It Won’t Happen To Us!
“Are we nearing the end of the pandemic? I certainly hope so, but are we prepared for the next crisis? I can pretty much guarantee that when the masks come off and the social distancing stops, the whole country will relax and say ‘whew’ and forget the whole thing”. “But with my background in insurance
Redesigning Indonesia’s Tourist Villages: Necessary or Not?
A tourist village or rural tourism is a way to improve the tourism sector as well as to apply a sustainability community-based tourism development. It is also an effort to conserve both the environment and nature as well as the people’s culture and empower the potential of local culture and local wisdom values that tend
Develop of Control? What’s the Best Way?
About 60 years ago in UK there was a debate on TV between two extremely smart and powerful lady Members of Parliament. One was supporting the English City of Manchester, the other Aberdeen in Scotland. They represented two diametrically opposed views on city development. The lady from Aberdeen was dedicated to free, easy access, universal
Pang Xue Kai, Building Up the Blockchain: An Interview with the CEO of TokoCrypto
One of Indonesia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, TokoCrypto, has been pushing hard to grow the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in Indonesia since it opened in 2018. The company sees a lot of potential, but are working on improving awareness and education of these spaces through their T-Hub venues, as well as assisting young innovators and entrepreneurs
Dr. Meryl “Mimi” Kallman: The Doctor That’s Gone ‘Viral’
She could be a doctor in the USA, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, or anywhere else in the world, but Dr. Meryl “Mimi” Kallman chose Indonesia 15 years ago and has never looked back. Dr. Meryl came to Indonesia following her experience volunteering in rural India with a focus on infectious viral diseases, and in
Luis Tsuboyama: HE The Ambassador of Peru to Indonesia
Ambassador Tsuboyama is a career member of the Foreign Service of Peru, has served as the Director General for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2022 and served as the first Chief of Mission at the Peruvian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. He earned a B.A. in Law and Political Science
Noni Purnomo: New Visions for Blue Bird Group
We asked some serious business leaders to look post-pandemic, to the future of the country: now pushing forward with its key role in G20, the major move of the business community through B20, to the rapid development of the crypto currencies and NFT markets, to the looming expansion of the Metaverse, the continued China-US tensions, and the
Spinning Plates: Balancing Indonesia’s Many Economies All at Once
The economy of Indonesia is the largest in Southeast Asia and is one of the emerging market economies of the world. As a “middle income” country and member of the G20, Indonesia is classified as a newly industrialised country. It is the15th largest economy in the world by nominal Gross Domestic Product (and the 7th largest in terms of GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity).
Adopting A Better Normal
British Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Ainsley Mann, talks to NOW! Jakarta about the current state of affairs for British companies amidst the pandemic as well as his thoughts on the crisis. Do you think that Jakarta was prepared for yet another crisis? If not what should the authorities have done but didn’t? Was anyone really
Avoiding The Old Normal
Photo by Josh Rose on Unsplash/NOWJAKARTA Alistair Speirs returns, this time talking about how to avoid going back to the old normal amidst a society boasting about embracing the new one while still clinging to the old ways of doing things whether they realise it or not.
Certified with Safe Travels, Archipelago International is Confident to Welcome Tourists Back to the Hotels
Considered having a high standard on safety and health by WITC, Archipelago international guarantees the comfort for the guests who stay at its properties. Photo courtesy of Archipelago International/NOW!JAKARTA Archipelago International, Southeast Asia’s largest privately-owned and independent hotel management group, has received the certification on 'Safe Travels' from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The
Hospitality Giant, Ascott Redefines its Standard of Cleanliness in the Post-Covid-19
The Ascott Limited (Ascott) introduces Ascott Cares and reviews its lodging products and services to ensure they are future-ready in a post-COVID-19 landscape. Photo courtesy of Ascott Limited/NOW!JAKARTA As the tourism industry is gradually recovered during the transition, one of the hospitality giants, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has prepared its future-ready lodging by redefining the
I Opened The Window and In Flew Enza
There is great confusion here in Indonesia which now, more than ever needs to be resolved. There is the Common Cold, which gives you a cough, a runny nose and probably a heavy nasty headache. Then there is Influenza, which is much more serious, and while it shares some of the same symptoms, it is not
