HEADLINES

May 29, 2009

Bali Link OzJet Placed in Administration

LEGIAN ~ The sudden suspension of twice-weekly Perth-Bali services by Australian charter airline OzJet last week was swiftly followed by – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Orangutans Face Abuse in Indonesian Zoos: Study

JAKARTA ~ Orangutans in public and private Indonesian zoos are being abused to the point where they are eating their – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Methanol-Tainted Arak Kills 16

DENPASAR ~ Sixteen people in Bali died after drinking a brew of arak rice alcohol mixed with more than 20 – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Renovated Ancient Buddhist Temple Opens

SINGARAJA ~ Fifteen years after its discovery, a centuries-old Buddhist temple in Kalibukbuk, Buleleng, was declared restored and open for – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Australia Gives Bravery Awards to Indonesians

Heroic: Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer (right) and Shane Warburton of the Australian Defence Force (third from left), who – Read More...
May 22, 2009

In Kalimantan, Airport, Brothels Take Over Orangutans’ Habitat, Say Activists

Part of a national park in Kalimantan that is home to hundreds of endangered orangutans has been turned into a – Read More...
May 22, 2009

President Talks $1bn Deal with Qatar Emir

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Bali’s Air Paradise Still Searching for Investors

LEGIAN ~ Bankrupt Air Paradise International has thus far not secured any investors and therefore has no immediate plans to – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Answers Sought in E. Java Plane Crash That Killed 98

MAGETAN ~ Air investigators sifted through the charred debris of a military transport plane on Thursday that crashed into homes – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Obama Blasts Greed of Wall Street, Washington

TEMPE, Arizona ~ US President Barack Obama has hit out at a culture of greed and “gaudy short-term” profits soaking – Read More...