By Hector A DRIVE to Candi Dasa is always interesting; in recent months – and judging by progress identified thus far, and the scarcity of scenes of actual work taking place, for many more months to come – this interest level has been heightened further by the Australian-funded duplication of the splendidly named Prof Ida [...]

Muriel Ydo, 52, from Holland, moved to Bali over 20 years ago and is now a volunteer organiser at the Rivers, Oceans, Land and Ecology Foundation (ROLE), an organisation that provides free education skills – such as reading – to those in need and teaches communities about environmental awareness. She shared her day with Carla [...]

I Dewa Putu Putrayasa Batuan, 73 is a retired teacher from Ubud who now owns an art gallery and a restaurant. He has six children and 16 grandchildren. What’s the greatest lesson life has taught you? Selling my paintings has helped me to improve my social life and has opened up a whole new world [...]

NAME: Kadek Adi AGE: 29 OCCUPATION: Tour guide LOCATION:  Karangasem How do you think the country is doing now? Indonesia is getting worse in some ways. Even though infrastructure has developed, education is stagnant. There are still some children who can’t afford to pay for school. Also, there are not enough hospitals. Is the central [...]

…because there are so many opportunities for me to learn a lot of things here. I like the unique culture of the Balinese people. Ida Rahayu, 31, Kediri, East Java BT/PCAR

From the perspective of Ian Fallows, 26, a gas engineer from the UK What are we here for? We are here to engage ourselves fully in life and try to find enjoyment in every aspect of it. Do you believe in the Big Bang theory that the circa-13.7-billion-year-old universe and all that’s in it was [...]

JERUSALEM At least 10 people were killed as Israeli forces stormed a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for Gaza, Israeli television and radio stations reported on Monday. According to Israel’s private channel 10 television, Israeli marine commandos had opened fire after being attacked with axes and knives by a number of the passengers on board [...]

By Jonathan Cainer It is hard to convey the importance of June’s celestial outlook. For every sign, there’s a different development. Jupiter conjoins Uranus, bringing energy to Pisces, Sagittarius, and Aquarius and Aries. Mercury completes the last of three right angles to Mars, creating relief and resolution for Gemini, Virgo and Scorpio. We get a [...]

MENGWI Rafting operators on the Ayung River have complained that some hotels along the river are threatening the environment and reputation of Bali by dumping sewage into the river. They say this mostly happens when the river is in flood and the evidence is swiftly taken away by the heavy flow of water. Chief complainant [...]

SYDNEY A giant plume of volcanic ash is disrupting flights in the Pacific and threatening villagers in Vanuatu, echoing similar problems that caused chaos in Europe, scientists and officials said on Monday. Forecasters in New Zealand said the cloud, spewing from Vanuatu’s Mount Yasur volcano, was about 6,000 feet high and covered an area of [...]

And Trains?: A China Airlines plane about to land at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban, one of the most traffic-congested areas of southern Bali. In a bid to resolve increasing gridlock, the government is mulling a plan to build an island-wide railway system. (Photo: The Bali Times)

KUTA Bali’s flat-tyre robbers are back in action. The latest victim is a Swiss national, named by police as Subra Cantal, 58, on Sunset Road at Kuta on Friday. Cantal, who lives at Jl Arjuna, Legian, was driving a vehicle on Sunset Road about 1.45pm on Friday when, after stopping at several places to make [...]