2008

August 8, 2008

Lawmaker Opposes Serangan-Benoa Toll Road

DENPASAR ~ A Rp1.4-trillion (US$154.3-million) toll road linking Serangan with Benoa Harbor was opposed this week by a legislator from – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Primates Veering Towards Extinction: Study

Nearly half the world’s species of primates face extinction unless urgent action is taken to curb hunting and protect their – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Sumbawa Quake

JAKARTA ~ A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake hit Sumbawa island east of Bali early on Thursday, destroying more than 500 homes – Read More...
August 8, 2008

The Bali Times August 8-14, 08

Respect: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife Ani greet crowds during a mass cremation in Batur village, Kintamani, on – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Iconic Russian Writer Solzhenitsyn Laid to Rest

MOSCOW ~ Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn was laid to rest in a historic Moscow monastery on – Read More...
August 8, 2008

ABBA Strike Gold as UK Record Smashed

LONDON ~ ABBA were back on top of the British album charts this week after the Swedish quartet’s Gold – – Read More...
August 8, 2008

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Batman Slays Mummy LOS ANGELES ~ Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight conquered the North American box office for a third – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Bali Bombers Challenge Legality of Firing Squads

JAKARTA ~ The three convicted Bali bombers filed a petition against firing squads in the constitutional court on Wednesday in – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Quake Shakes Sumbawa

JAKARTA ~ A 5.7-magnitude quake hit the island of Sumbawa on Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Jembrana Water Company Chalks Up More Losses

NEGARA ~ Management of Jembrana Water Company, or Megumi, were questioned by legislators this week over losses in the last – Read More...