali Police have informed that King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has decided to extend his vacation in Bali until March 12, from March 9 as scheduled before.

The police received a copy of the letter sent by the Saudi embassy in Jakarta to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Hengky Widjaja said in Bali on Tuesday. 

In the letter, the Saudi embassy informed the ministry that King Salman and his entourage will extend their holiday in the world's most famous resort island of Bali until March 12, 2017, with the duration of their stay now being eight days.

Despite intensified security efforts, the activities of King Salman and his entourage while having vacation in Bali remain firmly under wraps to protect their privacy.