Articles tagged ‘News’
News in Brief – Week Ending 20/04/08
By Barrie | April 19th, 2008 |
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Heart-rendering story starts this week’s news with doctors having removed almost 2kg of warts from an Indonesian man dubbed “Tree Man” because of the bark-like growths on his hands and feet. Dede Koswara could now hold a pen and could see the outline of his toes for the first time in more than a decade [...]
News in Brief – Week Ending 23/03/08
By Barrie | March 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another odd assortment of news this week with a few surprises, well one of them is not really a surprise. Adam Air has finally been grounded after numerous incidents, the latest being Adam Air Plane with 175 people on board skidding off the runway in foul weather in Batam last week. Sources in the [...]
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Toilets Poor: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So many times I have been ‘plane-delayed’ at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, and of course I have used the airport as a transit point to other islands in the archipelago. So, it’s only natural that when nature calls, off you go. I have never found a clean western toilet in there or even a mandi. [...]
Blackouts in Bali and Java
By Barrie | February 29th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Sudden blackouts on two key Indonesian islands last week may be just the start of a spiralling two-year power crisis that could stymie economic growth, curtail resource exports and trigger social unrest.
Booming Time in Tourism: Bali
By Barrie | November 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The world’s booming tourism industry is both a contributor to and a victim of climate change but it must not be penalised as part of any solution, the head of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said. Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the UN body, said tourism was an economic lifeline for many nations and simplistic [...]
