HEADLINES

July 27, 2009

Police Seek Explosives, Find Arak Hoard

DENPASAR ~ The security clampdown in Bali following the Jakarta bombings have made life even more difficult for illegal arak – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Relief after EU Lifts Flight Ban

JAKARTA ~ The government welcomed the European Union’s decision this week to remove flag-carrier Garuda Airlines and three other Indonesian – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Extra CCTV to Boost Swine Flu Isolation Rules

DENPASAR ~ Sanglah Public Hospital is planning to install a closed circuit television (CCTV) system in its Nusa Indah (Beautiful – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Heart Disease Patient Dies in Sanglah Isolation, Apparently Not of Swine Flu

DENPASAR ~ A Bali-based Lion Air engineer who had recently arrived in Bali from Singapore with his family has died – Read More...
July 21, 2009

‘Gay Masseur’ Found Dead, Beaten, Stabbed

UNGASAN ~ Police have launched a murder hunt after a Lombok man believed to have worked as a gay masseur – Read More...
July 21, 2009

Obama Congratulates Yudhoyono on Re-election

WASHINGTON ~ US President Barack Obama has congratulated President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his re-election last week, and expressed a – Read More...
July 13, 2009

With Re-election, Yudhoyono Gets Boosted Mandate for Change

JAKARTA ~ The likely re-election of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is generally seen as a vote for more reform in – Read More...
July 13, 2009

Work Permit Revenue ‘Goes Missing’

DENPASAR ~ Concerns were raised in the Badung legislature this week that the regency is missing out on revenue from – Read More...
July 13, 2009

Land Price Hike Sparks Probe

DENPASAR ~ The Denpasar District Attorney’s Office is investigating the mark up in the price of land at Plaga Village – Read More...
July 13, 2009

Klungkung, Bangli Get Wake-Up Calls over Audit Findings

SEMARAPURA ~ Klungkung Regency has been told to improve its performance after an audit found irregularities totalling more than Rp21 – Read More...