HEADLINES

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...
January 16, 2012

Police Castigated over Trial of Thousand-Rupiah Theft Boy

DENPASAR Bali’s Police and prosecutors were heavily criticised this week after a 15-year-old boy stood trial in Denpasar for stealing – Read More...
January 16, 2012

Health Chief Seeks Clarification amid HIV Tattoo Storm

DENPASAR Bali’s Health Department has reiterated demands for clarification and evidence from the Australian authorities over claims that a tourist – Read More...
January 16, 2012

New Death Sparks Renewed Rabies Fear

DENPASAR Officials fear that rabies may have reached Nusa Penida, one of the few parts of Bali to remain free – Read More...
January 9, 2012

C151 Scoops ‘Favourite Hotel’ Award

SEMINYAK Seminyak-based hotel group C151 has been awarded a “Best Favourite Hotel of the Year” award, at a ceremony in – Read More...
January 9, 2012

Progress but More Challenges Ahead: Governor

DENPASAR Bali still has many developmental challenges despite recent progress, Governor I Made Mangku Pastika said during his end-of-year address. – Read More...