Bali

July 25, 2008

Asia-Wide Disaster Exercise Endorsed: Statement

SINGAPORE ~ Asia’s top security forum endorsed on Thursday a US-proposal for a region-wide preparedness exercise after two major disasters – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Central Bank Chief Upbeat over Inflation

JAKARTA ~ The central bank chief said this week he was hopeful Indonesia’s economy had already passed the worst of – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Rice Underlines Need for Indonesian Military Reform

SINGAPORE ~ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice underlined on Thursday the need for reform of Indonesia’s military after a – Read More...
July 25, 2008

OECD Welcomes Govt’s Fuel Price Hike

JAKARTA ~ The central government’s controversial near 30-percent fuel price hike was applauded on Thursday by the OECD group of – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Ubud Royals Cremated in Spectacular Ceremony

UBUD ~ The remains of two Balinese royals were cremated on Tuesday before some 250,000 loyal subjects after being carried – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Court Throws Out Bali Bombers’ Final Appeal

DENPASAR ~ The Denpasar District Court threw out the final appeal on Thursday of three men sentenced to death for – Read More...
July 18, 2008

Pastika Formally Announced as Winner

DENPASAR ~ A former police chief who led investigations into the 2002 Bali bombings has stormed to victory in Bali’s – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Former Bali Police Chief Voted Island’s New Governor

DENPASAR ~ Bali’s much-lauded ex-police chief I Made Mangku Pastika was voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday as the island’s next governor, – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Japan Gives Indonesia $300m ‘Climate Loan’

TOYAKO ~ Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced a loan to Indonesia this week of US$300 million in the first – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Australian Tourists to Bali Rise

DENPASAR ~ Tourism statistics show that from January to May of this year, 54.76 percent more Australian tourists visited Bali – Read More...