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Melbourne University dean receives Belgian honour

Professor Iven Mareels, Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, has been made a Commander in the Order of the Crown of Belgium for services to engineering and science, writes the Melbourne Engineer’s Annie Rahilly . The honour was conferred by the Belgian ambassador to...

Wiggins continues comeback today in Belgium

The 2012 Tour de France winner and Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins will be the star name on the start line of the Eneco Tour, which begins in Koksijde on the Belgium coast today, reports SuperSport . Fresh from his return from injury and illness at the Tour of Poland, which ended a week ago,...

Going green: Hotel Verviers

While the town of Verviers once blazed a trail as an international wool manufacturer, a luxury hotel is continuing the tradition of technological innovation as Belgium’s only hotel to be heated by geothermal energy. The four-star Hôtel Verviers approaches its third anniversary with plenty to...

Culture beat - August 9

Pierce Brosnan’s non-Bond filmography can be a tad surprising, taking in a sci-fi spoof (Mars Attacks!) and an Abba-based musical (Mamma Mia!), which earned him a Golden Raspberry, chiefly for his ‘interesting’ singing voice. Bless. Love Is All You Need , a Danish rom-com directed by the Oscar-...

Belgian minimum wage Europe’s second highest

The legal minimum wage in Belgium, which stands at €1,502 gross per month, is the second highest in Europe, just behind Luxembourg (€1,874), Le Soir and De Standaard report today, citing figures from Eurostat. The Belgian minimum wage increased by 29% in ten years in Belgium and by 36% in...

Belgium ratifies UNESCO underwater archaeology convention

Belgium has ratified the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, the organisation’s website reports. This ratification is an important step in the development of the Convention as it illustrates the growing international support for this instrument and for the...

Bpost profits up 3% as sending of packets grows

Growth in packets and cost-cutting efforts have helped counter a drop in state funding and the ongoing decline in domestic mail volumes at Belgium’s bpost so far this year, reports Post & Parcel . The company issued its half-year results on Wednesday night, stating that revenues have edged up...

Belgian films showcased at Montreal Festival

This year’s edition of Montreal’s World Film Festival will feature a healthy number of Belgian films, writes Cineuropa’s Aurore Engelen . Enthusiasm for Belgian cinema has paid off over the past ten years Ben X, Adem and Come As You Are all won the Grand Prix of the Americas; North Sea Texas won...

US fashion retailer honours the Antwerp Six

American fashion retailer Opening Ceremony is ‘all about Belgium’ this year, writes Vogue’s Sarah Karmali . The brand has chosen the country as its focus for 2013-2014 and will launch a dedicated collection featuring collaborations with both emerging and established Belgian designers - to introduce...

Bombay Inn

Submitted by Robyn Boyle on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 11:46

The owner is genuinely happy to see us come in, his first customers on this slow Wednesday evening, but the place fills up quickly in the two hours that we are there. First he brings a thirst-quenching Coke and pitcher of sparkling water, followed by the requisite poppadom and quartet of exotic dipping sauces.

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