AP - Daryl Sattui set out to build a modest, 8,500-square-foot winery. Millions of dollars and 120,000 square feet later, he's king of a wine country castle complete with drawbridge, dungeons and nifty little slots for the old boiling oil trick. Read more…
Besakih temple is the most important temple in Bali. Known as the Mother Temple, Besakih sits on the western slop of Gunung Agung, the most holy place for Balinese Hindus. Getting to Besakih from Kuta is quite easy. Simply head east towards Sanur, connections with the Kusamba Bypass at Tohpati. Follow the fast track coastal [...] Read more…
Once in a while I get surprised by a local delicacy that for some reason I have not seen before. A while back it was the wani, the large white fleshy mango that only grows in Bali. Lovely stuff and recommended if you can find it. A recent find is sawo, the small brown fruit [...] Read more…
November's Diwali will be a quiet one for Fiji with the interim regime placing a complete ban on fireworks citing security reasons Read more…
The Methodist Church of Fiji has collected a record $2.16 million in the first four days of its annual conference Read more…
Ratu Savenaca Komaisavai, the lawyer representing two terminated members of Fiji's Great Council Chiefs says he will file an injunction in relation to the establishment of the GCC review team to review the chiefly body on Monday August 27 Read more…
Fiji's interim regime says it will approach various countries to ask for assistance in filling and sourcing the vacant post of the Supervisor of Elections Read more…
Fiji could soon see more companies providing television services after Cabinet today approved three additional free to air television broadcast licenses Read more…
Australian company, Westech Gold Pty Ltd which signed a deed with the Fiji government last week to re-open the Vatukoula Gold Mine has received several key concessions Read more…
Fiji's real estate industry will soon be properly regulated following the commencement of the Real Estate Agents Act 2006 at the end of the month Read more…
The Fiji Police Force says there have been 67 cases of child sex reported in just the first six months of this year Read more…
Fiji Police says it has put treason investigations against deposed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on hold Read more…
A crowd of a little over 500 gathered at the Civic Auditorium last night to witness the first of two public judging if the 15 Hibiscus contestants in Suva Read more…
Fiji's interim Finance and Sugar Minister Mahendra Chaudhry says there was never a commitment between the interim administration and the European Union for a Financing Agreement for the ailing sugar industry for 2007 Read more…
Fiji's interim Government has put on hold its policy to gradually lower the retirement age of civil servants from 60 to 50 years Read more…
The European Union (EU) says it has not made statements that Fiji will not receive EU money for the ailing sugar industry this year unless credible steps are taken towards democracy Read more…
AP - It started as a simple dive shop in 1958, taking tourists and locals on scuba tours in the Pacific Ocean off Maui. But a year after opening for business, Maui Divers workers found what resembled a black bush in deep waters off the Molokai Channel. Read more…
A Balinese woman has died of what was most probably bird flu in Kediri Tabanan. As the Jakarta Post reports, the woman was overcome by pneumonia and intense fever. Here in Bali people live pretty close to the soil. Go 20 meters off of the main road and its dirt yards, dogs, pigs, chickens, small [...] Read more…
Traffic jams are usually not fun and living in Seminyak Bali traffic jams are getting to be normal. Anyone who has tried to get from Kuta to Jl. Dhyana Pura recently will know what I’m talking about. One type of traffic jam that I don’t mind getting stuck in is a Balinese ceremonial procession. Today [...] Read more…
The Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic (formerly the Wismilak International Bali) is soon to start in Nusa Dua. The annual women’s tennis event draws international stars including American Lindsey Davenport. Running September 9-16, 2007, the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic is again proof that Bali offers a wonderful environment for events, whether they be cultural (Ubud Writers & [...] Read more…
Fiji's interim Education Minister Netani Sukanaivalu says English, Fijian and Hindi languages will be made compulsory in all schools from next year Read more…
The row between the interim government and tourism stakeholders on who is right regarding Fiji's first quarter visitor arrival figures is continuing Read more…
Fiji's international carrier Air Pacific recorded a drop in passenger bookings of 6 per cent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2006 Read more…
The European Union says Fiji will not receive any European Union money for its ailing sugar industry this year unless credible steps are taken towards democracy Read more…
More than a $100,000 in cash grants were given to people who were not affected by the recent floods in the Northern Division, a special investigation report has revealed Read more…