2009

August 13, 2009

Sanglah Switches Swine Flu to Outpatient Treatment

DENPASAR ~ The steep cost of treating suspected swine flu patients and the rising number of people presenting with applicable – Read More...
August 13, 2009

Expat on Suicide Watch after Fiery Domestic

UBUD ~ A Turkish-American man is on suicide watch in Sanglah Hospital and Ubud Police are searching for his Javanese – Read More...
August 13, 2009

August 14-20, 2009

Hey, You’re Famous: Former British prime minister Tony Blair, holidaying in Bali with his family, met a very friendly fan – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Racing to Retreat: An Island’s Extremes

By Susan Carpenter Los Angeles Times ISLE OF MAN ~ If I had been able to sleep on the 10-hour – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Somali Pirates Free Malaysian, German Ships

NAIROBI ~ Somali pirates freed a Malaysian tugboat and a German container ship with a total of 35 seamen after – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Indonesian Tribe to Use Korean Alphabet

SEOUL ~ A small Indonesian tribe which has no written version of its language has decided to adopt the Korean – Read More...
August 7, 2009

A Few Foot Notes

By Chris Erskine Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES ~ I was thinking the other day, while I was getting my – Read More...
August 7, 2009

West Guarded as Ahmadinejad Starts Second Term

Western powers backed opponents of Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he took power for a second term but shied – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Australia Red-faced over ‘Terror Target’ Security Gaffe

SYDNEY ~ Australia defended security arrangements at its military bases on Thursday after two journalists infiltrated a Sydney barracks allegedly – Read More...
August 7, 2009

Starbucks Goes Undercover with Local Cafe

SEATTLE ~ From Hong Kong to Paris to Miami to Seattle, if you have visited one Starbucks, you have visited – Read More...