April

April 13, 2007

Garuda Crash Jet Landed too Fast, Says Investigator

JAKARTA ~ The National Transport Safety Committee confirmed this week reports leaked to Australian media that a Garuda Indonesia airliner – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Religion on ID Cards Blamed for Deaths

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia’s small, plastic identity cards may seem innocuous enough but campaigners who are trying to have the compulsory – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Tourism Threatens Fragile Beauty of Former Lao Royal Capital

LUANG PRABANG, Laos ~ World heritage status has turned the former Lao capital from a ghost town into a tourism – Read More...
April 13, 2007

South Kuta Launches Promo

KUTA ~ The South Kuta Beach Business Association (SKBBA), comprised of 15 hotels and resorts, businesses and attractions, announced this – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Name : I Made Sudiasa Age : 26 Occupation : Businessman From : Gianyar Marital status : Married with one – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Tourists Shun Thailand as Political Uncertainty Lingers

BANGKOK ~ Asian tourists have begun turning away from Thailand, official statistics show, prompting concern that holidaymakers might be avoiding – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Hospital Serves Up Lethal Breakfast

BEIJING ~ A breakfast of porridge laced with rat poison killed a 77-year-old patient and left more than 200 other – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Authorities Clamp Down on Aging Ferries

GILIMANUK ~ Two ferries operating from Gilimanuk on Bali’s western coast to Ketapang regency in West Kalimantan were suspended this – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Your iPod, Madam

JIMBARAN ~ The iPod Butler. That’s the latest service available to guests at The Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa, who – Read More...
April 13, 2007

Covering Up: How One Tradition is Changing in Bali

A Bali Times Special Report By staff reporters and correspondents GIANYAR ~ The centuries-old tradition of semi-nakedness among women in – Read More...