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Flores’ Hobbit Emerges as New Species, Say Studies

The tiny ancient humans dubbed hobbits, whose remains were discovered on an Indonesian island in 2003, were a previously unknown species altogether, according to two new studies.
Debate has raged in the scientific community since the fossils were found on the island of Flores, with some experts insisting they were descended from Homo erectus and others [...]

Govt Alarmed over New Businesses in Teeming Denpasar

DENPASAR ~ Government officials have voiced concern over continuing investment in Denpasar despite overcrowding, an official said this week.
Legislators said every last piece of land was being bought up by investors who planned to create new businesses, and something had to be done to limit the spread of the city.
Some officials said a limit along [...]

Marijuana-Smoking Swedes Arrested in Hotel Room

KUTA ~ Two Swedish men holidaying in Bali have been arrested by police for smoking marijuana in their hotel room in Kuta, police said this week.
The pair were arrested on April 24 after guests in nearby rooms complained of the smell of marijuana coming from the men’s room and police were called.
Kuta Police said they [...]

New Wireless Net Promises Revolutionary Use

Technology firms announced an alliance this week to promote a Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) standard predicted to one day let people beam high-definition video to home television sets.
WiGig is 10 to 20 times faster than WiFi, and should cut from hours to seconds the time it takes to wirelessly transfer gigantic digital data files, such as [...]