HEADLINES

March 23, 2007

Indonesia Takes a Large Bite Out of Shark

SEMINYAK/JIMBARAN ~ Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of shark-related products, netting 12.3 percent of the total global catch, followed – Read More...
March 23, 2007

Singapore, Indonesia to Step Up Extradition Talks

SINGAPORE ~ Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to set a date for ministers and military officials to discuss an extradition – Read More...
March 23, 2007

Thousands Throng Nyepi Market

KUTA ~ Up to 5,000 people attended the traditional post-Nyepi market on Kuta Beach on Tuesday, the organizers said, hoping – Read More...
March 23, 2007

Multibillion-Dollar Energy Contracts Awarded

JAKARTA ~ The central government has awarded 37 energy contracts worth billions of dollars in total, reports said. The contracts – Read More...
March 16, 2007

For Bali’s Buddhists, Room to Grow

KUTA ~ Bali’s tiny Buddhist community is neglected in terms of education for the young, though followers say they are – Read More...
March 16, 2007

On Assignment in Iraq, for a Month of Mayhem

BAGHDAD ~ Arriving back in Baghdad in many ways feels like returning to a second home. Which I’m not sure – Read More...
March 16, 2007

As Island Shuts Down for Nyepi, TV Stays on

DENPASAR ~ Eleven national television stations and 42 local radio stations have been asked not to broadcast in Bali during – Read More...
March 16, 2007

Govt May Close Airlines after Garuda Disaster

JAKARTA ~ The country’s new air transport chief is to step up the monitoring of airlines and could shut some – Read More...
March 9, 2007

Bali Gains with over 35% Increase in Visitors

Vacationers Largely Unfazed by String of Disasters SEMINYAK ~ Foreign tourist arrivals to Bali were up more than 35 percent – Read More...
March 9, 2007

Probe into Garuda Crash Gets Underway

YOGYAKARTA, Central Java ~ Investigators were combings through the burned-out skeleton of a Garuda Indonesia airliner on Thursday to find – Read More...