Christinas Province Town
It’s freezing outside and although Christmas is on its way to cheer many of us up – there are plenty who’d rather be spending the festive season in warmer climes. And if that’s the case then Gili Air – and its sister Indonesian islands Gili Trawangan and Gili Meno – located just northwest coast of … Read more
On a Garuda Indonesia Airline flight, the three amazing primates embarked on a journey back to their homeland, marking another beautiful chapter in the commitment to wildlife conservation. In a heartwarming ceremony at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the repatriation of three orangutans rescued from a transnational wildlife trafficking ring was celebrated. Nobita (7 years old), Shisuka (7 … Read more
JAKARTA: At least 13 people were killed and 38 injured in eastern Indonesia on Sunday in an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant, the owner of the industrial park that hosts the facility said.The island of Sulawesi is a hub for the mineral-rich country’s production of nickel, a base metal used for electric vehicle batteries … Read more
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
