The news right now is full of articles about the SE Asian ‘haze’, which blankets part of the region, in wood smoke, created for the most part in Kalimantan and Sumatra. Reasons behind the haze are the clearing of jungle for farmland and the burning off of crop waste. How are these a part of [...] Read more…
Indonesia is an extrememly difficuly countries to run. With 17,000 islands, 180 ethnic groups, and regional and local tensions things often boil over. The way locals solve problems out here is by bringing a mob. A couple of mechanisms that have helped bind Indonesians, are the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, and Pancasila, the concept of the [...] Read more…
Dealing with problems is an interesting subject here in Indonesia. Its easy to say that the 2 ways people deal with problems are 1) to pay for a solution, and 2) to get a mob. There is a lot of truth to both of those. Traditionally however, there are much older mechanisms that are [...] Read more…
AP - Monticello has begun advertising in regional and national publications in an attempt to reverse a steady decline in attendance. Read more…
The British government unveiled a memorial to the victims of the 2002, Bali Bombing. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were present at the London ceremony. Four years to the day, the memorial saw relatives of the 28 Britains killed in the attack, finally have have a place to go to mark the event. The [...] Read more…
Bangkok Pundit rounds up and comments on the media reports on the talks Thai authorities are having with the insurgents in Southern Thailand. Read more…
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THE production of the next season of Survivor, a popular American TV show, will be launched in the Northern Division on Monday. Read more…
THE five senior estranged members of the Fiji Labour Party have agreed to meet with the party's national council next month to discuss the disciplinary case against them. Read more…
THE State, vanua and the church should work together to find a solution to the excessive kava consumption problems faced by Fijians in the country, says Methodist Church in Fiji assistant secretary Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu Read more…
THE Government's failure to repair an island jetty for the past three years has put shipping services to the area in jeopardy, says Consort Shipping managing director Justin Smith. Read more…
Local Government authorities are investigating allegations that a city father donated a chunk of money from ratepayers' coffers to the Methodist Church. Read more…
CANE farmers throughout the country will receive the final cane payment for last year's crop next week. Read more…
MORE than $3.3million worth of assistance was given to 1395 farmers who did not belong to any province nor were they indigenous Fijians and Rotumans, the High Court heard yesterday. Read more…
THE multi-million dollar agriculture assistance scheme under the affirmative action program was wrongly confined to Fijians and Rotumans and if Cabinet had been informed, this would have been corrected. Read more…
MORE than 80 per cent of deaths in Fiji are a result of non-communicable diseases, according to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital Medical Unit's Doctor Allan Garvez. Read more…
BRITAIN'S House of Lords has ruled journalists be allowed the freedom to make allegations without fear of libel if they believed they were doing so in the public interest. Read more…
MISS Vodafone Ba Carnival will be crowned this evening as organisers prepare for one of the largest events in the town's history. Read more…
One of the aims of the Agriculture ministry's farming assistance scheme in 2001 was to lure Naitasiri rural dwellers back to their farms, Fiji's High Court heard Read more…
October is the wettest month in Thailand and the coastal areas in particular are taking a real beating. How does this effect golf in a place, say like Hua Hin? This week I visited to both Imperial Lake View Golf... Read more…
I stayed 4 nights at the Eastin Hotel Bangkok for three big reasons: great pool, wireless/wifi internet access, and great hotel value for your money. Read more…
Sitting at the coffee bar using the wireless Internet connection at the Ramayana Hotel on Koh Chang, I reflect on my friendly fellow-travellers the Canadians and the Fins. Also discussion of how to get to Cambodia on Monday. Read more…
Fiji's Agriculture ministry failed to maintain proper accounting records, signed Local Purchase Orders beyond their approval limits and did not provide competitive quotations Read more…
Fiji's Labour ministry will be asked to intervene in the sacking of 29 dock workers over an alleged scam Read more…