Wednesday September 20, 2006 After the great quake and tsunami on Boxing Day of 2004, followed by another devastating quake on 24 March 2005, until today, the island of Nias, off the coast of North Sumatra, has still not recovered. A great loss to anthropology and archaeology will be the unique traditional houses that are today dilapidating, left in disrepair or are on the verge of collapsing due to lack of funds to repa...read detail
Wednesday September 20, 2006 The Transport Department said it will tighten the conditions required for new airlines to be established so that interested parties will have to produce capital of at least Rp50 billion ($5.6 million) and operate at least five aircraft, writes Indonesia’s Trade and Industry News. The airline must also own two of the five aircraft while the remaining three could be leased, Director Gener...read detail
Wednesday September 20, 2006 Still on
Bali , a page one story published in the Monday, September 11, 2006 edition of the Indonesian language Bali Post paints a picture of growing poverty among the people of
Bali . Worsening economic conditions across the island and ineffective steps by regional officials to curb poverty demonstrate that for many,
Bali is something less than a paradise on earth, reports balidiscove...read detail
Wednesday September 20, 2006 The long expected month of August, which is the usual tourist peak season for Bali, has this year, unfortunately, fallen flat as total foreign arrivals totaled 118.104, or down -24.88% compared to August last year, reports balidiscovery.com. Comparing month-on-month this decline comes on top of corresponding drops in arrivals for July 2006 (down -23.01% compared to July 2005) and for Ju...read detail
Wednesday September 20, 2006 Indonesia’s Health Minister, Siti Fadillah Sapari, on Monday, 18 September, told ANTV viewers that poultry in 30 provinces out of Indonesia’s total 33 provinces have been infected with the H5N1 Avian Flu virus, while infection to humans have occurred in 8 provinces. Until today, the Minister assures, infection is still caused by the same virus that has not mutated, while reason for inf...read detail
Tuesday September 19, 2006 The first Bali Design Expo will display high quality home decor design, fashion design, jewellery and furniture from local manufacturers with a commitment to international quality and standards and export oriented.The Bali Design Expo will be held for the first time this year within the Kuta Karnival on the 23rd and 24th of September 2006 from 10am – 9pm. The venue will be within the premise...read detail
Wednesday September 13, 2006 Four of the Bali Nine – journalistic shorthand for the nine young Australians convicted for trying to smuggle 8.2 kilograms of heroin through Bali's airport last year, suffered a massive set back before Indonesia's Supreme Court in early September when the number amongst the nine facing death before a firing squad increased from two to six.Appeals filed by both defense lawyers...read detail
Wednesday September 13, 2006 International Tourism contribution to Indonesia’s balance of payments this year is expected to decline to 2.7% in 2006 , down from 3.2% in 2005, which is caused by a number of natural disasters suffered by Indonesia in the past months, and the threat of bird flu, said Jeffrey Kairupan, Bureau Chief of the Economic Statistics Directorate of Bank Indonesia. On the other hand, travel outf...read detail
Wednesday September 13, 2006 Indonesia’s capacity to provide employment in 2006 is at its lowest level compared to the past 10 years as labour-intensive industries are declining, reports Kompas daily. Quoting Deputy Minister for National Development, Bambang Widianto, the article mentions that today, the capacity of the real sector to absorb new employees is at a low 42,000 people with every one percent econom...read detail
Sunday September 10, 2006 Recent Film Projects Underline Bali's Growing Popularity as a Film Location.The Bali Film Center (BFC) recently wrapped up two commercial, international film productions on locations in Bali and Java.Surf's UpPortugal's Lusa Film's Producer, Jose Neto, shot four days of beach and surfing scenes on location on Bali's Balangan, Padang Padang and Jimbaran beaches for NetCabo Internet and Still Produc...read detail
Sunday September 10, 2006 4 More of the Bali Nine Get Death Sentences After Judicial Review by Indonesia's Supreme Court Four of the Bali Nine – journalistic shorthand for the nine young Australians convicted for trying to smuggle 8.2 kilograms of heroin through Bali's airport last year, suffered a massive set back before Indonesia's Supreme Court in early September when the number amongst the nin...read detail
Wednesday September 06, 2006 Kuta Karnival has become an important annual event in Bali’s tourism calendar. With the devastating terrorist blast that affected the island and international community back in October 2002, the Kuta Karnival was inaugurated to honor the victims of human violence and also to show the world that the true spirit of local community always survives. The nine-day event is this year to be hel...read detail
Tuesday September 05, 2006 Indonesian troops will join the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon this week after Israel set aside objections to the world's largest Muslim nation taking part, reports Indonesia’s Trade and Industry News released by the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy. The UN announced the inclusion of 1,000 Indonesian troops in the 15,000-strong peacekeeping mission on Saturday (2/9/06...read detail
Tuesday September 05, 2006
Jakarta , Aug 29 (DPA) Indonesian police Tuesday confiscated nearly one tonne of crystal methamphetamine apparently smuggled into the country from
Hong Kong in one of the largest seizures in the country’s history, a senior official said. The national police chief, General Sutanto, said about 955 kg of crystal methamphetamine, locally known as ’shabu-shabu’, was...read detail
Tuesday September 05, 2006 Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia faces major obstacles in its fight against bird flu, the UN Children's Fund said Friday as officials reiterated calls for more international financial aid.The government faces a "huge challenge" to teach the rural population about the danger of the H5N1 virus and to be more health-conscious, due to the country's massive size and diverse ethnicities, said...read detail
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