Ronnie Ramsey, the bother of famous Scottish chef Gordon Ramsey was in Denpasar District Court today. Ronnie was caught by police a few months ago in Tuban with a wee baggie of ‘brown sugar’. Looking at a possible 10 years in Kerobokan jail he was desperately hoping for a miracle. Today he heard the [...] Read more…
Quitting your job, moving to Bali and starting a new life is a dream for many people. Being one of those lucky enough to have experienced it I think I can offer a few thoughts on how things go. People often worry about the legality of living in Bali fulltime. This is actually the easy part [...] Read more…
Former Ministry of Fisheries CEO Vuetasau Buatoka has received a six months jail sentence suspended for one year for abuse of office Read more…
One of the many health dangers for people living in Indonesia is avian flu (bird flu). This is prevalent in Indonesia due to the high population density and tendency of people to live in close proximity to chickens. Over the weekend a Balinese woman died from what investigators think might be bird flu. Here’s more [...] Read more…
The five assessors in the trial of former Fisheries permanent secretary Vuetasau Buatoka have unanimously found him guilty on one count of abuse of office and are split on another Read more…
Terminated Supervisor of Elections Semesa Karavaki is expected to take Fiji's President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to court over the legality of his sacking Read more…
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke is most certain to be meeting up with Fiji's interim Prime Minister at the Pacific Island leaders' forum in Tonga in October Read more…
The Public Service Commission has banned further leasing of new office space and rented quarters in order to contain costs Read more…
The five assessors in the trial of two senior fisheries officials charged with abuse of office have retired to deliberate on their verdict Read more…
AP - Frank Lloyd Wright house opens to guests in western Pennsylvania Read more…
Rewa high chief and head of the Burebasaga confederacy Ro Teimumu Kepa does not support the move by the interim Read more…
Another Fiji Islander has been killed in Iraq as part of his work as a security guard in the war-torn country Read more…
The office of Fiji's Director of Public Prosecution will not comment on whether charges will be laid on the alleged murderers Read more…
A petition calling for the immediate reinstatement of terminated Chief Justice Daniel Fatiaki is expected to be delivered Read more…
The Education Ministry is looking at recruiting 800 teachers as part of a contingency plan to counter any further strike Read more…
AP - Christine Louise Hohlbaum and her husband took their children to Venice when they were 2 and 4 years old. Looking back, she wishes she'd waited until they were a little older. Read more…
AP - There once was a barrier at the entrance to this corner of the Mountaintown Roadless Area, a red-and-white metal fence that blocked all-terrain vehicles from accessing the rugged trail beyond. Read more…
AP - In the past nine months, passengers have been kicked off airplanes or detained at airports for uncontrolled coughing, joking about hijacking, breast-feeding a baby, kissing and other amorous activities, cursing at flight attendants who denied them alcohol, failing to get a screaming child buckled in for takeoff, and carrying a sippy cup of water. Read more…
AP - A computer failure that left thousands of travelers trapped on planes and stuck for hours in the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was fixed, and flights were back to normal Monday. Read more…
Fat Yogi’s has been around for a while. This year it was taken over by Pedro, the owner of Flying Piano in Legian. Always known for its pizzas, Fat Yogi’s continues with this and the pizza menu is as follows. Margherita - Regular 25,000rp, Large 32,000rp Hawaiian - Regular 27,000rp, Large 33,000rp Di Funghi - Regular [...] Read more…
Newcomers to Bali will often be concerned with logistical questions such as how to get around the country, via internal plane flights, boat trips to places such as Nusa Lembongan or the Gilis, currency exchange, bus tours and airline ticket confirmation. Finding a handy travel agent who can handle all of this is a good [...] Read more…
Kuta has a wealth of places to change money, some legitimate, others not. Here is a selection of foreign exchange rates offered at various location this afternoon on Poppies Lane I. Dana Yoga on Poppies Lane I offered the following rates (extended figures indicate rates for lower denomination bills): US Dollar 9300 AU Dollar 7875 HK Dollar 1150 Sing Dollar [...] Read more…
Lawyers representing Fiji chiefs Ratu Ovini Bokini and Ratu Sakiusa Makutu have today filed for a constitutional redress for the suspension of the Great Council of Chiefs review and against the termination of its members Read more…
The claim made by members of the 1999 People's Coalition Government against the State and coup plotters George Speight and Timoci Silatolu has been deferred to end of August Read more…
Local mobile phone users will soon able to do faster web browsing after Fiji's leading mobile operator, Vodafone Fiji signed up with international company Acision (which offers mobile data services) to provide fast mobile internet Read more…