Bali

June 19, 2010

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Marks 65th Birthday Under House Arrest

YANGON Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is spending her 65th birthday on Saturday under house arrest as activists – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Police Swoop on Illegal Arak Sellers

NEGARA Police have warned that arak smuggling from Java is rife after two men from Banyuwangi, East Java, were caught – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Indonesia Must Resist Internet ‘Frenzy’: President

JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the country must not stand “naked” before modern information technology, signalling his support for – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Bali Dance May Get UNESCO Listing

DENPASAR Bali is planning to register its traditional sacred dances with UNESCO, the world body that guards heritage. Wali (sacred) – Read More...
June 19, 2010

Pastika Seeks World Standards for Bali Environment Rules

DENPASAR Governor I Made Mangku Pastika has told Bali’s district administrations they should use international-quality standards in an effort to – Read More...
June 17, 2010

Graft Fighter’s Appeal Is Rejected

JAKARTA The Jakarta High Court has rejected an appeal by the country’s former anti-corruption chief against his 18-year jail sentence – Read More...
June 17, 2010

Internet a Risk to Indonesia Says Minister

JAKARTA The country’s communications minister says a celebrity sex video scandal shows the internet is a threat to the nation – Read More...
June 17, 2010

Tourist Arrivals Up 13%

DENPASAR Bali’s tourism office said this week tourist arrivals were up 13 percent in the January-May period against the same – Read More...
June 15, 2010

Stars Dismayed Over Porn Video

JAKARTA Teen heartthrob Nazril Ariel and his model girlfriend Luna Maya have expressed shock over an X-rated video that has – Read More...
June 15, 2010

Man Made to Marry Cow

NEGARA The village of Yeh Embang in Jembrana has forced a young man said to have had sex with a – Read More...