July

July 27, 2009

Cruise Ship Calls off Visit

DENPASAR ~ The cruise ship Sun Princess cancelled its scheduled port call at Benoa the day after the Jakarta bombings – Read More...
July 27, 2009

Police Seek Explosives, Find Arak Hoard

DENPASAR ~ The security clampdown in Bali following the Jakarta bombings have made life even more difficult for illegal arak – Read More...
July 27, 2009

July 24-30,2009

Spa Heaven: Bali has recently been awarded the world’s best island, a repeated accolade, and best spa destination, and this – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Thrifty Bite of the Big Apple

By Susan Spano Los Angeles Times NEW YORK ~ You gotta love New York. As soon as the financial bubble – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Australia PM Opposes Uluru Climbing Ban

SYDNEY ~ Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has spoken out against plans to stop people climbing tourist hotspot Uluru, also – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Australia’s ‘Big Things’ Go from Kitsch to Art

DADSWELLS BRIDGE ~ Long dismissed as tourist kitsch, Australia’s Big Things – giant models of everything from koalas to pineapples – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Obamamania Is Over

By Doyle McManus Barack Obama has fallen back to Earth. When he ran for president, Obama said his election would – Read More...
July 21, 2009

China’s Flu Phobia

By Jonathan M. Metzl When I arrived in China late last month, the hazmat-suited public officials who met my plane – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Maid Talks with Malaysia Delayed

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia said this week that talks with Indonesia over its ban on sending maids to work here, – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Strong Quake Strikes Sumba

JAKARTA ~ A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck remote Sumba island on Monday but there were no reports of damage or – Read More...