August

August 28, 2009

Prison Doctor Rejects ‘Suicide Risk’ Report

KEROBOKAN ~ The doctor medically responsible for all Kerobokan Jail inmates has rejected a leading Australian psychiatrist’s assessment that high-profile – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Boat Sinking off Bali Kills 9

LEGIAN ~ A passenger boat sank while travelling from Kusamba Beach on Bali’s eastern coast to the nearby islet of – Read More...
August 28, 2009

All Set for a Voluble Five Days

UBUD ~ Six weeks out from this year’s premier literary event in Bali, the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, the – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Aug 28-Sept. 3, 2009

Unearthing: Tempers boiled over this week – from the Balinese people to the central government in Jakarta – after a – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Three More Things to Like About Provence

By Susan Spano Los Angeles Times APT, France ~ Some people say it served Peter Mayle right when a fan – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Easter Island Flights Resume after Protest

SANTIAGO ~ A protest by Easter Island locals against excessive hordes of tourists and residence-seekers eased this week when officials – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Vatican Unveils Nighttime Museum Openings

VATICAN CITY ~ The Vatican Museums, whose treasures include Michelangelo’s prized frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, will stay open late – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Tibet Notches Record Number of Tourists

BEIJING ~ A total of 1.2 million tourists visited Tibet last month – a record for July – state media – Read More...
August 21, 2009

The Hawkish Case for Nuclear Disarmament

By J. Peter Scoblic Last week, peace activists around the world commemorated the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Let’s Talk to Burma; China Sure Is

By Thant Myint-U Twenty years of sanctioning and lecturing Burma’s military regime have failed. The West needs to engage with – Read More...