The Island

February 16, 2007

Luxury Cruise Liner Moors in Benoa

BENOA PORT ~ A luxury cruise ship, the Albatross, moored to Benoa Port for the first time this week, local... Read More →
February 16, 2007

New Tourism Board Chief Elected

UBUD ~ Businessman Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya has been elected the new head of the Bali Tourism Board, and takes... Read More →
February 16, 2007

Beauty Winners Anticipate India Trip

DENPASAR ~ The teenage winners of the first Miss and Mr Bali-India contest are itching to visit India and meet... Read More →
February 16, 2007

Foreigners Arrested over Thefts

KUTA ~ Following an investigation, Kuta Police have arrested a Peruvian couple they accuse of carrying out a string of... Read More →
February 10, 2007

US Warns of ‘Bird Flu Cats’

The US embassy in Jakarta warned its citizens this week to avoid cats in Indonesia following reports that they may... Read More →
February 9, 2007

Australian Gets Three Months for Drugs

DENPASAR ~ A media scrum descended on the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday as Michelle Condon arrived to hear the... Read More →
February 9, 2007

Toxic Plankton Kills Fish

JAKARTA ~ Toxic plankton has killed thousands of fish in waters off Bali, an official said. The “red tide,” or... Read More →
February 9, 2007

Govt Offered Controlling Stake in Air Paradise

DENPASAR ~ The government of Bali is studying a proposal by non-operational Air Paradise International to purchase a controlling 51-percent... Read More →
February 9, 2007

With Neil Case

The night of January 26 (Australia Day), I went to Pantai Sindhu to dine at the Beach Café. Later than... Read More →
February 1, 2007

Mr., Mrs. Bali-India Crowned

DENPASAR ~ Students Ayu Sriwidanti Yuliandari and Putu Surya Sujana have been crowned Miss Bali-India and Mr Bali-India respectively. Dewa... Read More →