HEADLINES

February 6, 2009

Fourth Sarcophagus Found in Gianyar

GIANYAR ~ A fourth sarcophagus, thought to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old, was found on Wednesday in Subak Abang, – Read More...
February 6, 2009

Darwin at 200: World Salutes Founder of Evolutionary Theory

Two hundred years ago, in a wealthy household in rural England, a child was born who, in a quiet, dogged – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Govt Proposes $6.27bn Stimulus Package

JAKARTA ~ The central government has proposed a stimulus package amounting to Rp71.3 trillion (US$6.27 billion) as a buffer against – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Global Warming ‘Irreversible for Next Thousand Years’

Climate change is “largely irreversible” for the next 1,000 years even if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could be abruptly halted, – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Document-Forging Ring Broken Up: Police

TABANAN ~ Six members of a syndicate suspected of making fake car ownership (BPKB) documents were arrested by police this – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Tributes to ‘Greatest Novelist’ Updike

LONDON ~ British authors Ian McEwan and Martin Amis paid tribute to US novelist John Updike, who died this week, – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Indonesia May Have World’s Tallest Skyscraper

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia could have one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world within three years, soaring 558 meters above – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Obama’s Jakarta Schoolmates Laud ‘Barry’

JAKARTA ~ US President Barack Obama’s former classmates in Jakarta brimmed with pride and expectation after the chubby kid they – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Indonesian Obama Lookalike Cashes In

JAKARTA ~ With his toothy smile, oversized ears and cropped black hair, Indonesian Ilham Anas is cashing in as a – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Tourism Boom Continues with Imlek

UBUD ~ Chinese New Year (Imlek), which falls on January 26 this year, has pushed tourist numbers up in Bali, – Read More...