May

May 21, 2010

Twelve Years after Suharto, Fears for ‘Reformasi’

JAKARTA Twelve years after the dawning of the “Reformasi” movement with the resignation of military strongman Suharto, there are fears – Read More...
May 21, 2010

Americans’ Villa Robbed in Canggu

CANGGU Sword-wielding hooded thieves broke into the villa of two Americans in Pererenan, Canggu, and robbed the premises while the – Read More...
May 21, 2010

Gianyar Brickyard Turns Up Another Sarcophagus

BLAHBATU A sarcophagus containing what its local discoverers described as a human-headed dragon is the latest unearthed in relic-rich Gianyar. – Read More...
May 21, 2010

French Woman Tourist in Trauma After Armed Break-in

SUKAWATI A French woman living alone at Celuk in Sukawati is traumatized after two armed robbers wearing underpants over their – Read More...
May 21, 2010

New Measures May See Indonesia’s ‘Logging Mafia’ Cut Down

LONG HUBUNG Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn’t know it, but he used to be part of a multibillion-dollar “mafia” that – Read More...
May 20, 2010

Child Tourist Dies Snorkelling

KLUNGKUNG A 6-year-old Taiwanese child is dead after a snorkelling accident at Nusa Ceningan off Nusa Penida. Victim Chai Chia – Read More...
May 20, 2010

Jungle War Fight for Survival: Indonesia’s iconic orangutans are facing extinction as their natural rainforest habitat is carved up for – Read More...
May 19, 2010

Java Rocked by Another Quake

JAKARTA A moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Java on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no – Read More...
May 19, 2010

In Trunyan, an Otherworldly Scene

Carla Albertí de La Rosa travels to one of the world’s most unusual cemeteries Although the Balinese have a long – Read More...
May 19, 2010

Village of the Dead Macabre: Tourists enter the unusual burial ground at Trunyan village on the shores of Lake Batur – Read More...