The Bali Times

April 2, 2012

Angry Protesters Reject Proposed Fuel Price Hike

DENPASAR Thousands of people protested nationwide this week to reject the government’s plan to hike the subsidised fuel price, with – Read More...
April 2, 2012

Bin Laden Funded Bali Bombs, Witness Claims

JAKARTA Osama bin Laden paid for the 2002 Bali bombs, according to a witness at the trial of terrorist suspect – Read More...
April 2, 2012

Poisonous Beetles Threaten Bali

SINGARAJA Bali is facing a potential plague of poisonous insects. The rove beetle, known locally as tomcat beetle, is currently – Read More...
April 2, 2012

Kissing Couples: Young people in Sesetan, Denpasar, take part in a kissing event on Saturday known as omed-omedan. The annual – Read More...
March 26, 2012

Security Intensified Around Island after Five Killed in Terror Raids

DENPASAR Police stepped up security at tourist hotspots this week after five suspected terrorists were shot dead in raids. “We – Read More...
March 26, 2012

Draft Law on Villas to be Trialled in Bali

SEMINYAK Bali is the setting for a pilot project on the management of the villa industry, it has been revealed. – Read More...
March 26, 2012

Nyepi Leads to Energy Efficiency

DENPASAR State power provider PLN had reason to celebrate this week’s Nyepi ceremony – a 50-percent drop in power use. – Read More...
March 26, 2012

A Transplant Connecting Israelis and Palestinians

By Emmanuelle Hazan Dr Raz Somech is one of the main figures in the deeply moving documentary Precious Life which – Read More...
March 26, 2012

Using Dialogue to Boost Yemen’s Economy

By Abubakr Al-Shamahi On February 21, Yemenis went to the polls to vote for their new transitional president. This election, – Read More...
March 26, 2012

Going Quackers Over the Lingo

By Richard Boughton In my continuing effort to demonstrate conclusively and for all practical purposes that I cannot possibly learn to – Read More...