HEADLINES

July 3, 2012

Deaths from Rabies ‘in Decline’

Fewer than one person a month has died from rabies in Bali so far this year, a drop of more than 90 percent since August 2010, when the island was ravaged by the disease, according to the authorities.
June 27, 2012

Another Asylum-Seeker Boat Sinks En Route to Australia

Rescuers plucked 123 people from the ocean on Wednesday after an asylum-seeker boat sank en route to Australia, barely a week after another vessel went down in the same area, killing up to 90.
June 26, 2012

Pilger to Make Ubud Appearance

The illustrious Australian journalist John Pilger is due to appear at the Ubud literary festival this October.
June 26, 2012

Website Takes Aim at Corrupt Officials

An Indonesian website listing crooked officials and individuals has joined the war against graft in one of Asia's most corrupt nations.
June 26, 2012

Governor Says Wealth of Tourism Is Hurting Bali’s Poor

Thriving tourism in Bali has pushed up the price of basic necessities, often putting them beyond the reach of the island’s many poor people, Governor I Made Mangku Pastika has said, in what he called a “disaster” for the indigent.
June 26, 2012

Murder Probe Launched into Australian’s Death in Bali

The Bali Police have launched a murder investigation into the death last week of an Australian man holidaying on the island.
June 23, 2012

Last Efforts in Refugee Boat Search off Australia

Rescuers are making a final search for survivors from a refugee boat accident off Australia's Christmas Island, with two more bodies found and little hope for around 90 people still missing.
June 23, 2012

Endangered Sumatran Rhino Gives Birth

A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros was born on Saturday at an Indonesian sanctuary, only the fourth birth in captivity in more than a century, boosting survival hopes for the species, say conservationists.
June 23, 2012

Quake Hits Aceh

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Aceh province on Sumatra island on Saturday, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said.
June 22, 2012

Bali’s Bigger Airport Seen Handling 20 Million Passengers

TUBAN Bali’s main entry point, Ngurah Rai International Airport, will be handling 20 million passengers a year within the next – Read More...