January

January 19, 2007

Ferry Fire

A ferry traveling from Bali to neighboring Lombok caught fire last Saturday shortly after leaving Padang Bai harbor, port officials – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Two Planes Make Emergency Landings

JAKARTA ~ Two Boeing jets operated by private Indonesian carriers made emergency returns on Wednesday to their airports shortly after – Read More...
January 19, 2007

LifeTime – Rai Canting

Rai Canting, 65, is a grandmother living in Kerobokan What’s the greatest lesson life has taught you? That you have – Read More...
January 19, 2007

The Mystery of Flight 574

JAKARTA ~ Three weeks after an Adam Air plane vanished with 102 passengers and crew, investigators admit they still don’t – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Car Sales Down 40% in 2006

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysian conglomerate Genting Bhd is planning to invest up to US$3 billion in biofuel plants in Indonesia, – Read More...
January 19, 2007

New Anti-Cancer Drug Shows Promise

An experimental cancer drug designed to cut off the blood supply that feeds tumors has shown promise in a small-scale – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Violence Hits Sri Lanka Tourism

COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka’s hopes of attracting 600,000 tourists last year were dashed as fighting between troops and Tiger rebels – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Touts Bigger Threat than Bombs to Egypt Tourism: Minister

CAIRO ~ Pushy bazaar merchants and poor waiter service are a bigger threat to Egypt’s tourism industry than the bombs – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Top Brands Selling Illegal Indonesian Coffee

JAKARTA ~ Global food giants Nestle and Kraft Foods have sold coffee illegally grown in a key conservation area for – Read More...
January 19, 2007

Experts’ Safety Tips Put to the Test in Mexico City

By Gary Lee The Washington Post MEXICO CITY ~ The side streets in downtown Mexico City were so dark that – Read More...