2010

July 14, 2010

Quake Strikes Papua

JAYAPURA A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Papua province on Wednesday morning, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. – Read More...
July 13, 2010

Facilities at Bukit Beaches Get Bad Rap

ULUWATU Urgent infrastructure improvements are required at beaches in Bali’s far south to ensure safety, income and investment, according to – Read More...
July 13, 2010

Imperiled: This tiny orangutan was rescued after his mother was hacked to death. A conference on saving the endangered apes – Read More...
July 13, 2010

Bali ‘Talkfest’ Won’t Help Orangutans Say Conservationists

NUSA DUA A foreign conservation group has strongly criticised Indonesia for holding a workshop on saving the orangutan at a – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Tiger Countries Meet in Bali to Map Rescue

NUSA DUA Representatives from 13 “tiger-range countries” met in Bali on Monday to draft a global recovery plan ahead of – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Bike Thief Nabbed

SINGARAJA Buleleng Police who raided popular Singaraja cafés in an operation aimed at catching vehicle thieves arrested one suspect last – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Benoa Port Expansion Runs Aground

DENPASAR The Benoa port authority’s efforts to expand the area available for tourism and port services have come to a – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Blow-Up Gas Bottles on the No List

DENPASAR About 80 percent of former 3kg gas bottle users have stopped buying them and switched to kerosene or charcoal – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Man Caught About to Rape Tourist at Kuta Beach: Police

KUTA BEACH A Balinese man pulled a 20-year-old Australian woman off her motorbike as she was passing Kuta Beach in – Read More...
July 12, 2010

Just three weeks into the job, new Kuta Police chief Wimboko, 31, is on duty day and night to make – Read More...