Category: Bali
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Oct. 15, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Probability Prabowo People seem to be somewhat exercised over the coalition that failed presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has fashioned in the national legislature. Why this should be so is an interesting question. Indonesia is far from alone in being a democratic entity in which rival political…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Oct. 1, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences A Zesty Little Soup, Again This year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival kicks off today without the assistance of V.S. Naipaul, the Tolstoy of Trinidad, who withdrew from the program last month apparently dissatisfied with the quantum of perquisites set to come his way. Never…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Sep. 17, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In the Picture Myuran Sukumaran, the British-born Australian who has been on death row in Kerobokan Jail for eight years awaiting a firing squad for his leading part in the infamous 2005 Bali Nine drug smuggling case, has been on show in Melbourne. Well, his art…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Sep. 3, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Welcome to Bali, Far Queue We keep hearing about the new model management at Ngurah Rai International Airport. About this beneficence we can only say that it will be good if the promissory notes it is issuing and that denote improved service have actual as…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 20, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Trash Can be Beautiful A month or so back we dropped in on a Green Drinks meeting in Ubud organized by organic food guru and long-time Ubud luminary Darsih Gede. It was an interesting and inspiring occasion. The presentation was on the then forthcoming Bali…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 6, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Let’s Hear More from Her Nafsiah Mboi is a very impressive person. This is immediately obvious to anyone who hears her speak, reads what she says, or takes an interest in the febrile nature of global health challenges. As Indonesia’s health minister, she is…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jun. 25, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Browned Off PLN is up to its old tricks again. No, we’re not talking about the sharp round of rises in its tariffs. It’s the lingering brown-out after its triumph in the 2010 globally unplugged championships that’s focusing our mind. PLN said then that there…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser Jun 11, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences No Place for Mugs Airlines operate on razor-thin financial margins, the virtual space between the cost of operating a flight and the net revenue gained from it. That’s no bad thing, since it is evidence that competition benefits people who want to fly, which is…
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