2010

October 28, 2010

Not So Good: As foreign investment rises in the tourism sector, Bali’s roads have become clogged with trucks ferrying sand – Read More...
October 27, 2010

UPDATE 4 – Tsunami Kills 272, Hundreds Missing

BENGKULU At least 272 people were killed and another 412 remain missing after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami in – Read More...
October 27, 2010

UPDATE 3 – Tsunami Deaths Rise to 154; 400 Missing

At least 154 people were killed and another 400 remain missing after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami off Sumatra, – Read More...
October 27, 2010

Deadly Volcano: Mt Merapi in Central Java as seen from a passing NASA satellite. The volcano erupted three times on – Read More...
October 26, 2010

UPDATE 2 – At Least 108 Dead, 500 Missing in Sumatra Quake

BENGKULU At least 108 people were killed and more than 500 were missing after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami – Read More...
October 26, 2010

UPDATE 1 – Sumatra Quake Kills 23; 167 Missing

JAKARTA Twenty-three people are dead and 167 missing after a powerful earthquake hit parts of Sumatra, an official from the – Read More...
October 26, 2010

Licence, Please: Police checking motorbike driving licences and vehicle documents in Seminyak on Tuesday morning. The operation is designed to – Read More...
October 26, 2010

Major Quake Strikes Sumatra

A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra on Monday night, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or – Read More...
October 25, 2010

Editorial: As Balinese Die, Chaos Lives

Following an announcement by the health authorities that 101 people — all Balinese — had now died of rabies in – Read More...
October 25, 2010

Winasa Now Faces Threat of Arrest

DENPASAR Police investigating Jembrana Regent Gede Winasa over corruption allegations have sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seeking – Read More...