HEADLINES

June 11, 2010

Opening Up: President Raises Foreign Investment Caps

JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono raised foreign ownership caps in sectors such as agriculture and healthcare this week in a – Read More...
June 9, 2010

Police Probe Jakarta Celebrities Over Sex Video

JAKARTA Three Indonesian celebrities who allegedly appeared in sex videos posted on the internet will be questioned for possible breaches – Read More...
June 9, 2010

Two Shot in Police Round-Up Gone Wrong

NEGARA Police shot two of four men in the legs to stop them escaping when they rounded up a gang – Read More...
June 9, 2010

IMF Warns Asia of Spillovers from European Crisis

SINGAPORE The IMF warned Asia this week of the potential spillovers of the European debt crisis, saying it could dampen – Read More...
June 8, 2010

Activist Legislator Seeks Development Halt

AMLAPURA A paper just tabled in the Karangasem legislature lays bare the level of local government resistance to Governor I – Read More...
June 8, 2010

Woman ‘Aged 157’ Turns Up in Census

JAKARTA Estimates of the size and composition of Indonesia’s booming population may remain just that despite an ongoing census, if – Read More...
June 7, 2010

Virgin Shrugs Off the Blues with Hefty Bali Business

LEGIAN Australian low-cost carrier Virgin Blue may be facing some revenue problems at home at the moment but its regional – Read More...
June 4, 2010

EDITORIAL: Taking Ownership of an Issue

THE BALI TIMES Last week’s real estate conference in Nusa Dua drew the heads of multibillion-dollar construction firms from around – Read More...
June 2, 2010

Indonesia and India Are Worst for Red Tape: Survey

SINGAPORE India, Indonesia and the Philippines have Asia’s most inefficient bureaucracies, with red tape a constant blight to citizens and – Read More...
June 2, 2010

Ubud’s Night Scene Gets Blame for HIV/AIDS Rise

GIANYAR Health authorities in Gianyar say they are seriously concerned at the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS cases in the regency, – Read More...