He Loves You, He Loves You Not
Ladies, please forgive your man if he says or does the wrong thing on Valentine’s Day, or does not say or do the RIGHT thing, or forgets or screws up in some other way. He does love you, he’s just stupid. Or maybe he doesn’t love you. How do I know? But here’s the good
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First Date Make It or Break It
First dates are as nerve-jangling as they are exciting. The prospect of meeting a potential soulmate can put a lot of pressure on one’s shoulders, starting from choosing the right outfit to finding interesting conversation topics to overcoming moments of awkward silence in order to make it or break it. Every date is different. It
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Enduring Love in Ubud
Petty Elliott had a rare chance to stay at this jewel on Bali’s Ayung River. The patron saint of happy couples and blissful marriages would have been inspired. The word ‘love’ in all its interpretations is evident across so many aspects of this five-hectare estate on the west bank of the Ayung River, south of Ubud.
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The Beauty of Sharing
Tutor Time Indonesia, an early childhood education center, gave a generous donation to the Red Nose Foundation to support its education and circus programme for underprivileged children. Matthew Tyne, Executive Director of the Red Nose Foundation, received a ceremonial cheque from Melania Hamdan, Foundation Head of Tutor Time Indonesia on 31 January. The donation came
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The Loving Bond in the Family
As its proponents will tell you, Valentine’s Day calls for an expression of love. That’s the one occasion where commercialization of love is condoned and couples are urged to splurge on material things to show their plus ones that they’re loved. But is Valentine’s Day reserved only for spouses or partners? Many would beg to
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An Interview with HE Thomas Lembong
Thomas Trikasih Lembong is the former Minister of Trade of Indonesia and the New Head of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University in Cambridge, USA, in 1994, he returned to Southeast Asia where he worked successfully for several companies and agencies, including Deutsche
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NOW! Jakarta Photo Contest
Join #NJPhotoContest NOW! Capture the skyscrappers scenery of our beloved city, Jakarta, and send your photo to editorial.nowjkt@phoenix.co.id with min. 300 dpi resolution in JPEG format. Don't forget to give a brief description of your photo, name, and mobile number. TWO WINNERS will win @ IDR 500.000 dining treat and have their artwork published in our "Wall
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Alistair Speirs: My Journey to Work
For those of you who are regular readers of this magazine you will know I regularly rant on about the traffic and how it adversely affects our lives, and try, in a very small way, to suggest things that could be done to improve our daily slog to and from work. We started the “My
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Jakarta Wins Four Awards for Best City, Innovative Planning
This month we celebrate the achievement of our home city in being awarded four amazing awards by, I believe, the Central Government. Here’s the story, lifted directly from The Jakarta Globe. “The Indonesian capital’s administration has been awarded four awards, dubbed the Anugerah Pangripta Nusantara 2016 and the Millennium Development Goals 2016, for its outstanding
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River Deep Mountain High
There are a lot of really good trekking places not that far from Jakarta for ‘over-urbanised’ people, but most people don’t know they are there and don’t get the chance to see dramatic landscapes and breathe clean air. On the other hand there are school students who are pointed at the hills and told to
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Strengthen The Commitment to Support a Clean and Green Bali, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and Quiksilver Indonesia Hold Bali’s Big Eco Weekend 2016
Bali, the ‘Island of the Gods’, is the gateway for most tourists visiting Indonesia and is also a popular destination for domestic tourism. Spurred on by the concerning amount of rubbish in Bali, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia (CCAI) and Quiksilver Indonesia (QS) took real action in helping to keep Bali beaches clean and green by initiating
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Idle Thoughts from a Disturbed Resident of Tangerang
As annoying as it is to remember to bring a cloth bag when shopping in a supermarket or convenience store, I fully support the recent imposition in Tangerang of the 200 rupiah fee for each plastic grocery bag. It is a small, sensible step not only to discourage the waste of hydrocarbons, but also to
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BritCham Indonesia Trade Mission to the UK
“Keep Calm and Invest in Indonesia” Joko Widodo, President of Republic of Indonesia President Jokowi sandwiched 2 days in London within a 5 day, 4 nations visit to Europe. The president was accompanied by Darmin Nasution (Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs), Retno Marsudi (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Thomas Lembong (Minister of Trade), Susi Pudjiastuti (Minister