2010

May 28, 2010

Aceh Hands Out ‘Islamic’ Skirts

MEULABOH Islamic police in Aceh province have been issued with 20,000 long skirts and ordered to cover up women deemed – Read More...
May 27, 2010

Scientists ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ for Mapping the Universe

HONG KONG Three US scientists whose work helped map the universe are among the recipients of the US$1-million Shaw Prize, – Read More...
May 27, 2010

Greenpeace Welcomes Indonesia’s Moratorium on Deforestation

JAKARTA Greenpeace has welcomed Indonesia’s agreement with Norway to impose a two-year moratorium on deforestation, but urged Jakarta to re-evaluate – Read More...
May 27, 2010

N. Korea to Scrap Military Safeguard Pacts with S. Korea

SEOUL North Korea’s military said on Thursday it is scrapping a pact aimed at preventing accidental armed clashes with South – Read More...
May 27, 2010

Banking on Success Grand Opening: Bali got a new bank on Thursday, with officials arriving for the launch at Simpang – Read More...
May 26, 2010

Home-Brew Arak Kills 8

DENPASAR Eight people are now dead and five are in hospital after drinking home-brewed arak believed to have been laced – Read More...
May 26, 2010

Two dead, 27 Injured in Twin Bombs in Thai South

YALA Two bomb attacks in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south on Wednesday killed two people and wounded another 27, police said. The – Read More...
May 26, 2010

Logic Takes a Holiday

Our island is one of translucent contrasts: opulent residences line the streets and outside middle-aged women and young children and – Read More...
May 26, 2010

Four Dead of Rabies in North Bali; Toddler, 4, Latest Fatality

SINGARAJA Four Buleleng people have died of rabies in recent days, the latest a toddler aged four, sparking fears that – Read More...
May 26, 2010

Bali’s Super Cars May Soon Be Off-Road Vehicles

DENPASAR Governor I Made Mangku Pastika wants unregistered Ferrari sports cars and illegal big motorbikes evicted from Bali — along – Read More...