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December 6, 2010

Mystery Month-Long Grounding Threatens Beach Oil Spill

SANUR There are fears a small oil tanker left stranded on Mertasari Reef off Sanur after it ran aground outside... Read More →
December 1, 2010

Bali Holiday Romance With a Sting

NUSA DUA A 37-year-old Japanese woman who befriended a 28-year-old East Java man and had a five-month relationship with him... Read More →
December 1, 2010

Police to Get Prison Drug Raid Rights

DENPASAR Badung Police and Kerobokan jail authorities are negotiating a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a new joint bid to... Read More →
December 1, 2010

‘Citizen’ Scam Fails: Man Can’t Speak Indonesian

DENPASAR A Taiwanese businessman has been detained by immigration over an alleged identity scam discovered when he presented documents including... Read More →
November 29, 2010

Newer Bali Cars, Pricier Petrol

JAKARTA People who drive cars made after 2005 won’t be able to buy fuel at the subsidised price from January,... Read More →
November 29, 2010

Serial Child Rapist Jailed for 20 Years

DENPASAR An East Java man has been sentenced to 20 years’ jail for a series of rapes of children in... Read More →
November 25, 2010

Education Focus as Rabies Deaths Likely to Rise

DENPASAR Bali’s government has announced it will focus on community education to battle the extended rabies outbreak on the island,... Read More →
November 25, 2010

Bangli Puts Tourist Charge Up By 200%

BANGLI Bangli regency had slapped a more than 200-percent increase on its tourism contribution fee charged to visitors to the... Read More →
November 25, 2010

Five Years Sought for Rp23bn Fraud

AMLAPURA Prosecutors have called for a five-year jail sentence for Nyoman Suardana, former chairman of the Karangasem Building Cooperative, who... Read More →
November 25, 2010

Bali First in Aussie $2m Indonesia Security Boost

DENPASAR Bali is the first area of the country to benefit from a US$2 million maritime security system donated by... Read More →