May

May 22, 2009

UN, World Bank Pledge SE Asia Disaster Cooperation

JAKARTA ~ The United Nations and the World Bank pledged this week closer coordination with Southeast Asia in tackling the – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Crack Police Deployed to Retake Papua Airfield

JAYAPURA ~ The authorities sent crack paramilitary police on Wednesday to retake a remote jungle airstrip seized by armed separatists – Read More...
May 22, 2009

President Vows 7% Growth

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged this week to return the country to strong growth of seven percent by – Read More...
May 22, 2009

No Identity Crisis, Just One World

By Hannah Black The Bali Times SILAKARANG ~ Last Saturday night my husband Ongky and I decided to have a – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Her London Glow

By Chris Erskine Los Angeles Times LONDON ~ So here’s what happens. My dad asks if I want to go – Read More...
May 22, 2009

MAy 22-28, 2009

Dear Sir Too much is being written for English speakers about what’s wrong with the dog situation in Bali with – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Fugitive Rebels Shot as Sri Lanka Celebrates Victory

COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka celebrated victory over the Tamil Tigers with a national holiday on Wednesday as the army hunted – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Myanmar Bars Access to Suu Kyi Trial Again

YANGON ~ Myanmar’s military junta put the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi back behind closed doors on – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Iran Hails Successful Test of New Medium-Range Missile

SEMNAN ~ President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday that Iran had successfully test-fired a new medium-range missile, drawing a warning – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Meet the Ancestor: 47-Million-Yr-Old Human Link Revealed

NEW YORK ~ Scientists in New York unveiled this week the skeleton of what they said could be the common – Read More...