Bali

May 30, 2008

Govt Courts Foreign Investors, with Projects worth $19bn on Offer

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened a forum on Monday seeking billions of dollars in foreign direct investment to – Read More...
May 30, 2008

Australia to Help Save Indonesia’s Forests

CANBERRA/SEMINYAK ~ The Australian government announced this week that it will give AUS$4.5 million (US$4.3 million) to help reduce rampant – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Govt to Raise Fuel Prices by 28.7%

SEMINYAK/JAKARTA ~ The central government said this week that fuel prices would be hiked by an average 28.7 percent, as – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Karangasem Gets $2m Port for Cruise Liners

AMLAPURA ~ The central government has allocated Rp20 billion (US$2.1 million) for the construction of a port in Karangasem Regency – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Garuda Plane almost Lands on Perth Construction Crew

SEMINYAK/PERTH ~ A Garuda Indonesia plane with some 100 people on board almost landed on part of a runway under – Read More...
May 16, 2008

A Decade On, Rape Riots Denied but Not Forgotten

As people prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Suharto regime this month, the terrible first – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Polar Bear Listed as Threatened

The American government listed polar bears as a threatened species this week, owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Govt, EU Officials Meet to Discuss Europe Flight Ban

JAKARTA ~ Government officials met counterparts from the European Union on Tuesday in an effort to get the bloc to – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Bacon Work Sells for Record $86.2m

NEW YORK ~ A three-panel work by Francis Bacon was sold at auction in New York this week for US$86.2 – Read More...
May 9, 2008

Priests Express Concern over Villa Construction on Sacred Uluwatu Grounds

ULUWATU ~ At a meeting in Pekendungan Temple in Tanah Lot, Balinese priests discussed the reformulation of procedures and ethics – Read More...