Category: Politics
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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, 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 May 29, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Family Time The ties that bind otherwise widely disparate families and characters into a familial network are very apparent in Bali, as in many other cultures. They are decreasingly visible in western societies where the state has long since taken over the role of matriarch (or…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, April 3, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In the Pink as Always Gaye Warren of Bali Pink Ribbon tells us this year’s fundraising walk – on April 28 at Nusa Dua – will be better than ever, and even more fun. We’re going along for our annual outing in fetching pink and to…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Sept. 5, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences It’s a Disgrace One morning recently we ventured beyond our usual perambulatory perimeter and out onto the Balangan road. The Distaff, from an earlier vantage point, had spotted someone jogging down a track that leads up a hill on the other side of the road and…
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By Jingo, It’s Time for Common Sense
BOAT PEOPLE There’s a streak of jingoism in Australia that irritates many people, including, let it be said, large numbers of Australians. It gets in the way of common sense and stymies the requirement to deal with reality. It’s a political and social phenomenon born of residual colonial cringe, earlier isolation and boastful over-pride, all…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, May 2, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-theological experiences Building for No Future Among the many wondrous things that fix one’s attention in Bali is the question of building permits. It has been raised – again – as a matter of public interest by people who are objecting to the construction of yet another lodging…
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A Green Tinge is Common Sense
Bob Brown is the Australian Greens. Whether the present tense can convert smoothly to past, and the statement become “Bob Brown was the Australian Greens”, is a question Christine Milne and others will have to answer in due course. More importantly for the moment, Brown is the most underrated politician in Australia. Others have noted…
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