HEADLINES

December 5, 2008

Bali Plans Own Corruption-Eradication Team

DENPASAR ~ In response to the establishment of a national corruption-eradication team, Bali’s attorneygeneral is planning a similar graft-busing squad – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Moralizing Clerics Back Anti-Porn Law but Take Child Brides

JAKARTA ~ Muslim clerics who claim to be protecting vulnerable women by backing a new anti-pornography law have come out – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Climate ‘Still Top Concern’ Despite Financial Crisis

LONDON ~ The environment remains a top concern despite the financial crisis, according to a global poll published this week – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Badung Mulls Capital Name-Change

BADUNG ~ Bali’s most economically important regency, and home to much of its vital tourism industry, may rename its capital – Read More...
November 21, 2008

Wife of Missing UK Jetskier Clings to Hope

LEGIAN ~ A British man who disappeared while jetskiing during the Asian Beach Games in Bali last month may be – Read More...
November 21, 2008

Supercomputing Comes to Desktop

SAN FRANCISCO ~ US technology firm NVIDIA rolled out high-performance “personal supercomputers” this week that let desktop workstations handle mind-boggling – Read More...
November 21, 2008

KPK Joins Forces with FBI

JAKARTA ~ The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) signed an agreement this week with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Read More...
November 14, 2008

President Launches Tsunami Warning System

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched a high-tech tsunami warning system this week in a bid to prevent a – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Earth Would Be Heading to a Big Freeze Without CO2 Emissions, Say Scientists

Scheduled shifts in Earth’s orbit should plunge the planet into an enduring Ice Age thousands of years from now but – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Bali Public Transport System in Spotlight

DENPASAR ~ The local government says public transport in Bali needs a great deal of improvement in order to better – Read More...