Bali

June 5, 2009

Bali’s Big Blackout: We Don’t Know Why, Says PLN

LEGIAN ~ State power generator PLN still could not explain at week’s end why Bali suffered a sudden massive blackout – Read More...
June 5, 2009

Poisoned Arak Kills 25, Including Four Foreigners

BADUNG ~ The number of deaths from arak laced with methanol has risen to 25, including English, American, Dutch and – Read More...
June 5, 2009

Malaysia Palace Says Sex Allegations ‘a Private Affair’

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysian royals have described allegations by a teenage US-Indonesian model that she was raped and abused by – Read More...
June 5, 2009

Kantor Kita Boss Reported over $1m Land Fraud

DENPASAR ~ The owner of the well-known company-services firm Kantor Kita has been reported to police over allegations she embezzled – Read More...
June 5, 2009

ADB Lends Indonesia $1bn

MANILA ~ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday it had lent Indonesia US$1 billion to help maintain spending – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Bali Link OzJet Placed in Administration

LEGIAN ~ The sudden suspension of twice-weekly Perth-Bali services by Australian charter airline OzJet last week was swiftly followed by – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Orangutans Face Abuse in Indonesian Zoos: Study

JAKARTA ~ Orangutans in public and private Indonesian zoos are being abused to the point where they are eating their – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Methanol-Tainted Arak Kills 16

DENPASAR ~ Sixteen people in Bali died after drinking a brew of arak rice alcohol mixed with more than 20 – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Renovated Ancient Buddhist Temple Opens

SINGARAJA ~ Fifteen years after its discovery, a centuries-old Buddhist temple in Kalibukbuk, Buleleng, was declared restored and open for – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Australia Gives Bravery Awards to Indonesians

Heroic: Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer (right) and Shane Warburton of the Australian Defence Force (third from left), who – Read More...