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Archive: 3 June 2010

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Bali is Bursting at the Seams

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Bali is Bursting at the Seams

Bali's Governor: Island's Infrastructure Under Intense Strain.Bali is drowning in its own popularity. Traffic jams, virtually unheard of 10 years ago, are an increasingly common facet of daily life on the island.

Cruise Ship Abandons East Bali Anchorages

Authorities Failure to Address Complaint of Insufficient Draft for Ships' Tender Operations in Karangasem Cause Cruise Ship to Shift Bali Operations to Benoa Harbor Anchorage.Karangasem regency is expected to suffer a loss of Rp.

Bali New Zoning Laws in a Sate of Confusion

Bali's Regencies Resist Governor's Efforts to Bring Order and Regulation to the Island's Zoning Practice.Although Bali has approved a new and comprehensive Provincial Zoning Plan (RTRWP), violations of the new rules are rife due to resistance by island officials to relinquish their personal power...

Two Foreign Nationals Facing Prison for Involvement in Bali Property Fraud

(6/1/2010) Christopher James Forbes and Angus Knowles Jackson, accused on involvement in a US$195,000 fraudulent property deal are facing the possibility of 2.5 years in prison if prosecutors sentencing demands are met by the Denpasar Court.

Microsoft: Indonesia Is Better Than China

Chinese intellectual piracy is driving out foreign business.Last week Steve Ballmer said his company saw less potential in China than either in Indonesia or India. Why? The piracy of software. "There are two things that make a country interesting," said the Microsoft chief executive.

VP launches "oil palm for people"

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Boediono here on Wednesday launched an Oil Palm for the People Program designed to improve the oil palm industry`s structure from upstream to downstream.The vice president made the declaration by granting palm oil prime seedlings to representatives of...

Indonesia in Top 3 of Asia’s Most Inefficient Bureaucracies

Singapore. Indonesia, India and the Philippines have Asia’s most inefficient bureaucracies, with red tape a blight to citizens and a deterrent to foreign investment, a new survey has said.Regional financial centers Singapore and Hong Kong had the most efficient bureaucracies, according to a...