Articles tagged ‘news’
Bird-Flu Handling Exercises in Bali
By Barrie | April 24th, 2008 |
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No, I’m not talking about chickens running the marathon along Ngurah Rai Bypass or down Jalan Legian but rather bird flu handling exercises to be held in Bali on April 25-27th. These exercises will be conducted in three places. They are at Ngurah Rai Airport and at Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar as well as [...]
Dreamland beach: Too tempting for developers
By Nick | December 30th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Dreamland is the largest white sand beach on the western Bukit peninsula. That fact was not lost on Tomy Suharto, who with the help of rich friends tried to develop the place some years ago. For most Bali visitors Dreamland is a cool place to go for a beach afternoon, sip a juice in a [...]
Indonesia’s ‘ Lost World’ a biological paradise
By Nick | December 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In 2005 a team of scientists discovered an area of Papua (Irian Jaya) that was a virtual Garden of Eden. New species of plants and animals were found and not even the Papuans themselves had any knowledge of the area.
After the UNFCCC in Bali
By Nick | December 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The UNFCCC (UN Conference on Climate Change) is over and opinions differ as to the success of the event. With scientific reports coming out thick and fast, one predicting no summer Arctic ice in 2012, most rational people realize its time to do something about climate change. Getting 180 nations to agree on the way [...]
UNFCCC has one more day to go in Bali
By Nick | December 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The UNFCCC (climate change conference) that is taking place in Nusa Dua is one of the most important events this decade. Future generations (assuming there are any) will look back at this meeting as a marker of when the human race stopped and finally took notice of what was happening to the Earth’s biosphere.
Bali climate conference reaching its climax
By Nick | December 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The UNFCCC (climate change conference) in Nusa Dua is drawing to its climax, with ministers from around the world contemplating what to commit to. This conference was a long time coming and is almost over, but there have already been some huge movements.
UNFCCC in Nusa Dua Bali
By Nick | December 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
THE UNFCCC (UN Conference on Climate Change) is going full steam ahead in Nusa Dua. Al Gore has received his Nobel Prize so he’ll be showing up soon no doubt. How has the conference affected Bali so far?
Courses & Workshops in Ubud
By Nick | December 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ubud is a cultural center and offers a multitude of classes to visitors. Here is a sampling with prices quoted December 7th 2007.
Bali climate conference not everyone’s cup of tea
By Nick | December 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The UNFCCC (climate change conference) going on in Nusa Dua right now is drawing massive global attention. Most people applaud the fact that rational people are discussing ways to curb man’s destruction of the planet. Not everyone is over the moon though.
Indonesia bloggers ranking system
By Nick | December 6th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Blogging is a global phenomenon with the number of new blogs going online reaching record numbers. Back in January 2003 most people in Bali didn’t seem to understand the term ‘blog’ and told me on many occasions that Baliblog (Bali belog) meant ‘Bali crazy’. Times have changed and Indonesian have taken to blogging themselves.
