June

June 21, 2010

Football Fever: Countries’ flags billow in the breeze on this Kerobokan, North Kuta, street. Bali’s international community of expatriates and – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Marks 65th Birthday Under House Arrest

YANGON Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is spending her 65th birthday on Saturday under house arrest as activists – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Police Swoop on Illegal Arak Sellers

NEGARA Police have warned that arak smuggling from Java is rife after two men from Banyuwangi, East Java, were caught – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Quake Strikes Yogyakarta

YOGYAKARTA A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Central Java city of Yogyakarta late on Friday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Indonesia Must Resist Internet ‘Frenzy’: President

JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the country must not stand “naked” before modern information technology, signalling his support for – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Bali Dance May Get UNESCO Listing

DENPASAR Bali is planning to register its traditional sacred dances with UNESCO, the world body that guards heritage. Wali (sacred) – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Pastika Seeks World Standards for Bali Environment Rules

DENPASAR Governor I Made Mangku Pastika has told Bali’s district administrations they should use international-quality standards in an effort to – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Parade: Balinese women take part in the opening ceremony of the Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar at the weekend. The – Read More...
June 17, 2010

Maluku Landslide Kills Family

AMBON A family of seven were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in eastern Maluku, an official said – Read More...
June 17, 2010

Graft Fighter’s Appeal Is Rejected

JAKARTA The Jakarta High Court has rejected an appeal by the country’s former anti-corruption chief against his 18-year jail sentence – Read More...