Boy killed, man critical after SA fire

POLICE have dragged a man from his burning home in South Australia after he apparently searched in vain for his three-year-old son, who died in the fire.

The boy's body was found inside the home, while his father was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

The man's wife and two other children escaped the blaze.

Emergency crews arrived to find the house at Burdett, southeast of Adelaide, fully alight just after 1.30am Saturday (ACST).

Superintendent Les Buckley said police found the man inside the burning home and went inside to save him.

"It appears as though the father has gone back into the house to look for the three-year-old child who was not with the other people from the home," he told reporters.

The man, 41, was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition.

His wife suffered minor burns and she and the two children, who escaped injury, were taken to hospital.

Supt Buckley said the officers acted bravely.

"It's an extremely heroic action by the officers involved," he said.

"They've put their own lives at risk to be able to save this gentleman.

"This is something that police do if we need it to be done and I'm very proud of them."

The fire's cause is being investigated, but is not deemed suspicious at this stage.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

No one wants to bury Boston bomb suspect

The death certificate of Tamerlan Tsarnaev revealed he died from gunshot wounds and trauma injuries. Source: AAP

A FUNERAL home director is scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter the circumstances of his or her death.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died from "gunshot wounds of torso and extremities" and blunt trauma to his head and torso, said a Worcester funeral home owner, Peter Stefan.

He has Tsarnaev's body and on Friday read details from his death certificate.

The certificate lists the time of Tsarnaev's death as 1.35am on April 19, four days after the deadly bombing, Stefan said.

Tsarnaev died after a gunfight with authorities who had launched a massive manhunt for him and his brother, ethnic Chechens from Russia who came to the United States about a decade ago.

Police have said he ran out of ammunition before his younger brother dragged his body under a vehicle while fleeing.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body was released by the state medical examiner on Thursday. It initially was taken to a North Attleborough funeral home, where it was greeted by about 20 protesters, before being taken to Stefan's Graham Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, which is familiar with Muslim services.

"My problem here is trying to find a gravesite. A lot of people don't want to do it. They don't want to be involved with this," said Stefan, who said dozens of protesters gathered outside his funeral home, upset with his decision to handle the service.

"I keep bringing up the point of Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh or Ted Bundy. Somebody had to do those too."

Meanwhile, two US officials said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told interrogators that he and his brother initially considered setting off their bombs on July 4.

Boston police said they planned to review security procedures for the Independence Day Boston Pops concert and fireworks display, which draws a crowd of more than 500,000 annually and is broadcast to a national TV audience.

Authorities plan to look at security procedures for large events held in other cities, notably the massive New Year's Eve celebration held each year in New York City's Times Square, Massachusetts state police spokesman David Procopio said.

Governor Deval Patrick said everything possible will be done to assure a safe event.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a tarp-covered boat in a backyard in Watertown, a Boston suburb, faces a charge of using a weapon of mass destruction to kill.

Three of his college classmates were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly helping the alleged bomber by removing a laptop and backpack from his dormitory room before the FBI searched it.

The April 15 bombing, which used pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails, ball bearings and metal shards, killed three people and injured more than 260 others near the marathon's finish line.

The brothers decided to carry out the attack before Independence Day when they finished assembling the bombs, the surviving suspect told interrogators after he was arrested.

Investigators believe some of the explosives used in the attack were assembled in Tamerlan Tsarnaev's home, though there may have been some assembly elsewhere.

It does not appear that the brothers ever had big, definitive plans, an official said.

The brothers' mother insists the allegations against them are lies.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Only fraud can stop Malaysian oppn: Anwar

ANWAR Ibrahim says only fraud can stop his Malaysian opposition from scoring a historic election win as the rival sides launched a last-ditch campaign blitz on the eve of a tense vote.

Sunday's elections are the first in the country's 56 years of independence in which the only government Malaysia has known faces possible defeat.

The uncertainty has given rise to a bitter campaign, with Prime Minister Najib Razak warning of chaos and ethnic strife under the opposition, which has countered with numerous allegations of government vote fraud.

Anwar set the stage for a possibly destabilising challenge to the results, accusing the Barisan Nasional (National Front) regime of cheating to thwart what he called a "democratic revolution".

"We have advised our supporters to remain calm, not to be provoked, not to take the law into their own hands, support the process," Anwar told AFP in an interview in his home seat in the state of Penang.

He added: "unless there's a major massive fraud tomorrow, that is our nightmare... we will win."

Both Anwar and Najib barnstormed through their home regions where they will cast their own ballots early Sunday.

Najib's ethnic Malay-dominated Barisan has tightly held power in the multi-racial nation for decades, steering it from a backwater to an economic success with some of Asia's highest living standards.

But its grip is slipping amid rising anger over corruption, controversial policies favouring Malays, and authoritarian tactics.

A survey released on Friday indicated a race too close to predict, with Barisan and Anwar's three-party Pakatan Rakyat (People's Pact) equal in voter support but with many undecided.

Barisan has launched an all-out blitz, with Najib showering voters with cash handouts from government coffers, as Barisan-controlled traditional media relentlessly attack Pakatan.

In a televised interview late on Friday, Najib appealed to voters for a "strong mandate" so he can implement his promise to reform.

"Definitely, with a strong mandate, we can do much better in the next five years," he said.

Anwar was Barisan's heir-apparent until a 1998 power struggle saw him jailed for six years on sex and graft charges widely criticised as trumped-up.

He later brought his star power to the previously weak opposition, dramatically reversing its fortunes.

Upping the ante, Anwar released a 100-day roadmap for Pakatan governance on Saturday, pledging to look into major corruption allegations, free up the media and lower petrol prices.

His transparency promises are anathema to Barisan, which has long been accused of sweeping widespread corruption under the rug.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

$A higher after ECB rate cut

THE Australian dollar is higher after the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate.

At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at 102.54 US cents, up from 102.36 cents on Thursday.

The Australian dollar strengthened early on Friday in the wake of the ECB's decision to cut its refinancing rate to a record low of 0.5 per cent and stronger US unemployment and trade data, which helped boost equity markets.

However, CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer said the currency's rally has slowed as traders await the release of the key US employment measure for April, which is called non-farm payrolls.

"The US non-farm payrolls data being one of the most anticipated events on the economic calendar, the result will likely influence risk appetite heading into next week," he said.

"It was no surprise to see most currencies just treading water today ahead of the release, particularly after some sharp moves following the ECB press conference.

Mr Waterer said anticipation of the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting on Tuesday would have also capped the rally in commodity currencies.

The RBA is widely expected to keep the cash rate at a near record low of three per cent, but most economists surveyed by AAP believe there will be a cut some time this year.

On Friday afternoon, the Australian currency fell to an almost three and a half year low against the New Zealand dollar.

It dropped to 120.31 New Zealand cents, its lowest level against the trans-Tasman neighbour since December 2009.

The NZ dollar has had a recent surge as the nation's government bonds prove popular with investors because of their above three per cent yield, which is relatively high compared to other nations.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Belgian town ponders fate of missing money

ON a Saturday evening two weeks ago in Zedelgem, townsfolk were disturbed by the wail of a siren and the shriek of tyres, the din of a high-speed car chase that broke the tranquillity of their sleepy city.

Suddenly, cash was flying through the air like confetti at carnival.

Dozens of people rushed out of homes or cars to grab a share of the accidental bounty: about a million euros ($A1.28 million) in all. The small fortune had flown from a safe that cracked open when the fleeing robbers panicked and threw it out the window.

"It was," recalled Mayor Patrick Arnou, "a rainstorm of money." Everyone from kids to the elderly ran out to take part in the free-for-all.

Now, the cops want the money back, and the townspeople face a thorny dilemma: play things badly, and you could face two years in jail. Keep a poker face, and the money could be yours to keep.

A veil of suspicion has fallen over the town: Neighbours watch neighbours as police go door to door, questioning townsfolk about what they did - and what they saw others do.

"People talk about nothing else any more in this town," said Arnou. "In the street itself, there is an atmosphere of bitterness."

Some Zedelgem inhabitants who missed the windfall said they understood the actions of their fellow townsfolk, but insisted the size of the cash pile should have made them think twice. "If it were a 20-euro note," said 77-year-old pensioner Hector Clarysse, "I'd pick it up, too, and join in."

But he added: "If you pick up so much money, you know it's not normal."

It all started when the robbers broke into a home in a neighbouring town, and made off with the safe. The getaway car was soon identified; by chance a motorcycle police officer spotted it and gave chase.

When the cop and robbers hit Zedelgem's Ruddervoordsestraat, a street lined by simple red-brick row houses, the thieves tried to shake off the officer by throwing the safe in his way. As it careened down the asphalt, the box shot open: A cloud of bills - some worth as much as 500 euros - swirled through the air and drifted down.

Dozens of wide-eyed people flooded the street, grabbing handfuls of cash. Drivers got out of their cars, snatched money and sped away. One lady even came out of her house with a broom, Arnou said, and swept the money inside.

Police quickly returned and literally plucked cash from the hands of people who were too slow in stashing it away.

Arnou says authorities have secured nearly half of the million euros that were originally in the safe. But the rest of the cash has disappeared into the hands of those who happened to be on that street in Zedelgem. As for the robbers, they have still not been caught - as police attention was diverted by trying to retrieve the money.

A disheartened Arnou says his citizens should have known better. After all, he points out, the money belongs to innocent people who are now out of 1 million euros.

"What we have seen is beyond decency," said the mayor.

Once the adrenalin rush subsided, some people reached the same conclusion and handed back what they found. Late on Wednesday, a couple drove from Antwerp, some 100 kilometres away, to hand over 16,200 euros they had picked up driving through town.

Arnou designated the mailbox outside city hall as a spot for people to hand over money - no questions asked. One contrite individual wrapped a big wad of money in an envelope and deposited it there.

Not a good idea.

Once word got out, thieves tried to unhinge the heavy stone letterbox over the weekend and make off with its contents. It didn't work and, the postbox stood there half-cracked for days - a sad testament to human greed. On Thursday, Arnou watched as workmen repaired the postbox and encased it deeper in concrete.

The case has triggered a passionate debate in Zedelgem.

"There is a major discussion between people who think it should be given back and those who say 'keep what you got'," Arnou said.

But for local prosecutor Jean-Marie Berkvens, things could not be clearer: "Fraudulent concealment," he said, "carries a maximum jail penalty of two years."

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Aust shares flat amid profit taking

THE Australian sharemarket closed flat as investors reap profits from booming bank stocks and some worries about global growth.

The market was up 0.6 per cent for the week despite it posting losses from Wednesday onwards.

Despite some profit taking in the banks on Friday, Shaw Stockbroking senior dealer Jamie Spiteri said there was more substance in the market currently than there had been in recent years with the right stocks being rewarded.

"Liquidity has actually come back into the top-tiered sector of the market and become increasingly concentrated on those delivering reliable earnings and sustainable distributions to shareholders," he told AAP.

"The banks and financials are in the news because of their record performances in recent times and results that have come out this week, validating some of those uplifts in price."

Westpac posted an 11 per cent lift in first half net profit to $3.304 billion and announced a special dividend of 10 cents per share for shareholders, in addition to an 86 cents per share interim distribution.

Its shares fell 35 cents, or 1.03 per cent, to $33.55.

However the stock is up $7.51, or 29 per cent, for the year.

Of the other retail banks, ANZ rose 10 cents to $31.60, but NAB fell 10 cents to $33.74 and Commonwealth Bank was $1.44, or two per cent, lower at $71.06 after having traded above $73 earlier in the year.

Investment bank Macquarie Group reported a full year net profit of $851 million, up 17 per cent from the prior year and a little above market expectations.

In percentage terms, Macquarie Group rose the most of all stocks on the S&P/ASX200 on Friday, jumping 10.9 per cent, or $4.23, to $43.11.

JB Hi-Fi shares leapt up after the retailer said it expected full-year profit to increase by up to 11 per cent to between $112 million and $116 million.

Its shares closed $1.25, or 8.06 per cent higher, at $16.75.

The big miners made gains amid some commodity price rises overnight.

BHP Billiton recovered some of its losses this week closing 18 cents higher at $31.97 and Rio Tinto gained 58 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $54.49.

KEY FACTS

* At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down half a point at 5,129.5 points.

* The broader All Ordinaries index was 1.3 points higher at 5,105.4 points.

* The June share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,127 points, with 23,146 contracts traded.

* The price of gold in Sydney was $US1,475.90 per fine ounce, up $US20.60 on Wednesday's closing price of $US1,455.30.

* National turnover was 1.27 billion securities worth $4.33 billion.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Defence paper will be realistic: Carr

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says the new Defence white paper will be a realistic assessment of Australia's place in the world and its security for decades to come.

Senator Carr said the document, to be released in Canberra on Friday, would be long ranging.

"It will be a realistic assessment of where Australia stands in the world ...(and) ... the greatest question that faces the Australian people, our security," he told Sky News on Thursday.

A range of security threats confronting Australia were canvassed in the recent national security strategy document, with cyber attack high on the list.

Senator Carr also hinted the new white paper would adopt a more conciliatory approach to China than the 2009 document.

"I believe the rise of China is good for the world, good for Australia. I believe that China's aspirations, economic growth, security and China's modernisation of its armed forces are not a threat to Australia," he said.

Lowy Institute defence analyst James Brown said this was likely to be the "Diet Coke of defence white papers," paring back on the ambitions for a muscular defence force outlined in the 2009 Defence white paper.

He said there would be some spending decisions as the government needed to show that it was doing something about defence, although a fourth air warfare destroyer was looking less likely.

Decisions were looming on issues such as defence's 25,000 properties around the nation in places that were useful in World War II, but not now.

The government was also likely to proceed with plans to buy another 24 Super Hornet aircraft.

He said he did not expect Defence would get back any of the $5.5 billion funding removed at the budget last year.

"The defence force that we were promised in 2009 will still be under-funded. The government really should tomorrow be outlining what reduced options the military will have," he told Sky News.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

WA man remanded for assaulting child

A MAN has been remanded in custody accused of seriously assaulting a 22-month-old girl in the southern West Australian town of Mount Barker.

Philip Morphett, 22, is alleged to have broken the child's arm, finger and foot in an assault on Saturday.

He appeared in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged with two counts of aggravated assault causing bodily harm, and one of aggravated assault.

He is also alleged to have assaulted the girl's mother, his partner, two days later.

The young girl was taken to Albany Regional Hospital, and later flown to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

WA prison officers accept pay deal

PRISON officers in Western Australia have provisionally agreed a pay deal which will give them a wage increase of 12.75 per cent over the next three years.

The long-running dispute, which peaked during the state election campaign, had seen almost 2000 prison officers in the state go on strike for 24 hours.

The WA Prison Officers Union (WAPOU) said it had reached an in principle wage deal on Thursday.

"The wage deal bargained between the union and state government will deliver real benefit for the prison officers of WA," union secretary John Welch said.

"Our delegates are pleased with the outcome of negotiations and are confident that what we have on the table is the best deal possible at this time."

The new pay deal comes after Premier Colin Barnett intervened to commit to a 14 per cent pay rise over three years for WA's nurses during the state election campaign.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Barnett again baulks at signing up to NDIS

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has again stalled at signing up to the existing NDIS. Source: AAP

WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett has again baulked at signing up to the national disability care scheme, saying the increased Medicare levy is the "easy" part of funding the plan.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday announced a 0.5 per cent Medicare levy increase, to start on July 1 next year, to raise money for the DisabilityCare Australia scheme.

Mr Barnett thinks WA will eventually be part of a national scheme but he wants greater flexibility and a more decentralised model before he commits to it.

"We're not going to sign up to a take-it or leave-it proposal," Mr Barnett told ABC radio.

"Part of the federal government model is that they take over state funding and spend it out of Canberra and I don't think that is going to be good with people with a disability in this state."

Ms Gillard warned the additional Medicare levy would not fund the full cost of the scheme and there would be no "free ride for states and territories".

Mr Barnett said the cost of the scheme could top $22 billion and that was unaffordable.

"I will not sign up for a scheme that is not even funded," he said.

"The PM is assuming the rest of the money is going to come from the states but what capacity do the states have to increase a tax to pay for our share?

"I hesitate to promise people with a disability something that at the moment neither the commonwealth or the state has got the money to pay for."

WA Labor leader Mark McGowan said the levy hike was a "brave move" so close to an election.

"It is an insurance policy for all of us if we suffer from a catastrophic injury, or in fact we suffered from it from birth," he said.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Cyclone Zane may start to weaken off Qld

TROPICAL Cyclone Zane is waxing and waning as it nears the far north Queensland coastline, forecasters say.

The storm was predicted to develop into a category three cyclone but Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Bill O'Connor says it is beginning to weaken.

"We're going through a wax and a wane," he told reporters on Wednesday.

"It looks like at the moment it should ease back but there is the potential as it gets close to the coast that it will kick up."

A cyclone warning is still in place across much of Cape York with gales up to 150km/h and up to 150 millimetres of rain expected to batter some areas.

The cyclone was 300 kilometres northeast of Cooktown on Cape York late on Wednesday and will make landfall at Lockhart River about 9am (AEST) on Thursday.

Strong winds are predicted for coastal areas from Lockhart River to Cooktown on Wednesday evening and the western side of the cape, north of Mapoon, on Thursday.

Heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding, is expected in areas north of Cooktown from Wednesday evening.

Coastal residents between Orford Ness and Cape Melville are being warned that a dangerous storm tide is likely to come in as the cyclone crosses the coast.

"It does have the potential to just be a tropical low as it moves onto the coast," Mr O'Connor said.

"But there still will be a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and wind gusts associated with thunderstorms through the area."

Lockhart River Mayor Wayne Butcher says residents spent the day securing items that could be picked up by high winds.

"We're glad that the cyclone has slowed down a bit," he told AAP.

"It's not something new, it's probably our fourth one in 10 years, so people are pretty cyclone savvy."

Disaster management groups, led by local mayors, have been activated along the far North Queensland coastline.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

One dead in Myanmar anti-Muslim riots

ONE person has been killed and nine injured after mobs attacked mosques and burned homes in central Myanmar (Burma), authorities say, in the latest religious unrest to erupt in the nation.

Riots sparked on Tuesday in the small town of Oakkan, about 100 kilometres north of Yangon (Rangoon) after a woman accidentally knocked into a young monk, authorities said on Wednesday, amid acute Buddhist-Muslim tensions following a series of attacks in March.

"A man died in hospital of his injuries this morning," a police official said.

Authorities have arrested 18 people after some 77 homes in four villages in the region north of the commercial hub Yangon were burned on Tuesday evening, president's spokesman Ye Htut said in a Facebook update.

Terrified villagers of both faiths said police were not there to protect them when a crowd attacked a local mosque in Mie Laung Sakhan village.

"About 200 to 300 people arrived in our village on motorcycles and destroyed the mosque. All the villagers ran away. We were scared and didn't resist. They destroyed until they were satisfied," said Soe Myint, 48, a Muslim in Mie Laung Sakhan village.

The village mosque was seriously damaged and around 10 homes burned, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. No security presence was visible until late morning, when about 30 police arrived.

"We heard rumours that the mob will come and attack again this afternoon. Even we were threatened to be killed. We are also scared. We need security urgently," Than Soe, a Buddhist, said.

A heavy security presence was visible on Wednesday morning in Oakkan, where some 30 shops in the market had been destroyed and a mosque damaged.

Religious unrest has exposed deep fractures in formerly junta-run Myanmar and cast a shadow over reforms under a quasi-civilian regime that took power two years ago.

At least 43 people were killed and thousands were left homeless in March, which saw some monks involved in clashes. Other clerics are behind a nationalistic campaign calling for a boycott of Muslim-owned shops.

Last year around 200 people were killed in clashes between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya - a minority treated with hostility by many Burmese who see them as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Rights groups have accused authorities of standing by during previous attacks on Muslims or actively participating in some cases. The government rejects allegations that it is complicit in the violence.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Cyclone watch issued for far north Qld

A CYCLONE watch has been issued for far north Queensland, on the day that a third of the state was placed under drought declarations.

The weather bureau says communities between Thursday Island and Cooktown have been put on alert for gale force winds on Wednesday.

The bureau says a deepening tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to make landfall near Lockhart River around midday on Wednesday as a category one or very low-grade category two cyclone.

On Monday evening, the system was 1000 kilometres east of Lockhart River and 890 kilometres northeast of Cairns and moving towards the coast at six kilometres an hour.

Heavy rain and flash flooding has been forecast for far north Queensland from late Tuesday.

Earlier on Monday, the state government declared 13 shires, covering a third of the state, as drought-affected.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Parents ignore speech problems: study

SIGNS of delayed language skills development are often missed in preschool children, putting them at risk of long-term educational and mental health problems.

A study of 900 pre-schoolers has found half of those with communication issues are missing out on help from a professional.

The study by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne found pre-schoolers were nine times more likely to get help if their parents were concerned.

But many parents may find it hard to believe warnings from teachers and other professionals. Many others seek help even though their child does not need it.

Professor Melissa Wake says children who have delays in the ability to make themselves understood or who have difficulties in understanding what is said to them are a major concern.

"There is a need for greater action. But it isn't always that obvious. Children with low language are not children with no language."

The researchers say it is easy not to notice a language delay or to not give it the attention it deserves.

"Children with low language skills are the ones we are really worried about. More so than some disorders like a lisp or problems with certain sounds, which usually go away on their own," says Prof Wake.

The researchers are also worried that seven per cent of children who do not need help are sent for unnecessary assistance.

They urge parents to have their child assessed if they have concerns or if they are alerted to possible issues.

"Our study provides evidence that communication problems are often silent disabilities, potentially under-recognised and under-prioritised," says researcher Dr Jemma Skeat.

"Clearly, getting the right children to appropriate services requires more than informing parents of a likely problem."

Children who miss out on early intervention are at risk of ongoing problems that affect school success, behaviour and even mental health, she says.

The study is published in the journal Child: Care, Health & Development.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More

Aussie woman raped at knife-point in Bali

AN Australian woman assaulted as a knife was held to her throat during a violent robbery in Bali is believed to be the latest victim of a serial rapist.

The 28-year-old from Perth was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning after being woken by an intruder who had entered her room at Villa Damais in Kerobokan where she was staying with family.

Details of the horrific assault emerged on Monday with the woman telling police she was first forced to open a safe in her room, before being raped while a knife was held to her throat.

The attack occurred as seven other members of her family, including children, slept in rooms inside the rented villa on the popular holiday island.

"The victim was then threatened with knife by the perpetrator," a spokesman with the North Kuta police, Reinhard Habonaran Nainggolan, told AAP.

"His right hand held the knife while his left hand held a flashlight.

"She was under threat of knife that she could not make a sound."

The woman was treated at a local hospital and returned to Perth with her family on Sunday.

Police said that the woman's description of her attacker matches that of a man believed to have carried out previous rapes.

A number of people were involved in the robbery.

"They entered the villa by jumping on to the wall," Mr Reinhard said.

Three iPads, two mobile phones and about Rp1.5 million ($A150) in cash were stolen.

It is the latest in a spate of violent incidents in an area of Bali popular with tourists, especially Australians.

In March, Mercedes Corby was bashed by a gang in Kuta as she returned home from a party.

The older sister of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby needed minor surgery after suffering a broken nose and bleeding to the cornea during the assault.

In January, a West Australian man was stabbed multiple times in the back while fighting off armed robbers at his Bali villa.

Bali's Governor Made Pastika said at the time he was concerned that the island's image as a holiday destination was being tainted.

15.21 | 0 komentar | Read More