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PALU, Indonesia – A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official said. It was the latest in a series of deadly incidents at nickel smelting plants in Indonesia that are part of … Read more
Miss Transvestite Indonesia 2016 contestants perform during the 2016 Miss Queen contest in Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia: Crowds cheered on Friday night as a group of Indonesian transgender women showed off glittering gowns in a beauty pageant held almost entirely in secret to avoid unwanted attention from hardliners in the Muslim-majority nation. Twenty-eight-year-old Pie Nabh Tappii … Read more
By ANDI JATMIKOAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Their dreams of representing Indonesia in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant turned to nightmares when they were forced to undergo “body checks” in front of local organizers. Now seven contestants have filed complaints with the police, accusing the organizers of sexual harassment, their lawyer said Tuesday. During … Read more
Chrisanti Indiana co-founded Social Bella in 2015, which started off as an Indonesian e-commerce platform that sells beauty products from global brands. It has since expanded to more than 60 brick-and-mortar shops, offering consumers an “omni-channel” shopping experience. CNBC Make It’s Goh Chiew Tong speaks to the 31-year-old to find out how she grew her … Read more
Eka Kurniawan’s “Beauty Is a Wound” and “Man Tiger,” which have just been translated into English, tell of generations in Indonesia bound by unspeakable tragedies.Photograph by Marc Riboud / Magnum “When you’re reading a novel like mine,” Eka Kurniawan said last month, over coffee, you’re reading “a joke about history.” We were at a hotel … Read more
Indonesia′s literary shooting star, Eka Kurniawan, recently longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, is already being hailed as Pramoedya Ananta Toer′s successor. Although ″Beauty is a wound″ was published in 2002, Kurniawan has only recently gained international recognition with its English translation. Sherif Abdel Samad read the book At first, ″Beauty is a wound″ … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Despite the varying and rightfully subjective definition of beauty that each and every individual has, a certain standard of beauty exists that creates discomfort among women and how they look. A research conducted by Dove entitled “Indonesia Beauty Confidence Report 2017” showed that as high as 72 percent of Indonesian women believe … Read more
For the month of October, people walking past Times Square in New York City will see a large billboard with a picture of Indonesia’s Raja Ampat islands, accompanied with the tagline “escape to a magical place”. But the appeal of the image hides the abject poverty of the people living on the islands. A cluster … Read more
Spending some vacations onboard this spectacular vessel impressed a young millionaire from Singapore so much that she eventually bought it for herself and gave a new, more feminine twist. Few luxury yachts out there are such a fascinating mix of culture and modern luxury. The Dunia Baru was literally built in the jungle. It was … Read more
Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the 2023 Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant winner, Farhana Nariswari Wisandana, and finalists to help promote tourist destinations, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said on Monday. “Princesses of Putri Indonesia (Indonesian beauty pageant) have been asked to promote destinations wherever they come from and wherever they … Read more
