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March 2, 2007

Exotic Tibet Attracting More Chinese Tourists

By Philippe Massonnet Agence France-Presse LHASA, Tibet ~ For Wang Xi, the choice between staying at home for his family’s – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Wine Drinkers Have ‘Healthier Lives’

COPENHAGEN, Denmark ~ Wine drinkers tend to buy healthier food than beer drinkers, according to a Danish study. People who – Read More...
March 2, 2007

YouTubers ‘Prefer Homemade Video’

Despite much public ado about piracy at YouTube, new research shows that the Google-owned website is thriving and many visitors – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Oil Exploration ‘Hits Aceh Fishermen’

BANDA ACEH, Aceh ~ Oil exploration has cost fishermen in  Aceh province more than US$2 million in income by damaging – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Cement Balls Dropped into ‘Mud Volcano’

JAKARTA ~ A plan to use concrete balls to stem the disastrous ooze from a “mud volcano” in East Java – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Cigarette Production Rises

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia produced 230.3 billion cigarettes in 2006, up 4.5 percent from the previous year, reports said. Official data – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Celebrity Chef’s Brother Arrested

DENPASAR ~ The brother of British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been arrested for possession of heroin in Bali, police – Read More...
March 2, 2007

The French are Coming. Hurrah!

By Henry James The Bali Times   CANGGU, Bali ~ While I am neither for nor against the arrival of – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Confiscated Airline Items Are Big Sellers

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania ~ What happens to those scissors, lighters and the occasional machete confiscated at American airports? Many are auctioned – Read More...
March 2, 2007

Govt Reaps $1.6bn from Freeport

JAKARTA ~ American mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. paid the central government US$1.6 billion last year from its – Read More...