JAKARTA: Indonesia expressed concern yesterday that Australian tourists are bringing influenza A (H1N1) to the resort island of Bali, after it confirmed its first two cases of the virus. Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said she was “very worried” that Australians who flocked to Bali’s famous surf beaches would spread the virus in a country [...]

Emmy Fitri
The Jakarta Post
Publication Date: 17-06-2009
When the H1N1 flu began running wild in Mexico in mid April, those of us who live in this beautiful, sun-blessed, “tropical country”, could have been pardoned for thinking that the problem was far away. We had a hard time figuring out what it has to do with us: people [...]