HEADLINES

February 2, 2011

Chaos in Cairo as Rival Protesters Clash

CAIRO Tensions between supporters of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and opposition protesters boiled over on Wednesday, as violent clashes – Read More...
February 2, 2011

Monkey and a Nail Drive Students into Screaming Trance

MELAYA Dozens of fifth- and sixth-grade girls at a Nusasari elementary school fell victim to mass hysteria, claiming they had – Read More...
February 2, 2011

Armed Gang Invades Villa, Steals Rp180m

MENGWI Another night-time villa-invasion robbery stirred fear when a 47-year-old Australian woman was woken in her bed by armed robbers, – Read More...
February 2, 2011

Temple Raiders Ransack Tabanan Holy Site

TABANAN Hundreds of kepeng coins and pratima sacred objects have been stolen from a Tabanan temple in a new theft – Read More...
February 1, 2011

Travellers Going Bonkers For Bali, Says Wotif

BANGKOK The Australian online holiday booking agency Wotif.com, which focuses on the Australian and Asian markets, says its figures for – Read More...
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...