Posted by admin on April 6th, 2010 under Bali News Tags: Adopt Abandoned Baby •
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FOREIGNERS are lining up at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar hoping to adopt a newborn girl abandoned by her mother after she got a hospital bill she couldn’t pay.
Attempts by Sanglah officials to find the mother, including visiting what turned out to be a false address in Denpasar, have failed. The bill was for Rp5 million (US$548).
The Bali Times witnessed a number of foreigners in the maternity ward at Sanglah at the weekend. One woman, a New Zealander married to a Balinese man, said: “There are a lot of candidates for the option of this baby, including us.” The woman had been due to fly to New Zealand on Friday night but cancelled. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin on March 27th, 2010 under Bali News Tags: St. Regis Bali Resort •
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St. Regis Bali Resort have announced the appointment of Yvonne Wan as Hotel Manager.
She brings 10 years of experience in the hotel industry to her Bali appointment. She started her career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2002 as Director of Business Development at the Sheraton Perdana Langkawi. In that assignment she was involved in the team effort to re-brand the hotel as the Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa. After the re-branding she assumed the role of Director of Sales and Marketing for what was the first Westin Resort in Malaysia.
A Malaysian national, the Bali assignment is Yvonne’s first assignment outside Malaysia, representing a rare, refreshing and much needed female hand in the management of one of Bali’s leading hotels. By Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com)