HEADLINES

February 1, 2011

Westin Heads for the Hills

UBUD The Starwood chain of hotels and resorts has announced it will operate a sixth hotel in Bali from 2012 – Read More...
February 1, 2011

Eye Centre Wins Extra Australian Funding

DENPASAR The Australia Bali Memorial Eye Centre has been given an extra A$3 million (Rp26.4 billion) to help ensure it – Read More...
January 31, 2011

Tourism Target Rises to 2.7m

DENPASAR Tourism authorities in Bali have set this year’s target for foreign arrivals at 2.7 million, up from 2.3 million – Read More...
January 31, 2011

Land-Swap ‘Trick’ Sparks Village Riot

MATARAM A government land-swap deal that villagers say threatens to swindle them out of their new holdings sparked a riot – Read More...
January 31, 2011

Rock Star Ariel Jailed over Porn Video

BANDUNG Rock star Nazril Ariel was jailed on Monday for more than three years after sex tapes of him with – Read More...
January 30, 2011

Bali Flights Resume as Volcano Slows

TUBAN Flights to and from Bali have resumed after dangerous ash spewing from an Indonesian volcano abated, an official said – Read More...
January 28, 2011

Thousands Stranded in Bali as More Flights Scrapped

JAKARTA A total of 16 international flights to and from Bali were cancelled on Friday, as dangerous ash continued to – Read More...
January 27, 2011

Bali Flights Cancelled As Java Volcano Ash Spreads

DENPASAR Several international flights to and from Bali were cancelled or diverted on Thursday to avoid dangerous ash spewing from – Read More...
January 26, 2011

Temple Exclusion Zones Move a Step Closer

DENPASAR Enforcement of a five-kilometre building exclusion zone around Bali’s major temples – including Uluwatu on the Bukit in Badung – Read More...
January 26, 2011

10,000 Ancient Scripts to Go Digital

DENPASAR A new programme will scan and digitally store 10,000 ancient Balinese manuscripts this year, as part of the provincial – Read More...