August

August 2, 2007

Citizen Journalism Website Gets Multimillion-Dollar Boost

SAN FRANCISCO ~ NowPublic announced this week that the fast-growing citizen journalism website has scored US$10.6 million in financing to – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Huge Potential Seen for Bali as Super-Yacht Destination

SERANGAN ISLAND ~ The superyachts of the super-wealthy could bring millions of dollars in income and investment to Bali, according – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Bali: Awash in World’s Best Dive Sites

By Sophia Read For The Bali Times SEMINYAK ~ Indonesia is a divers’ Mecca for one main reason – the – Read More...
August 2, 2007

On the Trail of Cat Tails

By Amy Chavez For The Bali Times What has happened to all the cats’ tails in Bali? You hardly ever – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Pimp my Bicycle

DENPASAR ~ Fans of the popular MTV show Pimp My Ride can keep their triple exhausts and flashy paint jobs – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Ritual Purification Dance Gets a Revival

DENPASAR ~ The local government revived a centuries-old Balinese tradition of ritual purification through dance with a public performance in – Read More...
August 2, 2007

President Reports ousted MP to Police for libel

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reported ousted deputy parliament chairman Zainal Maarif to the police for libel. Under – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Govt Calls for UN Boycott Demand to Be Ignored

JAKARTA ~ Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda has called on a commission set up to examine violence surrounding East Timor’s 1999 – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Phones for All by Next Year, Says Govt

JAKARTA ~ The central government is to provide telephone links to all villages across the country by the end of – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Australian Ambassador opens Islamic Schools

JAKARTA ~ The Australian ambassador to Indonesia opened 46 Islamic schools built with Australian funding at a ceremony in East – Read More...