Articles tagged ‘News’
Indonesia Independence Day remissions a mystery to many
By Nick | August 17th, 2007 |
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Indonesia has today given sentence remissions to 10 convicted people guilty of aiding and abetting the Kuta bombings in 2002 which killed 202 people. Indonesia hands out remissions across the board for criminals who show good behavior. Six men involved in the Oct. 12, 2002, terror strikes that claimed 202 lives - 88 of them [...]
Bali rattled by earthquake
By Nick | August 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bali was rattled by a powerful earthquake last night, reminding us once more we’re on shaky ground. The quake was centered deep under west Java and was felt as far as Sumatra.
Sunset Rd or Sunset Strip?
By Nick | August 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bali’s Sunset Rd is an offshoot of Bypass Ngurah Rai. Funded by the World Bank and finally completed in 2003, it allows traffic coming off of Jl. Raya Kerobokan to access Seminyak, Legian, Kuta, Tuban and the airport in 25 minutes max. The Sunset Rd was aptly named as sunsets are lovely from that vantage [...]
Australian PM to visit Bali
By Nick | July 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Australian PM John Howard will visit Bali later this week to meet Indonesian President SBY. Mr Howard will open a special eye hospital dedicated to the victims of Bali terrorism. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
Big Brother not watching in Bali
By Nick | July 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The brother of Scottish chef Gordon Ramsey is sweating in a Bali jail, after his arrest for heroin possession 5 months ago.
Kuta Bali: July 6th 2007
By Nick | July 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
According to some sources the number of Australian tourists visiting Bali has doubled in the last few months. From my perspective that is entirely accurate, with many bars and restaurants packed in the Kuta / Seminyak area. Last night Blue Ocean restaurant was fully booked and Trattoria on Jl. Oberoi was similarly packed. Great to [...]
