February

February 25, 2011

Welding Explosion Kills Customer

TABANAN An explosion at a Tabanan welding workshop killed a customer and has left the owner open to prosecution under – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Drunk Truck Driver Kills Motorcyclist, Injures Three

GIANYAR The driver of a truck that ploughed into oncoming traffic, killing one motorcyclist and injuring three others, in Saba, – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Home of Newspaper Owner Attacked with Molotov Cocktails

DENPASAR The owner of a local newspaper says he is at a loss to explain an attempt to firebomb his – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Depressed Divorcé in Phone-Mast Death Leap

DENPASAR A 30-year-old divorced man who clambered up a mobile phone tower in Denpasar in an apparent suicide bid was – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Governor Gave Advance Notice of Nyepi Closures: Spokesman

DENPASAR Governor I Made Mangku Pastika informed the central government of plans to close the island’s airport for 24 hours – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Billion-Dollar Belief: Eleven years old this June, Lion Air has rapidly grown to become Indonesia’s largest airline by passenger numbers – Read More...
February 25, 2011

Java’s Mud Volcano to Erupt for Quarter-Century Say Scientists

A mud volcano in Java that has displaced more than 13,000 families will erupt for at least a quarter of – Read More...
February 23, 2011

Libya Turmoil Triggers Evacuation Scramble

NEW DELHI Governments around the world struggled on Wednesday to evacuate nationals from violence-hit Libya, with Asian countries facing a – Read More...
February 22, 2011

Tower-Block Tenants in Limbo Over Rents

SINGARAJA An administrative oversight after a change of government has left the inhabitants of a block of flats in Singaraja – Read More...
February 22, 2011

Buleleng Villagers Still Waiting for Home Aid

SINGARAJA A provincial government program to offer free home-improvement work to poor families and to ensure minimum basic living conditions – Read More...