Living Lao : Through the Lens of Service Work
Travelling anywhere in Southeast Asia, you will experience similar things. However, if you step off the tourist trail, you can encounter something unique. Photo courtesy of Maja Phillips/NOW!JAKARTA On a recent trip to Laos, I discovered a whole new aspect of Southeast Asia – a way of living I had never seen before. Living in Indonesia
What are your New Year Resolutions?
This is such a terrible ritual, this making of promises to yourself that you may never keep! In fact, so often we make them not even knowing how or when or where to start, but I guess while having good intentions isn’t enough, it’s better than having bad intentions! Here is my list of (im)possible
Send Your Love Poetry. Join the Contest NOW!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner – the perfect opportunity to tell your loved ones how much you care. Get creative and join our poetry contest! Your poems can be short or long, funny or romantic, joyful or sad: it is entirely up to you. The three best entries will win a dining voucher
GREAT Pavilion at Manufacturing Indonesia 2017
The manufacturing industry in Indonesia is something that scores highly on the current government’s agenda in Indonesia. In the age of the fourth industrial revolution or ‘industry 4.0’, the sector is rapidly changing with the rise of technology, the Internet of Things, and the integration of the Internet into the production line. Photo courtesy of
An Interview with Allaster Cox, Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy in Jakarta
Even though Allaster Cox only recently arrived in Indonesia, he is no stranger to the country. Having joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs in 1978, he was posted in Jakarta for the first time from 1992 to 1996. His previous posts include postings as Ambassador to Vietnam and High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. Photo
A Brighter Future for Indonesia’s Children
The Hoshizora Foundation, based in Yogyakarta and founded in 2006 by a group of Indonesian students living in Japan, is committed to providing access to education for all Indonesian children. Photo courtesy of Hoshizora Foundation/NOW!JAKARTA So far, Hoshizora has reached out to more than 2000 children and over 1000 individuals and organizational sponsors to work together,
The Power of the Positive
Now we have settled down to what will be (again) a challenging year, we really need to look for the positive elements we have in our lives and take special care to find things we can change for the better – and do them! At the macro-city level we can see that the real estate
Komunitas Taufan Spreads The Power of a Smile
The loss of a child is the most devastating experience a parent can face – a piece of them is lost, the future forever changed. Photo courtesy of Komunitas Taufan/NOW!JAKARTA Yeni Dewi Mulyaningsih, commonly referred to as Bu Yanie, lost her son Taufan in June 2013 to AML Leukemia. Taufan was a patient at
Daniel Sunu Prasetyo : The Man behind ARTOTEL Yogyakarta Shares His Story
With more than 23 years of experience in the hotel industry, Daniel Sunu Prasetyo is a household name in the local hospitality landscape. With the opening of the fourth property of ARTOTEL Group in Yogyakarta last year, Daniel is upping the game by setting all bars higher. NOW! Jakarta recently sat down with him to
Ainsley Mann: Global Scot and Scottish Trade Envoy
In 2012, Ainsley Mann was nominated by Scottish Development International (SDI) as a “Global Scot” and shortly thereafter formally appointed by the First Minister of Scotland. As a Global Scot he has a responsibility to use influence, connections and experience to help foster commercial links with Scotland. In 2017 he was appointed as Scotland’s first
Who Are “They”?
In my opinion, the Post-It note is one of the simplest and cleverest inventions of the 20th century, but it was invented by a couple of dumbasses. Unlike most inventions, which are usually brought into being by geniuses as solutions to problems, the Post-It note was actually an accidental solution to a problem that nobody knew
The Beauty of Volunteering
Is it just me, or is the world going crazy? Every time I turn on my TV, scroll down my Twitter timeline or leaf through a newspaper, it certainly does feel that way. Photo courtesy of Pexels/NOW!JAKARTA To be honest, the state of the world is quite frustrating, if not depressing, at the moment, but
The Benefits of Working Together
This issue celebrates the great intentions of ASEAN, the Association of SE Asian Nations, who went from rival neighbours to close allies working together to seek peace and the opportunity to trade with the world from a stronger position as a compact group of nations. While rivalries certainly still exist and of course competition does
