BritCham with Dharnesh Gordhon, President Director of PT Nestlé Indonesia
Monday, 25 September 2017 Dharnesh Gamunlal Gordhon President Director of PT Nestlé Indonesia Since its initiation, BritCham CEO Series has sought to deliver the best value by presenting prominent speakers from a wide variety of business sectors throughout all of our sessions. In September, we got the chance to have a brief discussion with yet
An Interview with H.E. Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio, Ambassador of Finland to Indonesia
H.E. Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio has been the Ambassador of Finland to Indonesia for the past three years. In an interview with NOW! Jakarta, she spoke about the fields of cooperation between the two countries, development policies and sustainability and shared tips for Indonesians who are planning to travel to Finland. The Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs
An Interview with H.E. Johanna Brismar-Skoog, Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia
H.E. Johanna Brismar-Skoog spoke to NOW! Jakarta about the strengthening ties between Sweden and Indonesia, their various fields of cooperation and her plans for the near future. A year ago there seemed to be a chance you would be heading for New York, but you are still here! Please bring us up to date with
Nordic Forum: Stronger Together
In the Nordic Forum, the Scandinavian embassies and business chambers work together to further build on the synergies and similarities. It comprises of DANCHAM, the Swedish Business Association and Indonesia Norway Business Council. While there is no Finnish chamber of commerce in Indonesia, the embassy houses Team Finland. The Danish-Indonesian Business Chamber DANCHAM aims to
Honesty is The Best Policy
The British Fire Service uses an excellent and unique shift system to provide the British public with emergency cover 24 hours a day. Each of four watches, always code-named Red, Blue, Green and White, works two nine-hour days followed by two 15-hour nights. The day shift starts at 9 AM and finishes at 6 PM,
The Final Chapter of Jakarta Traffic
One of the most annoying things about life in Jakarta is the traffic. There can surely be no more mind-numbing, frustrating feeling than that feeling of total powerlessness in a line of dead stopped cars. “Oh“, you say, “what the []$#% is going on?” Well it’s simple, as was revealed last week, the contractors for
Readership Survey – NOW! Jakarta
Dear Readers, The incredible development of the digital media scene has changed our whole way of getting information. Partly for the good, partly for, to be honest, really bad and dangerous reasons, since much of what we see now is either unnecessary, irrelevant or sadly completely untrue. We at NOW! JAKARTA have always striven to
The Generation Game
My maternal grandparents were a product of the 1920s and 30s, and from as early as I can remember, I absolutely adored them. My grandfather unfortunately passed away peacefully at the age of 84 after a fascinating life, and my dear old Nan joined him when she was 97. Until two weeks before her death
Understanding Western & Central Europe through the Ambassadors
What a year it has been for diplomacy, trade investment, international relations, aid, development and cultural ties. Every year promises to be better than the last and most Ambassadors tend to be optimistic (and of course diplomatic) by nature. Here is a roundup of the ambassadors we met in NOW! Jakarta this year. IRELAND Ambassador Kyle
Through the Eye of Ambassador : Scandinavian Country in Indonesia
What a year it has been for diplomacy, trade investment, international relations, aid, development, and all that ties. Every year promises to be better than the last and most ambassadors tend to be optimistic (and of course diplomatic) by nature. Here is a roundup of the ambassadors we met in Now! Jakarta this year. SWITZERLAND
Introducing Service Spotlight Presented by Project Horizon
Indonesia is an exceptionally large and unique country. There’s no disputing that. If you were to visit one island every day, it would take you almost 50 years to see all of them. With our vast spread of islands, we also have quite a large population to match. With our ever-increasing headcount, the national motto,
Opening Hearts and Homes at Rumah-Ku
“The Indonesian Heritage Society and Rumah-Ku is giving me a very meaningful way of learning more about Indonesia, its rich culture, fascinating history and contemporary political and social issues. The warmth and friendliness of the people of Indonesia is a joy and makes Jakarta a fabulous place to live. My co-chair Lilis Sulis and I
Short Documentary : The Reflection of Disabled Worker’s Life in Indonesia
A documentary made by a Global Jaya School Secondary School student reflects on the life of disabled workers in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Global Jaya School As a normal human being, we often forget that it is a gift that we were born without any disabilities. On a day to day basis, most of us
