HEADLINES

February 13, 2012

Kuta Beach Threatened by Erosion

KUTA Recent high tides and large waves have accelerated erosion at Kuta Beach, which large quantities of sand washed away, – Read More...
February 6, 2012

Bali Lashed By Heavy Winds, Stormy Seas – and Rumours

DENPASAR Powerful winds and high waves battering Bali has lead to several deaths and lengthy transport delays as ferry crossings – Read More...
February 6, 2012

Badung Plans New Rules for Tattoo Parlours

KUTA The Badung Regency government is planning new regulations to ensure that tattoo parlours follow strict procedures to prevent the – Read More...
February 6, 2012

Foreigners Sought For Drugging Staff

KUTA Badung Police are hunting two Caucasian men suspected of stealing the contents of a safe in a hotel in – Read More...
January 30, 2012

Governor Urges Calm after Transmigrant Clashes in Sumatra

DENPASAR Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika called for calm after reports that Balinese migrant communities had been the victims – Read More...
January 30, 2012

Atheist Faces Jail after Facebook Post

PADANG A civil servant who declared himself an atheist on Facebook was arrested and is now facing jail for blasphemy – Read More...
January 30, 2012

Film Festival Aims to Make Bali a Documentary Hub

DENPASAR Organisers of the third Bali Documentary Film Festival, due to be held later this year, are hoping that the – Read More...
January 23, 2012

Balinese Crew Survive Italian Cruise Disaster

DENPASAR Twenty-six people from Bali were among the crewmembers of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground in Mediterranean – Read More...
January 23, 2012

Foreign Direct Investment Hits Record $20bn

JAKARTA Indonesia’s foreign direct investment hit a record US$20 billion last year, with Singapore, Japan and the United States among – Read More...
January 23, 2012

Impoverished Villages Selected for Pilot Project

DENPASAR Five impoverished villages have been selected for a pilot project in the Bali government’s poverty-eradication programme. The villages selected – Read More...