The Island

August 7, 2009

Families Walk 2km a Day for Water

DENPASAR ~ Hundreds of people at Banjar Kiadan in Pelaga village, Petang, north of Ubud, have for several weeks been... Read More →
August 3, 2009

Aussie Gets Eight Months for Hashish

DENPASAR ~ A 33-year-old Australian man has been jailed for eight months for possessing 5g of hashish. Jason McIntyre, of... Read More →
August 3, 2009

Lost His Love But Got Her Jewellery

DENPASAR ~ The Denpasar District Court last week heard how a soured relationship between an expatriate man and a local... Read More →
August 3, 2009

New Bid to Protect Sacred Lakes from Developers

DENPASAR ~ A steady stream of potential investors looking at prospects around sacred Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan in the... Read More →
July 27, 2009

Swoop on Turtle Smugglers: Marine Held

SINGARAJA ~ Buleleng Police believe they have broken up a large-scale turtle-smuggling operation that had been illegally collecting the protected... Read More →
July 21, 2009

Rp100m to Seat New Tabanan Lawmakers

TABANAN ~ A ceremony to inaugurate 40 new legislators into Tabanan’s Legislative Assembly for the period 2009 to 2014 is... Read More →
July 21, 2009

Negara Street Traders Angered by Supermarket

NEGARA ~ Small traders who have stalls in front of Jembrana Public Hospital in Negara have complained that competition from... Read More →
July 21, 2009

Police Warn Against Illegal Second Marriages

DENPASAR ~ Police have warned legally married Balinese people that they risk legal action if they enter into marital arrangements... Read More →
July 13, 2009

Bali’s Swine Flu Patients ‘Recovering’

DENPASAR ~ Another Australian tourist is in Sanglah Hospital being tested for swine flu, doctors said. He is a 26-year-old... Read More →
July 13, 2009

Condotels Get a Tight Brief: Build Balinese

DENPASAR ~ Condotel developers have been given a wake-up call by Bali’s zoning authority Dinas Cipta Karya (DCK): they must... Read More →