2009

August 28, 2009

Obama Left Holding Kennedy Flame

OAK BLUFFS ~ It was fitting that President Barack Obama was in Edward Kennedy’s beloved home state when the senator – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Good Ubud Samaritans

By Elizabeth Henzell For The Bali Times UBUD ~ The Doorman looks at me with bemusement, then asks: “How about – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Good Ubud Samaritans

By Elizabeth Henzell For The Bali Times UBUD ~ The Doorman looks at me with bemusement, then asks: “How about – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Victims of E. Timor Atrocities Still Await Justice

By Matt Crook Agence France-Presse DILI ~ Ten years after East Timor’s historic independence referendum, victims are still waiting for – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Do Asia-Pacific Quakes Herald a Disaster? Experts Say No

By Arlina Arshad Agence France-Presse JAKARTA ~ Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Swine Virus More Directly Lethal than Seasonal Flu, Says Scientist

PARIS ~ People who die after getting swine flu are 100 times more likely, compared to seasonal flu, to have – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Protecting Our Culture

TODAY many things are so easily accessible – facilitated by a worldwide have-now culture underpinned by the internet – that – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Another Phone Tower Wrecked in Bandung: Now Satpol Faces Probe

DENPASAR ~ Mobile phone service provider Telkomsel has reported Badung Satpol (regency security) to police for vandalising telecom-munications towers. Telkomsel – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Sparks to Fly Over Go-Ahead for Lake Villas

SINGARAJA ~ Buleleng Regent Putu Bagiada faces intense opposition after announcing approval of a controversial villa development in heritage forest – Read More...
August 28, 2009

Gianyar Gets Tough on Unlicensed Villas

GIANYAR ~ The Gianyar government is preparing to clamp down on the illegal operation of commercial villas and has called – Read More...