Faces of Bali - Tirta Empul

"Tampaksiring is the name of a small village 36 Km from Denpasar on the road to Kintamani. The temple Pura Tirta Empul, bequeathed to the people by ancient Rajadom, is perhaps the most fascinating spot in the...

Gianyar - The Mother of Ubud

"Gianyar Regency is located at central Bali , with Ubud as one of the district in Gianyar regency became a famoust tourist destination in the world. Until the fourteen century Bali was ruled Bali by the Warmadewa...

Indonesian spy to face charges over activist`s murder: police

"A former top spy in Indonesia's intelligence agency is facing charges of premeditated murder over the 2004 poisoning death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, police said Friday.Muchdi Purwopranjono, an ex-deputy chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), turned...

Former Garuda chief sentenced to 1 year in jail

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Central Jakarta district court on Monday sentenced former Garuda Indonesia president director Indra Setiawan to one year in jail for assisting the premeditated murder of human rights...

Soeharto`s family asks for forgiveness

""We realize that Soeharto was just a common human being who had both pluses and minuses and was not infallible. We ask you, the people, to forgive him for his mistakes," Tutut said at the state funeral for the...

Indonesian prosecutors seek jail for ex-Garuda chief over murder

""Indra Setiawan has been proven legally to have facilitated a planned murder," prosecutor Didi Parhan was quoted by AFP as telling Central Jakarta district court.Setiawan's lawyers are expected to read a statement to the court in February outlining his defence in the ongoing...

Indonesian court rules ex-Garuda chief`s murder case to go ahead

"A former Garuda pilot, Pollycarpus Priyanto, was originally found guilty of the dramatic arsenic murder of Munir, but his conviction was quashed by the Supreme Court last year. Munir was furtively poisoned at...

Bali to host Asian Beach Games in October 2008

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - As many as 45 countries will send athletes to compete in 13 sports branches in the Asian Beach Games to be staged in Bali next October 18-26, 2008, an Indonesian sports official...

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