THE military has repeated a call for the Government to drop unjust policies such as the Qoliqoli Bill and the Promotion of Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill or resign. Read more…

A SCHOOL has impressed on students the importance of consuming good food. Read more…

Golf travelers to Thailand should be very concerned about the weather as it can have a dramatic affect on the success of your trip. September and October are the wettest months of the year (see insert at left) and this... Read more…

Rolf Potts - Is it weird to want to visit the flood-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward? Read more…

More than $3million was used by the Agriculture Ministry to acquire goods from various companies without LPOs Read more…

The High Court will rule on Friday whether it has jurisdiction to hear a land claim brought by the native owners of the capital, Suva Read more…

Fiji's military believes its role is clearly defined in Fiji's Constitution and claimed there is no need for a redefinition Read more…

The Fiji military has reiterated its warning for the Qarase government to resign if it continues with its controversial Bills Read more…

Seven Fiji police officers will depart the country for Sudan tomorrow on peacekeeping duties Read more…

The Asian Development Bank says it is working on a five year strategy document for Fiji, known as the 'Country Partnership Strategy 2007-2011 for the Fiji Islands' Read more…

A record number of remand prisoners, some facing murder charges, are applying to be set free Read more…

Fiji's Agriculture ministry has submitted that no authority was sought for funds used in the farming assistance scheme Read more…

Top Bollywood actress Amisha Patel is coming to Fiji this month Read more…

The Fiji Military says it is not aware of any disapproval from its top brass on the three-week ultimatum given Read more…

Reading through an account of the history of the Spice Islands, the name Banda come up. Indonesia is such a fascinating place, and the European conquest of the country, started with the search for spices. Banda is located in Eastern Indonesia, close to Ambon. A book I’m reading, about the European struggle for control of the [...] Read more…

After the Dutch got a foothold in the Banda’s, they went all out to gain a monopoly on the spice trade. Here’s how it happened. •Dutch Conquest: After the ambush, the cheifs and much of the population, deserted the spice gardens around the fort, and fled into the hills. In retaliation, the Dutch survivors blockaded the islands, [...] Read more…

Barrie’s back in Bali. That’s right, the old lizard, or should I say, wombat, is due to land sometime this afternoon. I will make an effort to meet up with him. Barrie has been in stinking hot Central Java visiting Candika, in the famous old city of Yogyakarta. Yogya sits inside a bowl, and Barrie once [...] Read more…

Type ‘Bali’ into Google, and you get an avalanche of monkeys, all trying to flog villas. Who comes up #1? I don’t know and don’t really care, but there are many sites on the web, that carry good info about Bali. One of my guide books, ‘The Natural Guide‘ has an extensive list of Bali web [...] Read more…

Life just gets stranger and stranger. In a country that can’t control the burning of jungle areas, government officials are ready to approve a new floating nuclear power station. The ‘Electric Barge’, or what ever they end up calling it, will be anchored in Sulawesi. Indonesia does not have a nuclear power plant yet, and the [...] Read more…

Jailhouse romance ( I was going to use another title, but didn’t have the cojones) is possible in Bali. The lovely Schapelle Corby, was the object of affection for one jailbird, the ecstasy loving, Tjin ‘Eddy’ Yu. Schapelle, no doubt bummed that remissions ain’t gonna happen, still managed to get it together enough, to dazzle the [...] Read more…

Losing your bank card, while on holiday in Bali really sucks. I’ve seen people in the internet cafe, frantically making calls home to Australia (’Mum, I’ve lost me bleedin’ card, have no ideeea what happened to it’). Same thing happened to me a month ago. My bank is Washington Mutual, and like all those Aussie mates [...] Read more…

AP - A new museum that will be known simply as The Kennedys is scheduled to open in Berlin Nov. 11. Read more…

AP - Veggie fajitas, seared tofu and sugar-free ice cream are all part of the healthy fare SeaWorld Orlando is serving up as part of a new nutritional dining program, the company said Monday, A new quick-service restaurant, Mama's Kitchen Healthy Alternatives, has also been added to the Orlando theme park, where guests can enjoy whole wheat bread and pasta and foods prepared without trans fats and preservatives, said David White, vice president of SeaWorld's culinary operations. Read more…

AP - Frightened and unable to sleep in her posh, ocean-view hotel room after riding out the island's most recent earthquake, Doris Christianson crept out of bed and found a decidedly more down-market place to lay her head. Read more…

AP - Christian Baehr set out on his first long trip since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and he did it on the first cruise ship to make a regularly scheduled stop in the Crescent City since the storm. Read more…