April

April 3, 2009

April 3-9, 2009

A Comic Turn With Our Fine Turtles STEPHEN Fry, the British actor and comedian, has been filming turtles in Bali, – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Philippines to Ask Dutch to Expel Communist Leader

MANILA ~ The Philippines is to ask the Dutch government to expel a communist rebel leader in the hope of – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Intl Donors Meet in E. Timor

DILI ~ International donors to East Timor kicked off a three-day meeting on Thursday to discuss how to lock in – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Malaysian PM Resigns in Favor of Deputy

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned on Thursday after six years in office, clearing the way – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Words of Wisdom

By Paulo Coelho For The Bali Times Kazantzakis and God During his whole life, the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis (Zorba, – Read More...
April 3, 2009

On Condoms, the Pope May Be Right

By Edward C. Green When Pope Benedict XVI commented this month that condom distribution isn’t helping, and may be worsening, – Read More...
April 3, 2009

“Guest Editorial” : In Defense of Genocide: An Arab Summit Embraces the Butcher of Darfur

The Washington Post For decades, summit meetings of the Arab League have resounded with rhetoric about the alleged “double standards” – Read More...
April 3, 2009

How (and Why) the US Should Help Build an ASEAN Economic Community

By Michael Plummer The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ agreement to create a unified market by 2015 is an extremely – Read More...
April 3, 2009

ADB Invests $140m in Indonesia Infrastructure

MANILA ~ The Asian Development Bank said this week it would invest US$140 million in an Indonesian government-backed fund to – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Strong Quake Hits Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Sumatran province of Bengkulu on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The – Read More...