Island Cattlemen Protect their Breed
SEMARAPURA
CATTLE farmers on Nusa Penida have told the provincial and regency animal husbandry departments and banks seeking to lend them money for stock improvement they don’t want the island’s distinctive cattle inseminated with sperm from animals in other parts of Bali.
At a meeting late last week the farmers told both Bali [...]

Cliff Collapse  Kills Digger Driver
KARANGASEM
A DIGGER driver at a Karagasem quarry died on Sunday after a cliff collapsed, burying him under 10 metres of rubble.
Ketut Rusdana, 45, from Sebudi Village was using the machine to move material at the quarry when the accident happened. Police believe the collapse occurred after recent heavy rain had made [...]

Grandfather Arrested over Illegal Wood
JEMBRANA
A 57-YEAR-OLD grandfather has been arrested after Jembrana Police raided a workshop and found illegal timber thought to have been cut from nearby forests.
Nengah Patra, of Sumbersari, Melaya, handed himself in at the local police post following the raid on Sunday.
Police seized 30 lengths of protected rosewood and several cutting machines [...]

Another Foreigner’s House Burgled as Thefts Continue
JIMBARAN
A 48-YEAR-OLD German man lost cash and electronic items when thieves broke into his Jimbaran home on Monday.
Police suspect that the criminals may have scouted out the house on Jl Udayana Nuance III in advance. They broke open the front door while the resident, Rainer Aust, was out.
According [...]

Police Shoot 5 Robbers on the Run
DENPASAR
BALI Police shot and wounded five members of a crime gang after they tried to escape when police closed in and began to arrest them for systematically burgling the empty homes of foreigners on Bali.
All five men, from Palembang in South Sumatra, were shot in the leg.
“They were attempting [...]