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ISSUE NO. 239 | 19 JUNE – 2 JULY 2019 JAKARTA • JAVA • BALI • LOMBOK • KALIMANTAN • SUMATRA • SULAWESI • WEST PAPUA

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Intelligence: The future of global mobility?

The last few years have seen some amazing technological advancements. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an important function as it is fast emerging with numerous benefits to global mobility.

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is a computer system built to perform tasks that would usually require human intelligence. Gartner, a leading research and advisory company, recently published the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2019. It cited that in less than four years, 40 percent of new application development projects will have AI co-developers.

AI is not a new technology, Matt Crockett, Crown’s Director of Finance and Technology, explains “It’s what can be done affordably with AI that has changed so much in the last five years, with the rise in computing power and big data.” The overwhelming amount of information available online, and the increase in computing power, make it possible for AI algorithms to enable predictive analytics and support smarter service provision.

The capabilities offered show the significant impact AI could have on global mobility. “Offering a more intelligent approach, AI can read emails and listen to conversations in real time – to hear tone of voice and inform the user about writer/speaker sentiment. So it could support the Mobility Advisor to be more empathetic and detect subtle characteristics,” explains Matt. Think along the lines of IBM Watson or Affectiva.

Is AI replacing the need for human contact?

The idea that this technology is currently replacing the need for human contact involved in a relocation is not unreasonable, but we’re protecting the role for our Mobility Advisors. “Given the highly emotional journey many individuals and their families go through.

The emotional ups and downs are enormous, and well outweigh the rational steps involved in a typical relocation,” explains Matt.

AI is significant in its capabilities to enhance personalisation, however there is still a human need. There is an expectation that the critical human competencies of managing uncertainty, counselling with empathy and managing expectations through the cycle will continue.

Over the next couple of years this will continue to be the core task of our Mobility Advisors.

Competitive advantage The competitive advantage can’t be ignored. As a cognitive technolgy, AI can go beyond the traditional and use intelligent systems to recognise, foresee and ease risks with relocating employees globally. This technology has the ability to understand complex information through targeted learning. Matt suggests, “I think we’re going to see a continued rise of self-service capability supported by infant AI/ML (Machine Learning) capability. Such as, chatbots and semi-automatic processing of expense receipts.” For example, logging on to social sites you are handing over your data to smarter customer relationship management systems. This means providers will be able to offer more tailored experiences without having to ask relocating employees too much. Matt added that the benefits to global mobility are “leveraging the data and providing more targeted, personalised services and promoting critical competency learning tools tailored to the individual’s needs.” AI is proving a valuable source to enhance the global mobility experience.

We see our role to maintain the right balance between physical and digital.

We continuously tweak and adapt our service delivery models as new tools and concepts present themselves. Whatever changes we embrace we always take in the ever-changing needs of our customers.

For further information on how Crown World Mobility can help your company find the right balance Please contact us at +62 2175882338 or email us at jakarta@crownrelo.com.

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If technology isn’t part of your everyday life, are you living in the 21st Century? Technology and gadgets are a part of our daily lives, and this is really clear in a country like Indonesia. In a country that is so geographically spread out, and so many people migrating for work, you can see how important technology is in keeping everyone connected.

We achieved a lot with the help of technology, whether it’s booking flights home for the holidays, messaging the family after dinner on some far-flung island, or even your doctor at the clinic using the latest machines to diagnose your ills. Indonesia is right at the front of the queue when it comes to taking on new technology; there was the singular love for the BlackBerry and not wanting BBM to die, using GoJek for just about any activity you can think of, e-wallets of all kinds. Life wouldn’t be the same on the archipelago without a smartphone – the most accessible form of technology there is.

Since it’s all around us, every day, for better or worse, this edition is going to fill you on tech with and Indonesia flavour. Check out "Houses That Protect Paradise" to learn more about how the waste we throw away is used by recent innovations to produce affordable housing solutions. Our article “Bullet Journaling: Personalising your Life” is a useful guide on how to order your main and focus your life, whilst surrounded by all these new developments in tech. For those of you who’ve put down your Kindle to pick up this copy, check out Simon Pitchforth’s “A, B, C, D, e – The E-Reader Cometh.” We also have for your perusal “Beyond Conversation”, a discussion on the history of telecommunication gadgets in Indonesia from Wartel (Telephone Warung) to modern smartphones and their bells and whistles.

In addition, we also have Steve Lillywhite, the producer of U2 and the Rolling Stones, featured in the Meet the Expat column. Never miss a beat of the heart of your city, our Events page has all the latest goings on that you can take part in.

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INFO FOR EXPATS How to Conduct Personal Background Checks in Indonesia

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FLASHBACK Beyond Conversation

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SNA MEDIA CLUB COLUMN Bullet Jounalling: Personalising Your Life

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TECHNOLOGY

Houses That Protect Paradise

BY POLLY CHRISTENSEN (IMAGES BY NEVHOUSE)

The multiple grades of plastic get shredded and pulverised and placed inside the mold with a special agent, then heated to a high temperature. The NevHouse CRPP (Composite Recycled Plastic Panel) system delivers a solid skinned and foamed core lightweight sandwich panel from 100 percent mixed post-consumer polymers. Low maintenance composite panels and tiles are made from the seven codes of waste plastic, which encapsulates any organic material such as bamboo, coconut and contaminants, with an exterior finish of any colour and texture. Unlike conventional plastic recycling technologies, this process is tolerant to high concentrations of impurities allowing coarse flakes to be use as the feedstock, thus removing the need to grind feedstock to a fine powder.

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hile Indonesia is currently banning singleuse plastic bags there’s still an abundance of plastic waste littering its streets, oceans and waterways. Indonesia contributes the second highest share of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide and a great deal of that waste comes from recyclables, which are deemed almost useless. If the demand isn’t there, waste ends up in landfill.

A solution is at hand: NevHouse technology takes the waste we throw away and turns it into sustainable housing solutions. After a trip to Bali in 2013, surfing icon Nev Hyman created a modular home designed from all seven codes of plastic waste and sustainable timber: a useful, easy, and profitable way to help clean up the environment. The NevHouse structures can be built in 1-2 days, either on or off the grid, providing a versatile, affordable, cyclone-proof solution. Nev’s goal is to establish a facility right here in Indonesia to address the plastic problem that is threatening to engulf the archipelago.

Created by Corona X Parley, in collaboration with NevHouse, the Eco Studio on display at Komune Resort & Beach Club was made from 1.5 tonnes of recycled plastic, which in the future could be taken directly from Bali’s homes, rivers and beaches. The business model allows for communities to collect, grind and shred local and household plastic resources and earn income of up to Rp2 million a tonne, resulting in jobs being created, while effectively offering a global approach to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution and transform recycling as we know it.

Most other recycling processes involve extrusion methods or injection molding, therefore mixing contaminated, low-grade plastic waste that cannot be used. However, the NERF (Nev Earth Resource Facility) will process residual elements of municipal waste, commercial and industrial, agricultural, e-waste, cars, aluminium, and mid and low grade plastics for NevHouse components, while continuing to collaborate with existing waste management companies for feedstock supplies.

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Nev Hyman is working with Arief Rabik from Indo Bamboo, who has created a structured beam from composite bamboo to replace LVL. The Composite Recycled Plastic Panel, made from 100 percent mixed post-consumer polymers, is sandwiched in between the bamboo frames.

This gives inherent strength and flexibility, perfect for an earthquake zone like Indonesia.

Nev’s goal is to establish a facility right here in Indonesia to address the plastic problem that is threatening to engulf the archipelago.

NevHouse can be used in flood areas, marshes, rice fields, and out over water due to the inherently low maintenance attributes of materials. The house is a concrete-free alternative to concrete and brick walls, floors and slabs, and strong too. The frame of the house is a sustainable timber LVL modular portal system, rated to withstand category five cyclones. The portal frame ties into screw piles or SureFoot systems that are driven into the ground, each one goes into the ground with five tons of uplift. The structures can be removed in one day with no environmental footprint.

The NevHouse CRPP facility can be operational in six months to take plastic waste from the environment for schools, houses, and outposts for Indonesian communities.

It’s an innovation that avoids plastic going to landfill and incineration by re-purposing and re-using plastic, turning it into products that need large volumes of this resource, such as housing, as well as raising awareness about the millions of tons of plastic that is discarded in Indonesia every year with an immediate solution for the country.

Plastic is a resource, and with an estimated 40 percent increase in production of plastics over the next five years, Nev’s message is to recognise that plastic is not evil, only the improper disposal of plastic is evil. Today, we use plastic in every part of our daily lives; without plastic there would be major health issues. There won’t be a quick solution found in biodegradable plastic, it’s not going to happen in a hurry, so we need to avoid incineration, take contaminated low-grade waste, and turn it into products.

While Nev has gone above and beyond the endeavours that most of us make in the fight against plastic waste, it is important not to discount the impact of our everyday efforts to reduce the amount of plastic we consume. Luckily, people all over the globe are becoming more and more conscious of the detrimental effects plastic waste can have on marine environments, and are beginning to take action to stop it.

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MEET THE EXPAT

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Meet the Charming Man, Steve Lillywhite Meet Steve Lillywhite, the producer of U2, the Rolling Stones, Morrissey and dozens of other top-selling artists. In recent years, he has made KFC the biggest music chain in Indonesia. Indonesia Expat sat down with Steve and discovered this Englishman is one of the nicest people on the planet.

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If you had a magic wand, what would you change about Indonesia, apart from the traffic?

Cigarette smoking. I would convince people that smoking is not a choice; it’s an addiction and it’s a pointless one. People look at it as a choice and something that they’re proud of doing. It’s a con by big multinational corporations to make them rich. You look at poor people smoking and you might think maybe it’s the only bit of pleasure they’ve got in their lives, but there’s only one thing it does, and that’s make you want to have another cigarette.

You spent decades in the UK and the US, producing some of the biggest bands in the world. How did you end up in Indonesia?

I had this thing that Asia was calling me, but I had no idea which part of Asia. I first went to Singapore to speak at a music conference. Singapore reminded me of Disneyland. It was great for three days, but would I want to live there? No. Where was the seedy underbelly? So I was a bit disappointed with Singapore. Now, of course, I enjoy my trips there. I also went to Korea and other places in Asia. I first came to Jakarta in late 2014, when Ariel, the lead singer of Noah [formerly Peterpan] asked me to produce some songs for their album Second Chance. I was sitting in Jakarta one day, it was pissing down with rain, I’m eating gado-gado with my fingers, with Ariel, and seeing people opening CDs and devouring the contents. And I decided: I’m going to stay here.

YouTube’s 100 most viewed songs are dominated by Western and Latin American artists. Do you think an Indonesian artist could ever get a song in that top 100?

Every time an Indonesian artist wants to make it abroad, they’ve gone about it the wrong way. They’ve tried to sound like something Western. And I’ve been all round the world, worked with lots of people from different cultures and they all say to me, “How do we get our music liked by Westerners?” Well, don’t look at it like that.

Instead of trying to sound like Western music, look at what outside music has become successful: Spanish, Latin. What do we have in Indonesia that is closest to that? Dangdut. Not the old dangdut, but the modern dangdut: artists like Via Vallen, Siti Badriah. And use the technology. The reason that dangdut is so big here and that rock music is dead, is that dangdut really suits the latest technology. Siti Badriah’s song Lagi Syantik has over 500 million YouTube views because she’s getting views from outside the country. By sticking to their roots, someone in Indonesia will make it big outside.

What do you think of the production quality of Indonesian music?

It’s variable. I’ve always said: I’ve made the best records in the worst studios and the worst records in the best studios. You can’t blame the equipment. You can only blame the attitude and the inexperience.

You produced an album for Iwan Fals, who is often labelled as “the Bob Dylan of Indonesia”. Is that a fair description?

For me, Iwan Fals is better than Bob Dylan.

We have no equivalent to Iwan Fals in the West, because Iwan Fals is cool to 60 year olds and he’s cool to 16 year olds. Bruce Springsteen, 16 year olds don’t care; Bob Dylan, 16 year olds don’t care. But Iwan Fals is still cool.

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How did you get into producing?

I started out at 15, pushing buttons in a studio in London in the 1970s. Punk rock was a wave that was full of bands that couldn’t really play, so I was sort of a producer that couldn’t really produce. But I

rode that wave and I got a hit with Siouxsie and the Banshees. And before that, I’d worked with Johnny Thunders, who was in The New York Dolls. And the moment I got that hit, I could then choose who I wanted to work with. By the time I was 23, I was working with U2, and they’d not yet had any hits, so no one knew who they were.

But there was something about them that I thought was amazing.

Tell us about the producer’s role.

The definition of a producer is someone who takes responsibility for the quality of the record at the end of the day. Some producers sit at the back and read a book, or just come to the studio once a week, telling you what they don’t like and then leaving. At the other end of the scale, you’ve got someone like Mutt Lang, who can literally play every instrument better than every member of the band, probably writes half the song for you and will stay there for days, getting one little thing right. I’m halfway between the two. I’m definitely the alpha male in the studio, but I can just chat and make people feel at home.

What are you current ambitions?

If I could do it, I would like to put Jakarta on the map as a destination for musicals.

I’ve made the best records in the worst studios and the worst records in the best studios. You can’t blame the equipment. You can only blame the attitude and the inexperience.

And not imported musicals, but local musicals for Indonesians. I’m not about taking my culture and importing it to Indonesia. I am about taking their culture and helping them grow their business.

At the moment, Jakarta is not a tourist destination with something big on the map.

New York has Broadway, London has the West End. Now, I’m not saying we can build something as big as that, but love of music in this country is so incredible, that we could have something like musical theatre in the way of We Will Rock You or Mamma Mia. You could do it, for example, with the life story of Iwan Fals as a musical set to his songs. It’s a story of redemption, it’s a story of sadness, it has everything.

Who’s the most genuinely talented artist you’ve ever worked with?

I would say it’s Lee Mavers, the lead singer of The La’s. They had the hit single There She Goes on their 1990 debut album, which I produced. Lee was absolutely incredibly talented but he was unhappy with the album. You have to believe in your songs enough and you have to let it go, whereas he kept wanting to redo the album. He’s never made another album.

Who are some of the most unique stars you’ve worked with?

The biggest underachiever: Shane MacGowan of The Pogues. The biggest overachiever: Bono. The most fearless: Morrissey. The most bohemian people I’ve ever worked with are Shane MacGowan and Keith Richards. These are people who don’t care if they get up at 8 o’clock in the morning or 8 o’clock at night or at 3 in the morning, it’s purely coincidental. Working with Shane was great if you got him when he was up. The problem was, you didn’t know when he’d be up. But The Pogues were great. It was really fun working with them.

Were you surprised by Morrissey’s fan base in Indonesia? Have you stayed in the Jakarta hotel named after him?

No, I haven’t! I produced three albums for Morrissey. I’m proudest of the first one, Vauxhall and I. I recently did a question and answer session for that album’s 25th anniversary for Morrissey fans in Jakarta.

One of the guys there had Now My Heart is Full and a picture of Morrissey’s face tattooed on his arm. And everyone ended up singing along to that song. It was the most random thing, that 25 years after making this album that was so English, in such an English setting, that here I am in Jakarta with people who are so moved by it.

Apart from the people and the music, what’s the best thing about Indonesia?

Gado-gado, rendang and my fiancée, Susi’s, cooking. She’s a great cook.

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Info for Expats

HOW TO CONDUCT PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECKS IN INDONESIA

A background check is an investigation into a person or corporation’s history. While Emerhub maintains a complete company database in Indonesia, we will focus below on how to conduct due diligence and personal background checks on individuals.

Let’s say that you’re hiring a new director for your company. How do you confirm the person has the education and qualifications they listed on their CV? Could they have a civil or criminal record that might harm the reputation of your company?

Purpose of background checks Indonesia is a large, developing, market.

You will, of course, want to do what you can to prevent bad deals from happening.

Background checks will go beyond seeing a criminal record.

They typically also include information regarding civil records, employment and education history, references, the list goes on.

Why should you screen your potential new hires, vendors, or business partners? In short, a background check costs about US$250 while the potential damage from a bad hire or partnership can go way beyond that. It’s like an insurance policy.

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Criminal record checks in Indonesia Most employers and investors prefer to keep away from individuals with criminal records. In the case of Indonesia, checking the court records is not as easy as you might expect.

Therefore, Emerhub provides criminal record checks as one of our key elements of a background check: • Police clearance certificate (SKCK) verification • Confirming with the local police station whether the applicant is part of a criminal case

Civil record check In the same way as we check criminal records, we validate the candidate’s or potential business partner’s civil record.

Indonesia’s court system is complex, and we will help you navigate through it.

Group sanctions verification We validate that the person is not a member of an undesired organisation or blacklist. We have access to many databases, such as: • Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee • Wanted by NCB-Interpol Indonesia • Terrorist Security Administration’s No Fly List • Environmental Protection Agency Fugitives

• Secret Service’s Most Wanted Fugitives • National Surveillance Agency Telephones and Terrorism • Mother Jones Database • LKPP Black List • OJK Negative List

Pre-employment background check in Indonesia Education check Education verification substantiates these claims: • Ensures that the applicant studied and graduated from the institution listed on the application.

• Individual institutions are contacted, verifying the individual’s enrolment and graduation.

For example, let’s say that you are choosing between two otherwise equal candidates.

One of them is a graduate of a reputable university overseas. At least that’s what their CV claims: we can help check the veracity of the claim.

Emerhub’s background checks validate that candidates have the education they have listed. Some of the common problems we have found are: • The candidate went to the university but didn’t graduate or received a lesser degree.

• False claims about GPAs, finished courses, majors, etc.

• Even worse – the candidate never went to that university.

Hiring excellent people is difficult. If the candidate was dishonest about his/her education, then what does it say about the character of that person?

Employment verification Employment verification makes sure the candidate has the listed employment history. Our activities include: • Contacting previous employers via phone calls, emails, or personal visits • Confirming position or title held by the applicant while in their employment • Determining the reason why the company no longer employs the employee Some of the problems in CVs are easy to spot; a candidate is switching jobs every four months; mysterious gaps in the employment history that the candidate cannot explain.

What if work experience in a specific industry or company is paramount to the role? Let’s verify that.

Reference verification Most CVs, at least in Indonesia, include listed referrals. People that are willing to vouch for the candidate. We conduct the following steps with them: • Checking the authenticity of references • Contacting references to determine the authenticity of the applicant’s claims • Discussing the applicant’s past performance

Talking to the references can be incredibly insightful even if you have no basis to suspect the candidate is making some questionable statements. It gives you an astute understanding of who the candidate is, beyond what they tell you themselves throughout the selection process.

Contact number verification check A contact number check is a small step but essential for some roles nevertheless.

We conduct the following: • Contacting various phone numbers provided to determine if they are legitimate • Numbers verified may include a home and mobile phone number or emergency contact number While not a priority for most companies, in the specific case of Indonesia an invalid phone number can be an indication of financial problems. Borrowing money is ingrained in the culture, and switching phone numbers can be a (not very effective) way to run away from debt collectors.

• If the applicant does not own the property, contacting the owner or landlord to verify that the property is being used as a residence and not for other illegal purposes • Neighbours may be interviewed as well Credit Check • Overview of current and past credit cards • List of the candidate’s consumer loans Integrity Interview • Interviewing the applicant, including the following: • Collecting all required documentation • Analysis of body language • Integrity questionnaire • Determining personal characteristics such as drug use and leisure activities Bankruptcy verification • Determining whether the applicant has ever declared bankruptcy

Passport and ID check

Reverse directorship search ● • Examines possible involvement with other companies which may be a conflict of interest

It’s commonplace to ask for the personal identity card (KTP) during the selection process. Most candidates will probably attach it to the printed CV they bring along for the interview. We can validate that the ID is real by contacting the civil registry office to confirm the legitimacy of the identification documents provided.

Adverse internet/media verification • Checks online, newspaper and magazine sources • Examines the content of social media accounts • Searches of websites mentioning the applicant

It’s rare for job applicants to provide a fake ID. It might happen more often when entering into transactions with smaller businesses. While uncommon, providing a false document is not a promising sign.

If the job requires travelling you may also want to make sure the candidate has a valid passport. You’d be surprised how few Indonesians hold one.

Additional background checks commonly conducted during the screening process Neighborhood Check • The address listed in the application visited to determine the authenticity

Getting started with background checks This article was a summary of different background checks Emerhub can conduct in Indonesia. Emerging markets such as Indonesia provide great business opportunities, but also come with their own, sometimes unique, risks. Background checks are a cost-effective way to mitigate some of them.

Reach out to Emerhub via email info@emerhub.com and let us know what kind of information you are looking for. Our consultants will get back to you with a plan.

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Beyond Conversation

BY DANIEL POPE

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Star Trek and summoned a space shuttle back in the 60s, we scoffed and said, “Yeah, sure, not in a million years.” In fact, less than 50 years later we could flip open our handphone and summon a Grab car, book a flight, transfer money, and find out just about any fact. We had access to the computer banks of many Starship Enterprises.

t’s March 10, 1876 in Boston. Alexander Graham Bell is seated before his newly invented telephone.

Surrounded by hushed witnesses, he braces himself, clears his throat commandingly, and makes the world’s first ever telephone call. His voice travels along the world’s shortest ever telephone cable, leading into the next room, where his assistant waits. “Mr Watson – come here – I want to see you.”

Initially, handphones offered rudimentary services and were only owned by the well-off. They were as big as house bricks, and just as heavy. Indeed, only hod carriers ever really felt comfortable using them. Broad-shouldered financial traders stood in line at coffee stalls, brick on shoulder, shouting: “Buy! Buy! Sell! Sell!” Again, we scoffed. But soon, companies like Nokia and Ericsson were putting affordable and compact phones into the eager hands of the masses.

From shop assistants to street cleaners, everyone was potentially connected to everyone else. And it was cheap.

It’s March 10, 1995, in Jakarta. I’m standing on a street corner in Blok M using a public telephone. It’s raining and cars passing by are splashing me. I’m covering one ear to block out the din from the traffic, and I’m shouting into the handset. I’m trying to get hold of my friend. It’s my third call. I can’t find him anywhere. I’m running out of coins.

This was how we communicated over distance in those days.

It was never as easy as Alexander Graham Bell made it out to be.

In 2005, having missed several photo opportunities because I didn’t have a camera (a friend lying shut-eyed on a hospital trolley with oxygen prongs up his nose after a weekend of hedonistic excess), I bought my first smartphone. This was a true internet-capable, multi-functioning device. Costing a whopping Rp5 million, the Treo 500 was cutting-edge with its stubby antenna, finnicky plastic keys, and 420x240 resistive screen that required the press of a stylus or a sharp fingernail. However, as a camera it was disappointing. The image quality would have pleased only Salvador Dali or Jackson Pollock. Today, these grainy, blocky images serve adequately as memory prompts but little else.

Those who could afford it had a phone in the comfort of their home which, unlike public kiosks, didn’t stink of stale urine, unless there was an incontinent grandmother in the family. The rest of us accepted that checking the weather forecast was part of making a call. Mind you, public payphones were only good for local or national calls. If you tried to make an international call, you’d be inserting coins into the phone faster than at a Vegas slot machine.

This was where the wartel (telephone warung) came in. In comparative comfort, you could make a long-distance call and pay the cashier the sky-high charge once you’d hung up.

The walls were lined with booths - each with a plastic chair, a telephone, and a poster listing country codes. This spartan arrangement could feel like a prison visiting room, with inmates talking to loved ones separated by oceans rather than locked doors. When it got busy, the sheer number of conversations would become a distracting multinational babble.

As online forms of communication such as video chat became popular, the wartel evolved into the warnet (warung internet). The prison visiting room-like environment was unchanged – same booths, same plastic chairs – but with computers instead of telephones. You were no longer confined to voice calling. “Mr Watson – come here – I want to see you,” could now also be texted, emailed, posted, videoed, or even spoken by a fluffy, animated kitten. The warnet brought the World Wide Web to the masses, where communication expanded into social activities of all sorts, including gambling and pornography. If you saw a group of teenage boys huddled together in a warnet booth, you could be sure they weren’t doing their Maths homework.

The widespread ownership of personal handphones that would free people from the warnet wasn’t long in coming.

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Mind you, public payphones were only good for local or national calls. If you tried to make an international call, you’d be inserting coins into the phone faster than at a Vegas slot machine.

Being indispensable and often valuable (an iPhone can cost as much as a Glock pistol, complete with 1,000 rounds of ammunition, an ornate holster and two days’ firearms training), handphones are highly stealable items. Phone snatchers on motorcycles are a scourge in most big cities.

This, of course, wasn’t a problem in the old days when phones were bulky; when a thief would have found the task of snatching your phone as difficult as carrying off your washing machine. I have had five handphones stolen over the years (which to be fair, is fewer than the eight bicycles I had stolen from me in my UK hometown).

The last time, I was on the river bus in Bangkok being pinned against the railing more heavily than I should have been – the boat wasn’t crowded. I tried to free myself but the man trapping my arm wouldn’t yield. I had to yank myself free. Realising that my phone had been pickpocketed, I restrained him. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do next, just that I wasn’t going to let go of him, ever if necessary. He protested, looking like he wanted to throw me overboard.

Then, another man (possibly his accomplice) pointed to the deck, where my phone was lying face-down. I picked it up and let the suspected thief go. I’d got the phone back. That was all I cared about.

This is perhaps the problem with phones nowadays. They have become too important and all-consuming. Having your phone stolen is like having your heart ripped out or your life gutted. A modern Alexander Graham Bell’s message might go: “Mr Watson – come here – I want to see you.

While you’re at it, please check my mail, give me today’s news, put on some music, tell all my friends that I think the US President is a dastardly blaggard (#presblag), order me breakfast, fix me up with a date, find me the quickest route across town, and place a cute little doggie’s nose and whiskers on a public photograph of me.”

ACG School Jakarta graduating students take their places at world universities Year 13 students graduating this year from ACG School Jakarta have been accepted to top universities around the world.

Toby Jessup has received an offer to study Information Technology at RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.

Six students from the school’s first-ever International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme cohort will be heading abroad for the next stage of their education.

Panyada Khongthong will undertake a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology, at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She also received offers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta, both in Canada.

Head Boy Edwin Firmansyah, who has been at ACG for 12 years, has accepted a place studying Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Canada, named among the top 20 public universities in the world.

Edwin has received the university’s Outstanding International Student (OIS) Award, worth $10,000 Canadian. The OIS Award recognises extraordinary academic, extra-curricular and personal achievements.

Edwin also received offers from the University of Alberta and University of Waterloo.

Head Girl Anisa Mini has been offered conditional positions studying architecture at Edinburgh University, Glasgow School of Art, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Strathclyde, and University of the Arts, London. She accepted a place at University of Strathclyde.

Tatsbita Sadikin has accepted a place studying English in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.

All ACG School Jakarta students have come through a system which uses international curriculums – Cambridge International and International Baccalaureate – as the platform to satisfy the entry criteria for universities worldwide and compete on the world stage.

ACG School Jakarta principal Shawn Hutchinson said the school’s strong academic programme and international mindset sets students up for success wherever in the world they choose to go.

“Our students are exposed to a global society in their own environment,” he said. “It gives them an appetite for learning more about the world and opens their minds to global opportunities, which we’re delighted to see them embracing wholeheartedly.”

Tamao Hamano has accepted a place to study Marketing at Asbury University in Kentucky, USA, with a 50 percent scholarship. She also received offers from Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania.

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Bullet Journalling: Personalising Your Life

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ave you felt that nagging feeling, when you have a lot of work piled up and it’s so overwhelming just to know which stack to start with? If you have, then it is time for you to start a daily planner, to better plan your days and to keep you on schedule.

There are many different types of planners on the market as, understandably, people have different preferences. For example, people who don’t have much time can simply buy planners from bookshops and that will be good enough for them.

However, in my opinion, these over the counter planners are less personalised, don’t reflect your personality, and can’t meet your needs well. If you are someone artistic and creative, perhaps bullet journalling is ideal for you. Not only does it help you to be more organised, but you will also enjoy the process and the end product of your masterpiece.

A bullet journal is a personalised journal that is created by you, for you. You can choose the colours, design, theme, and everything else that goes into your bullet journal! It is extremely fun, especially if you have a group of friends who are into bullet journalling. You can exchange design ideas or even decorative stickers!

Some people may not have the confidence to start a bullet journal as they feel that their design will not be good enough, but this is something you should never feel. No matter how bad your designs look, keep working on your journal and soon you will improve.

You will also start to realise that the importance of bullet journals is not just their beauty, but also their practicality to be used daily. It must motivate you to work on keeping up to date with your schedule.

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Ryder Carroll is the creator of bullet journals. He’s worked with companies like Adidas, American Express, Cisco, IBM, Macy’s, and HP. He has also been featured in famous newspapers like the New York Times, LA Times, and many more. He says that bullet journalling “helps you track the past, organise the present, and plan for the future.”

Many people want to start bullet journalling but they don’t know what to keep track of.

This can be overwhelming for a starter.

Here are some ideas on what you can keep track of or what to fill your journal with: • A weekly spread is a common feature in all bullet journals. It keeps track of what you need to do for the week. You can add little drawings or emoticons instead of words as a reminder.

• A habit tracker helps you keep track of your habits, like studying, reading, workouts and other things.

• A sleep tracker – many people are so busy that they only get a few hours of sleep a day and this can be detrimental to your health.

If you are one of these people, then you should start this amazing tracker that will improve your sleeping habits in no time. It is also a useful tracker to show to your doctor should your sleeplessness persist.

• A food tracker is useful to you if you’re trying to lose weight. You can add in the time you eat your food and the calories consumed per food item. This food tracker will be useful for your doctor or dietitian to help you lose weight.

• A mood tracker means that you can also keep track of your moods. Mood trackers are really useful to make you more aware of yourself and how your mood affects others.

You can also add other things besides trackers: • Books to Read. Many people have a lot of books that they want to read and they tend to forget about them. In order to remember the titles, drawing out a book to write the titles would act as a good reminder.

• Fun Doodles. When you have finished your work and have some free time, it’s a good idea to start a fun doodles page. You can draw cute doodles for fun and you will be able to improve your bullet journalling skills too.

Although it is better to have certain pens designed for bullet journalling, you will do just fine without them. Here is some stationery that will be most suitable for you.

• Tombow Brush Pen. This brush pen is really useful for you to write in cursive or calligraphy, it will make your calligraphy look much nicer. Although there are many brands of brush pens, Tombow is one of the best brands in the market. You can find them in almost all major bookstores.

• Zebra Mildliner. Most people think that mildliners are basically highlighters, but this is not quite true. Mildliners have two tips, one is thick while the other is fine. Mildliners also appear differently on different papers.

• Colourful pens. Pens are very common in our everyday lives. However, in bullet journalling, colourful pens really come in handy when you are writing out habits or dates. They help to make your page more colourful and vibrant.

If you are ever unsure about how to go about starting your bullet journal, Instagram or Pinterest are always there to help you.

You can simply search “bullet journal” in Pinterest and many results will come out.

All you need to do is look at a few samples and ideas to use as an inspiration to get you started.

On Instagram, you can search in the tags section, here are some hashtags that you can use to search: #bullet journal #weeklyspread #habit tracker #bujocommunity #bujolove #bujoideas. These are just six of the many hashtags available in Instagram, and you can also follow bullet journal accounts in your Instagram.

If you would like to get feedback on your bullet journal, post photos of your work on your Instagram page; other fans of bullet journals will give a like and post comments and give feedback on your creation. This will help to build your confidence and can help you improve. You can also communicate with people in the bullet journal community though private messages for advice.

This is a wrap of the basics of bullet journalling that you will need to know and it will hopefully give you an idea of what you can do with one. Hop on down to the nearest major bookstore to buy a gridded or unruled notebook and the pens we suggested. Give it a try and you will be hooked!

Form a bullet journalling club with your family and friends to make your experience a more social one! Let your creativity flow into your personalised bullet journals.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS New Cluster General Manager Appointed at Aryaduta Lippo Village JAKARTA On the May 10, 2019 Aryaduta Lippo Village was proud to announce the appointment of Adrian Cecil as the Cluster General Manager onMay 7. He will be responsible for overseeing the entire hotel operations of Aryaduta Lippo Village and Aryaduta Manado.

Prior to his current appointment, he was the Cluster General Manager – Sulawesi, based out of Manado. Adrian comes with 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

Before joining the Aryaduta family, he was working for Marriott International and the Venetian Macau.

Innit Announces Partnership with Indonesia’s Celebrated Architects with the Launch of Innit Lombok

LOMBOK Innit is delighted to unveil its first hotel, Innit Lombok.

Initial site preparation works commenced in April 2018 and have now been completed. Moving forward with construction of villas on the beach, a signature beachfront Anakampung restaurant, and a 35m long infinity pool facing the ocean, Innit Lombok is set to welcome its first guests in 2021.

Innit Lombok occupies a beachfront strip of land of over 52,000 sqm in Ekas Bay, South East Lombok – a prime beach location away from the crowds of other known regional destinations. The residence component within the resort will be limited to 27 villas, ideal for lifestyle investment.

The design-driven masterplan keeps the development ratio at only 20 percent, while the remaining land will be beautifully landscaped and natural. Each villa offers a dramatic view of the Indian Ocean and private access to Innit Beach.

“We are excited to partner with renowned Indonesian architects, Andra Matin and Gregorius Sopie Yolodi, in designing and delivering a resort of such architectural significance. They share the vision of creating architecture that will be least disruptive to the natural setting, striking a balance between man-made and nature as well as incorporating natural elements found locally,” said David Beevers, joint partner and a long-time veteran in Asian hospitality related industries.

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"I am very happy to be given the opportunity to lead the talented team of people in Lippo Village, and I look forward to building the hotel into the venue of choice for the community at Karawaci," said Adrian, commenting on his new appointment.

Adrian is a Malaysian and he is multi lingual: English, Bahasa and three different Chinese languages and dialects.

He enjoys wines and playing golf during his spare time.

Wedding Showcase, PRECIOSA by Intercontinental Bandung Dago Pakar, Tomodachi Boutique, and Julia Sposa

BANDUNG On Friday May 17, 2019, InterContinental Bandung Dago Expert collaborated with renowned Tomodachi Boutique and talented designer Julia Sposa, holding a 2019 Wedding Showcase, entitled "PRECIOSA". PRECIOSA is taken from the Spanish language, and means “valuable,” to be the headline of the program this time - with the concept that marriage is a very important and valuable step in life.

In a wedding, all things are determined with consideration, such as the place of celebration, the food to be served, decorations, and the wedding dress that will make the bride become a princess on the night of the ceremony.

The collection of clothes presented there was also a valuable piece of art that had been created by the designer. Not only wedding dresses, but night gowns, and dresses were also displayed at the show.

In addition to fashion shows, this event was a meeting place for wedding vendors, such as make-up artists, photographers, wedding organisers, MCs, bridal car rentals, and also media partners from Jakarta and Bandung. Not only that, future brides and grooms are also invited to this 2019 Showcase Wedding. Vendors mingled and exchanged business cards, expanded their networks and business relationships, and for bride and groom couples they received references from vendors that they will need later when planning their big day. The guests were also invited to taste the luxurious and delicious foods served by InterContinental Bandung Dago Pakar.

With collaboration from InterContinental Bandung Dago Pakar, Tomodachi Boutique, and Julia Sposa, this PRECIOSA event became a prestigious endeavour for

invited guests. This event was supported by well-known and experienced vendors in Jakarta and Bandung.

Tomodachi Boutique – Enthusiastic In this PRECIOSA event, Tomodachi Boutique, which has been established for 27 years, presented a collection of dresses that have been imported from the United States, Britain, Australia, and Lebanon. The gowns and dresses include cocktail dresses and evening gowns from top fashion houses, such as: Badgley Mischka, Aidan Mattox, Adrianna Papell, Teri Jon, Terani Couture, Mac Duggal, Basix Black Label, ML by Monique Lhuillier, Jay Godfrey, Halston Heritage, Kay Unger, Three Floor, Elliatt, Bariano, and Gatti Nolli. With a theme of “Enthusiastic,” it is for women who are enthusiastic about the world of fashion.

Julia Sposa – Equidem Julia, whose name is best known in the world of international wedding fashion design, once again presented her latest collections in a collaboration of dining experience, with a fashion show that was held at InterContinental Bandung Dago Pakar, through the wedding fashion show.

It also became the perfect time to showcase the return of Julia Sposa after a long absence from the stage of Indonesian wedding fashion shows.

The flower theme was presented by Julia Sposa through her collections at the show this time. Inspired by the design that was sketched by her daughter, Monique, the beautiful flower varieties from Monique's hand were developed by Julia to become beautiful works of her design. Seeing the opportunity to develop an element of interest that has not been exposed in a long time by other designers, Julia is unimpeded to use the flower theme on her collections this time.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Jakarta Aquarium Commemorates National Book Day

JAKARTA On May 31, 2019, we commemorated National Book Day; a day to grow and improve our reading culture, add insight, increase knowledge, and sharpen creativity and imagination in Indonesian society. The date was chosen because it coincided with the date of the establishment of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia in 1980.

The initial push to establish the day came from the then Minister of Education, Prof. Dr. Abdul Malik Fadjar and was introduced in 2002.

In commemoration of the day, the Jakarta Aquarium celebrated with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, namely collecting donations of reading books for children from all employees and visitors of the Jakarta Aquarium – the program was in place from May 17 to 31, 2019. In collaboration with the Volunteer Community “1001 Books,” the resulting books gathered were submitted to Umah Ilmu Pasilian Mini Library, Tangerang, Banten.

In addition to the process of submitting donated books that was carried out by representatives from the Jakarta Aquarium to representatives of the Umah Ilmu Pasilian Mini Library, there was a story from 1001 Books that tells the story of “Waste Your Responsibility,” which teaches children to care more about the garbage we produce every day and the consequences if we don't care about rubbish.

The Jakarta Aquarium also played videos around the topic of "Say No to Plastic" containing information about the dangers of plastic waste for the environment and how to minimise the use of plastic that is difficult for us to avoid in everyday life but can still be minimised. After screening the video, the children were given questions about the information they saw in the video and those with children with the right answers were given souvenir gifts.

Jakarta Aquarium provides education about sorting waste and its effects on the surrounding environment for children and residents around Pantai Cangkir. The education is presented with entertainment, in the form of games by including the garbage that has been provided from various types of waste such as leaves, batteries, plastic, paper, and others that represent organic, non-organic, paper and hazardous and toxic waste as rubbish, so it's fun and easy to understand for children.

The activities were closed with the distribution of tote bags from Jakarta Aquarium, which can function as a substitute for plastic bags. Pictures were taken together with the Jakarta Aquarium Team, the 1001 Books team, representatives of the Umah Ilmu Pasilian Mini Library, and children of residents around Pantai Cangkir.

These activities are planned to be carried out periodically by the Jakarta Aquarium, with the intention of inviting the public to find out more about Indonesian wildlife and marine biota, opening the minds of the younger generation, especially children, to look after and care for the environment through the “Lautku Bersih” program. This is a movement to invite people to explore Indonesia’s wealth of marine life and the continuation of water culture.

Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali Welcomes New Director of Sales and Marketing BALI Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Director of Sales and Marketing, Ms. Ludri Ratnawati.

Starting June 3, Ms. Ludri will be responsible for the overall sales and marketing activities of the resort. She will provide leadership to the Sales and Marketing Team, overseeing sales functions, strategic business partnerships, marketing strategies, and marketing communications.

Ms. Ludri has an impressive background in sales and marketing with multiple roles within the hospitality industry over the past 23 years. Most recently, she served as a Director of Sales and Marketing for a renowned international hotel chain in Bali. She brings with her valuable experience and comprehensive knowledge of sales and marketing. Ms. Ludri is Balinese, married, and mother to two young children.

The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel and Spa is the pioneer of luxury accommodation within the Nusa Dua area. This fivestar diamond resort has been welcoming kings, queens, presidents, and other dignitaries since its grand opening.

Nestled within beautifully landscaped gardens, the resort, with its 382 guestrooms and suites, features all the elegance of a Balinese palace, while offering modern amenities.

The Nusa Dua Spa is designed to highlight rich Balinese tradition with a variety of indigenous treatments. Dining at Nusa Dua Hotel and Spa is an epicurean journey with a choice of five restaurants and four bars under the close watch of an award-winning culinary team. For more information, please visit www.nusaduahotel.com.

Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention Opens; Opening Prices from Rp1.21 Million Nett per Night plot of land, fully integrated with Vimala Hills Villa & Resort, a residential area popularly known as a soothing haven of lush garden. Nearby is also Flower Hills, a mini zoo and horse riding, a fishing pond, the Rabbit and Deer Park, an outbound retreat and ATV track, canoeing, an amphitheatre, and the recently built helipad.

BOGOR Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention opened on the May 21, 2019. Located on the edge of the city of Jakarta in Gadog, Bogor, West Java, the resort is built on a first-class nature-friendly property. With a stunning natural landscape overlooking three majestic mountains: Pangrango, Salak and Geulis, Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention is a premium hotel. On offer is a unique, holistic experience far from the hustle and bustle of the capital city and a harmonious ambience to immerse yourself into nature. The resort is both a modern and stylish vacation retreat and an exceptional escape destination; conveniently accessible from Bogor and Puncak, which are firm favourite excursion destinations in West Java.

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A Visionary Design Designed by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), the resort is a reaction from the owners, Agung Podomoro Land (APL), to the need for unique and innovative design solutions. Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention introduces guests to endless views of the surrounding panorama. With personalised services and innovative technologies, the partially-opened, 208 rooms, and soon-to-open 21 villas, are dedicated to providing the perfect setting for quality time and enjoyment with loved ones. The hotel facilities are perfect for inspiring guests including children, with restaurants, stylish bars, ballrooms, flexible meeting rooms, soothing and rejuvenating swimming pools with a kids playground, Pullman Fit, Pullman Spa, and a refreshing jogging track with Fit Trail equipment.

Rooms and Villas The rooms and villas start from 42m2 and are designed elegantly with subtle Indonesian touches; ornamented with furniture craftmanship and artwork from Indonesian artists. The guests can enjoy a spacious balcony with a magnificent view of the mountains, paddy fields, and herb gardens, whilst in the room there are comfy beds, a bathroom with a rain shower, up to 60-inch LED Interactive Technology TV, Wi-Fi access, and outside there are tranquil swimming pools.

Cuisine Scenes Delightful menu selections are on offer with vibrant all-day dining. Options include a convivial steakhouse, two casual lounges, a pool bar, and 24-hour in-room dining available for breakfast, lunch, dinner and all times in between. A thoughtfully curated culinary proposal is presented by the hotel’s culinary expert, including an organic menu ranging from local delicacies to international favourites. All are prepared with a constant eye on quality and freshness of the locally sourced ingredients.

Meetings & Events To meet the needs of an event venue and various other meetings, Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention provides two ballrooms and five meeting rooms, accommodating up to 1300 delegates. The ballrooms and meeting rooms are equipped with the latest audio-visual system, natural lighting, and direct views of Mount Salak.

Weddings With an enchanting and stunning natural landscape both indoor and outdoor, Pullman Ciawi Vimala Hills Resort, Spa, and Convention offers endless possibilities and the uncompromising sophistication of a fairy tale setting for a dream destination wedding. The resort elegantly complements an intimate exchange of vows, an exquisite ceremony, and a beautiful reception.

Enjoy a Deluxe room stay from Rp1.21 million nett per night (room only). Choose your experience by booking your stay at www.accorhotels.com/9061 or call +62 (251) 830 6888, or email your enquiries to H9061-RE@accor.com.

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A,B,C,D,e – The E-Reader Cometh

BY SIMON PITCHFORTH

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n our utopian/dystopian (delete to taste), ever more digitally wired future, absolutely everything will be hooked up to the so-called internet of things, including our toilets presumably. They’ll order new paper automatically and analyse our droppings for fibre content and illicit substances, before uploading the relevant data to a government server. Even worse/better, the wetware of human brains may ultimately merge with computer hardware and we will all end up having microprocessors hammered into our scalps with croquet mallets.

On the other hand, it could be argued that we have already merged with our technology. More specifically, who needs a chip shoved up their nose with a cotton bud and a masonry hammer when they already have a mobile phone perpetually glued to their palm? And while we’re on the subject, here’s a top tip for all of you cutting edge cyber citizens out there: you can extend the battery life of your phone by putting the bloody thing down occasionally.

Indonesians are certainly in the vanguard of the global tech savvy and have taken to the mobile epoch, in all of its IQ-attenuating glory, like ducks to water. Everything from Facebook, to online shopping, to spreading fake news via WhatsApp, to making intellectually stimulating YouTube videos about eating bowls of noodles, are now stock standard to many of the country’s citizens.

However, there’s one area of the tech world which has seen Indonesia falling somewhat behind the zeitgeist.

Specifically, pull out an Amazon Kindle or similar e-reader and you will receive bemused looks. Indeed, the black-and-white e-ink screens and pictureless electronic texts of the e-reader are likely to elicit a mixture of fear and ennui before attention once more returns to the aggressive digit mashing of those colourful capacitive touchscreens.

Alas, underlying this lack of local interest in the e-reader revolution is a low level of literacy or, at least, widespread so-called “functional illiteracy”, meaning that people have

technically been taught to read, it’s just that they don’t bother. Indeed, a recent UNESCO study revealed that only one in 10,000 Indonesian children enjoy reading in their free time. Meanwhile, a 2016 study ranked Indonesia second least literate among 61 of the world’s literate nations, just ahead of Botswana.

However, knowledge in our world is increasingly becoming a product as well as a tool, and thus, economic security is becoming ever more closely linked to literacy.

In this knowledge-based economy, societies which place little importance on literacy tend to veer towards the squalid, undernourished and brutal, repressive of both human rights and human dignity. But therein lies the rub, perhaps – in an oligarchy characterised by a gossamer thin veneer of democracy, literacy and its related human trait of free thought are perhaps supposed to be kept in check, buried and emasculated under a digital entertainment overlay of bread, circuses, instant noodles, and emojis.

But this is all getting a trifle weighty, eh? Back to e-readers. I personally swear by my Kindle Touch (and occasionally at it when the battery runs out) and would urge anyone to have a go. Not everyone is convinced, admittedly. A friend recently opined as we supped on steins of amber suds, “I’m not sure I believe in these e-readers, Simon,” to which I replied, “I can assure you that they really do exist.”

In fact, modern e-readers are a positive boon, allowing one to crush hundreds of books into a device the size of a regular paperback while avoiding the eyestrain of more conventional backlit computer and smartphone screens, and I say this as someone who has burnt out a significant portion of his occipital lobes through excessive computer usage. E-ink also has the added benefit of consuming less than 1/30 of the power of more conventional LCD screens, meaning that readers can enjoy long

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periods grappling with Anna Karenina or Dun Shootin’: The Military Memoirs of Prabowo Subianto between charges.

Moving on to popular brands, the most commonly used e-reader is, of course, the Amazon Kindle. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos may, like Zuckerberg, Gates, Jobs et al ultimately be a modern monopolistic plutocrat dressed in the glutenfree clothing of a Californian tech guru, however the Kindle is certainly a great product. Buy one and help the poor Mr. Jeff grapple with the most expensive divorce in human history.

Nook and Kobo also make decent Kindle clones and are worth looking out for. Also highly recommended is Calibre, a free piece of software for your computer that will help you to manage your e-book library as well as convert books between the common Mobi, Epub, and PDF formats.

It’s also possible to turn your mobile phone into an e-reader of course, and with modern smartphone screens now pushing five-inches plus, this can be a workable solution. Popular reader apps include Cool Reader, Moon+ Reader, Nook, Bluefire Reader, and Montano Reader Lite.

Obviously, if you are reading books on your mobile phone then you won’t be able to enjoy the eyestrain reducing benefits of an e-ink screen, however, I find that the app that I use (Moon+ Reader) offers a lot of control over display settings. I’ve thus come to the conclusion that reading on a mobile-phone screen is far easier on the eye if you set Moon+ Reader to display an off-white text against a black background and also reduce the overall screen brightness. And finally, if you’re after some free e-books, then there are a few websites to try, including Open Library, Google Bookstore, Amazon Free Kindle Books, Project Gutenberg, Many Books, and BookBoon.

So, get downloading and join an illustrious band of autodidacts (well, Hitler and Stalin for two…hmmm).

Happy reading.

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More than 15 years of teaching experience - all age - all level please contact for a free trail lesson: +6281281536030. Email: littlemozartinjakarta@gmail.com | www.littlemozartinjakarta.com

Native Italian and Spanish language teacher in Jakarta. Private lessons at your home. More than 10 years of experience with students of all ages. Grammar and conversation lessons. Email me at sean.silla@ g m ail.c om or W hat s A p p to +6281298177496.

Need help in manage accounting when running business in Indonesia? I would help you in assisting below tasks: • Preparing financial report: Balance Sheet, Profit/Loss statement, etc.

• Calculating, filling in tax report (SPT): income tax (PPH), vat (PPN).

• Setting up, implementing accounting software for your business.

• Giving business administrative advice.

I have been working as an accountant for 20 years. Just contact/WhatsApp me, Adrian at +6288212375565. Email: akhmad. adriana@gmail.com H o m e t u i t i o n w i t h f r i e n d l y, helpful and experienced tutors for National and International Curriculum (IGCSE/IB). It is started from Kindergarten to Senior High School students. We provide : Mathematics and Additional Math, English school, TOEFL and IELTS, Science (Chemistr y, Biology, Physics), Mandarin, Accounting, Indonesian for Expatriates. Please call us at Chesy +6282389295442 or privatetutors2t@gmail.com

PDD/ NOS, Down Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD), or a specific Learning Disability (LD) and needs after school home support to cope up with school work, please fcontact Teacher Jun at teacher. specialeducation@gmail.com for an appointment.

Online Tarot reader , by appointment only via WA:+6281807856883.

Looking MC for your kid birthday and social event, please c all m e: P aun d r a H anu t am a +628179460145.

Expat Superiors, do you work with staff that need to improve their English? A trustworthy female who grew up in the U.S. and has been teaching in International companies for years can provide excellent v a r i o u s p ro g r a m s . L e a r ni n g Private Lessons are welcome. Has been teaching in a Multinational company. Call +628770618 8232.

PROPERTY

I nt ro d u ci ng a l u x u r i o u s apar tm e nt c all e d “Casa Domaine Prive”. Developed

by PT Griyaceria Nusamekar, an alliance project of three leading property developers namely Lyman Group, Kerry Group, and Salim Group.

St rategi c all y l o c ate d at the heart of Jakarta’s CBD with direct access to Jalan Sudirman and Jalan KH Mas Mansyur and close to the future integration facilities/ TOD dukuh which formed the largest transit development orientation in Jakarta.

Minutes away from lifestyle and financial hubs i.e. short distance to Grand Indonesia and Plaza Indonesia Malls, Casa Domaine Prive offers 2, 3, and ultra exclusive 4 bedroom units starting from ± 147sqm. Please contact our marketing team for available units to buy or rent. Units ready to be occupied now.

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Accepting catering orders for your events, birthday parties, artisans, wedding receptions, engagements and others events. Please follow our instagram to check the menu or whatsapp +6281290070037.

We solve the problem for your house from termite, mosquito,bugs,etc.we will give you low budget but best result.

Phone Number: +6281906324901 Email: yuniiraning1977@gmail.com HOL A! Do you want to Learn SPANISH from an experienced native speaker? I've taught at NZIS and BSJ. Courses are tailor made to your needs, suitable for all levels.. will ensure you have fun and learn the language. Please contact me on +62818415555.

Help your child reach his potential!

If your child has AD/HD, Autism,

For further details please contact Monica at +6281314201947.

House at Pulomas, East Jakarta - suitable for office or residence 5 B e d ro o m all w i t h e nsui te bathroom. Includes all furniture Swimming pool and large garden Building 430m2 on a 612m2 plot parking for 4 cars, 2 maid rooms and 1 driver room. Price Rp13.5 billion or offer. Contact: +628111251470.

For immediate lease: 150 sqm (net) office unit on a high floor at Alamanda Tower in furnished condition. jochen.sautter@primeconsultancy.com

Next submission day:

June 26, 2019

House for rent by owner.

Jaya Mandala, Patra Jasa, South Jakarta. Size 1.600 s q m , 5 B e d s , 4 B a t h s ,1 M a i n H o u s e ,1 G r a n n y House, Pool, G arage 4 cars, Carport 2 cars. Close to Mall Kota Kokas, Lotte.

Access to toll ring road.

Contact +6285811353237, +62218298402, or email: bakpiaoke@hotmail.com

For rent 300 houses at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Jeruk Purut, Pond ok Ind ah. Big g ard ens , swimming pools, US$2,0 0 0 5,000. Phone: +62816859551 or +628170093366.

Senopati Suites Apartment for rent or sell. It's in the heart of south Jakarta's Central Business District.

Complete luxurious facilities are provided in the building, such as indoor swimming pool, gym , library , private lift , etc. It's only 5-10 minutes away from shopping malls, main financial and business district.

Unit size : 167 m2 , 2+1 Bedroom, 3 Bathrooms, Living room , 2 kitchen, Fully furnished, TV, Wifi connection, etc. Please contact me via WA for details price and showing unit : +6281511110100.

House for sale in Kebon Jeruk (West Java). 5 minutes access to Jl. Panjang, strategic location. Close to Permata Hijau and TOL road gate.

Walking distance to McDonalds, Holicow, Pizza Hut and The harvest.

The house is a combination of 2 houses put together (86m 2 + 87m 2), total is 173m 2. Freehold.

Price Rp5.9 billion (negotiable).

Contact WA only +6281290070037 (direct owner).

Personal classifieds = FREE Property and other commercial classifieds = PAID (50 words = Rp.100,000 | 50 words + image = Rp.250,000)

FOR SALE

Comfortable two-storey house, 3 0 0m2 in exclusive quiet compound with pool. 3 bedroom, 2 with ensuite, maid room, store room, garage, carport. Dry and wet kitchen. Bright and air y, semi furnished. Close to mall, supermarket, school, golf course, Pondok Labu, 2km south of Citos.

US$550 per month. WhatsApp + 6 2 8 21119 4 3 0 8 4 o r e m a i l : avajakarta@gmail.com

Thousands of ads. With our vast selection of Indonesia popular cities and powerful site search tools, you can’t go wrong. Lower Price / Sweet deals. Most of our ads are posted by the apartments’ owners. That 5% realtor commission can just stay in your wallet!

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For rent / sale : Corner PENTHOUSE at Tower C HAMPTON'S Park A parment ( South Jakar ta ) : S P E C TA C U L A R G o l f & C i t y VIEW, 2 Balconies, 2 Bedroom, 2,5 Bathroom, Complete Kitchen, Big Wardrobe, Fully Furnished.

Walking dist ance to J akar t a International School ( JIS ), Hero Supermarket, many Restaurant. near Pondok Indal Mall & Pondok Indah Golf Course & Pondok Indah Hospital. Contact home owner direct : agnescni@yahoo. com. More photos at : airbnb.com/ rooms/14195863

2 bedroom fully furnished Apartment in Kemang for rent. Size is 160m2. It is on the ground floor has access to the very big garden with swimming pool, tennis courts, fish pond, jogging track, gymnasium, minimart, etc.. New open kitchen with kitchen island, balcony 30m, great for bbq’s. Free from flood. Pet friendly .

US$1,750 monthly. Please e-mail for more information jakartalinks@gmail.com

Kids to high-school desk and chair for sale. Moll Desk, original made in Germany (adjustable height of desk and chair, standing or sitting, angled). Gently used desk, swivel chair, and additional modules: extra 1/4 top, drawers and mobi-light.

If interested and photos, pls WA: +62816911230.

Looking for a massage table/ physiotherapy bench.Call: Franziska – +6281213155230.

LOMBOK PROPERTY

16 plots for sale on the closest hill from iconic Kuta bay. Amazing South views all over the area (sunrise and sunset) – View from ALL THE PLOTS. Overlooking Mandalika project . 120m high .

Safe. Lots of old trees. 800m from the village and its facilities. 250m from Kuta beach. 20 minutes from Lombok International Airport (LOP).

Full property (Hak Milik) - Access to public road, PLN (electricity).

Kuta is the place where government placed its development target (ITDC – Mandalika – GP Moto Grand Prix – Golf - Marina). New flight from Air Asia. Price from US$85,000 to US$177,000. www. bayviewlombok.canalblog.com Mail for contact : pebkuta@yahoo. com

BANDUNG PROPERTY

Beautiful new full renovated house for rent. 2 storey + basement.

750m 2 + 1000m 2 land with join pool. Located 10 minutes from Cilandak Commercial Estate. US$ 3,000/ month nett excluding tax (negotiate). If interested please call / wa owner at +62811180605.

House for rent / sale at Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta. Strategic location, only 5 minutes to Lebak Bulus Terminal, 5 minutes to Pondok Indah Mall and of f the toll roads. L and 300sqm, building 200sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage and 1 carport, maid area, electricity 6,600VA, underground water using jet pump. For fur ther information please contact: Rahwia on +628129673367.

For Sale or Long Term Lease (15 years): Land 9,223sqm at Bogor Mountain Area : only around 45 minutes from Jagorawi toll road Jakarta, Spectacular View, have SPRING and RIVER. Contact home owner direct: agnescni@yahoo. com (TP : Tanpa Perantara : No Broker Please)

For Immediate Lease: 280 m office unit in low floor at District 8 in unfurnished condition. Please call me / wa me at +6281311014567 or email me at collinsproperty88@ gmail.com 2

Thousands of ads. With our vast selection of Indonesia popular cities and powerful site search tools, you can’t go wrong. Lower Price / Sweet deals. Most of our ads are posted by the owners. That 5% realtor commission can just stay in your wallet!

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Essence A par tment for rent.

Size: 140sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Located at 26 th floor Tower 1 (Eminence) view city.

Rental price of US$1,700/ month for yearly rent.

L a n d fo r s a l e w i t h a m a zi n g v iew of G unun g S al ak ,g o o d s e c u r i t y,v e r y p e a c e f u l a n d exclusive area, owned by Expat Fam. Luxur y living combined with attractive investment. For inquiry : +628129916256 or email: mountainair@gmail.com

Kemang Mansion and Senayan Residence Apartment for rent. It is in heart of South Jakarta. Complete luxurious facilities are provided in the building, such as outdoor swimming pool, gym, security 24 hour, , downstair there is grocery shopping centre . It is only 5-10 minutes away from shopping mall, 15-20 minutes to main financial and business district. Please contact me via AW for details and showing unit: +6281311014567 or collinsproperty88@gmail.com For Rent Apartment Taman Rasuna, Kuningan. 72sqm, 2 br, 2 bathroom, living room, dining & kitchen, nice view, face south/ Epiwalk Mall,furnished, minimalis-modern style, safe & convenience, available from early June 2019. Yearly rent Rp120 million (negotiable). Call/WA text: +628111770721 (owner) for viewing/ photos.

Selling FAST. A boarding house / private home. 2 floors /15 bedrooms /6 bathrooms /4 living rooms /large garage. Jalan Kramat Lontar (next to Acacia Hotel in Senin). Close to University of Indonesia. Very good condition. Rp17 billion. The street are selling houses for Rp50 billion.

Great Deal. Call +6287706188232.

Taman Sari Panoramic Apartment 19 t h fl o o r. T he a p ar tment is combination of 2 units put together Hoek position, one unit is 37,20 m2 , total is 74,4 + m2. 1 master bedroom. 2 regular bedrooms.

Price: Rp590 million. Please contact WA only: +6281290070037.

BALI PROPERTY At trac tive land for s ale 1H a Pejeng Kangin. Gianyar – Ubud.

Unique opportunity to purchase an attractive and secluded plot of land ideally suitable for development of exclusive villas or retreat/spa resor ts. Located along ridge overlooking the serene valley of the Perkerisan river. The area is known for its tranquility and peaceful environment and only 10km from centre of Ubud. Please contact esperanza.tanzil@gmail.com

Im selling a modern villa in Sanur Bali. Leasehold 38 years remaining.

Located on the beach side area in Sanur. Built on 8'8 are land & building. It has: 4 bedrooms, 1 Master Bedroom + massage room & ensuite bathroom, 3 bedrooms with all en suite bathroom. Western standard kitchen, extra staff space, swimming pool, intelligent use of space, light, easy maintenance ( lock & leave ) just 5 mnt walking to white sand beach, shops, restaurant & 25 mnt drive to the airport. Interested ? Feel free to contact me at +6282144014376.

Beautiful 3 bedroom villa in Kerobokan available for yearly rent Rental price: Rp160,000,000/6 months or Rp260,000,000/year.

Include: gardener and poolman Land size 300 sqm, 3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms, kitchen equipment, big garden, nice pool, excellent

wifi connection. Security bond Rp10,000,000 for 6 months rental and Rp20,000,000 for 1 year rental (refundable if no damage), pets are not allowed, not allowed to sublet.

For more information and inspection please contact me Dewi +6287864972481.

JOBS AVAILABLE New family facility opening soon in C anggu. Creative, ar tistic graphic designer needed for full time in-house role. Requirements: excellent spoken English, KTP, minimum 3 years relevant experience, friendly, energetic & good with children. Email CV to parklife.manager@gmail.com Send in your personal classifieds to: info@indonesiaexpat.biz

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EVENTS JAKARTA Exhibition

HOMEDEC Indonesia 2019 11 July – 27 October 2019 HOMEDEC, a home design and interior exhibition, will be returning with its 5 th annual edition this year. HOMEDEC Indonesia 2019 will be held on 11–14 th July 2019 at JCC Senayan – Jakarta, and 24 – 27th October 2019 at ICE BSD City – Tangerang. This year’s theme is “Your Home Your Style”, HOMEDEC Indonesia has been continuously positioned as the only home show that presents ideas, solutions, inspiration, and innovations to homeowners. The exhibition is an effective platform for the renovation, redecoration, and refurbishment business sectors to take part in exploring new business opportunities, creating sales, and expanding your market share and branding, amongst the industry players.

HOMEDEC also serves as a medium for industry professional to connect, collaborate, and build business connections during event. For more information about HOMEDEC, please contact by phone: (+62-21) 83796833, mobile: +6281294292503, email: info@homedec.co.id, or visit our website: www.homedec.co.id

Food and Hotel Indonesia 2019 24 – 27 July 2019 Join us at Food & Hotel Indonesia 2019, Indonesia’s largest business market for a food, beverage, and hospitality exhibition at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo). By registering online, you can get free entrance and avoid the long queues at the registration counter. Register your visit now! The venue is Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta. Industry sectors at the showcase include: food and Ddinks, specialty coffee and tea, foodservice and hospitality equipment, hospitality style and technology, wines, spirits and beers, and bakery and pastry.

What about the event activities?

We will have: Salon Culinaire – Chef’s Competition, a coffee competition, and a wine seminar.

If you want your event to be posted here, please contact +622129657821 or email: letters@indonesiaexpat.biz

Weddingku together with Dyandra Promosindo will again present various wedding needs vendors who are ready to help visitors meet their wedding planning needs. For more info: www. indonesiainternationalwedding festival.com Sports

Canada Cup 2019 28 June 2019 This year, Indonesia Canada of Chamber Commerce (ICCC) is excited to host the 2019 Canada Cup we expect it to be even more sensational. Venue at Sentul Highlands Golf Club. For more information, please contact Ms. Sherlen at +6221527 7890 or +6281280250055 or karina. sherlen@iccc.or.id to discuss all queries. For player registration, visit bit.ly/CanadaCup2019.

Indonesia International Football Expo – IIFEX 2019 20July 2019 The Indonesia International Football Expo (IIFEX 2019) is the first event in Indonesia where all innovations in the field of football are presented. The theme of the event is football and all things related to it. The IIFEX offers a range of products and services regarding the football industry world wide. Showcasing more Football equipment and inventory manufacturers, stadium building and maintenance companies, supplements, football academies, sports agencies, sports clubs, entry ticket systems installation companies, and many other. For contact information: call (+6221) 87928184 or +62 858 9114 7345.

You can also visit: www.tpmiexpo.com Arts & Culture

Sanskerta 2019 – “Arjuna” 22 June 2019

Indonesia International Wedding Festival 2019 26-28 July 2019 Come and join to get input on wedding plans at the Indonesia International Wedding Festival which will be held in Jakarta Convention Center on July 26–28, 2019. On this occasion,

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Pandavas, and leading to a war involving the Kuravas. Through his journey, At first, Arjuna is filled with self-arrogance, he then realises his weaknesses until finally he is able to find his true identity as a true knight.

Are you interested in the story of Arjuna’s journey? Don’t miss our show! The performance is hosted at Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre. For further information, please contact Sharon Gabrielle – +6285813053818 | Instagram – @sanskerta_id.

Inspired by one of the stories from the Mahabharata, which is also used as a story in wayang on the island of Java, SANSKERTA 2019 “Arjuna” recounts the story of the life journey of the 5 Pandavas (Yudhistira, Bima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sadewa) from Arjuna’s perspective. Starting from the death of Prabu Pandu, who was the father of the five

Musical Theater Show “I La Galigo” 4 – 7July 2019 I La Galigo is a musical theatre performance by Robert Wilson that has been showing since 20 0 4 across A sia, Europe, A u s t r a l i a , a n d t h e U n i te d States. The story is based on an adaptation by Rhoda Grauer, of the Bugis epic Sureq Galigo – the creation myth from South Sulawesi. In 2019, I La Galigo will be staged at Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre, and stands ready to shake the public at Jakarta. To get further information, go to http:// www.ciputraartpreneur.com/ pentas-teater-musikal-i-la-galigo/

Students have the opportunity to study in SPH’s world class campuses, including Lippo Village (Karawaci, Tangerang), Sentul City, Lippo Cikarang, and Kemang Village. As one of the leading providers of education in Indonesia, SPH committed at creating a stimulating inte r n ati o n al e nv iro nm e nt designed to educate, inspire and build confidence in our students. We provide young learners with an educational experience like no other. Please find more information: https:// sph.edu/summer/ Music

Education SPH Summer Program 2019 1–19 July 2019 SPH Summer Programs are available for students aged 2-17 years old. The sessions will commence on July 1 to July 19.

Music

CSA Indonesia Summit 2019 19 July 2019

Gypsy Land Music Festival Bali 13 July 2019

Today, cloud represents the preferred IT system by which organizations will transform themselves over the coming years. Cloud computing represents the future of an agile enterprise, new technology trends, such as Internet of Things, quantum computing, and container technologies.

The theme of this summit is "Moving into the Cloud" and targets the user community from the private, public and people sectors towards cloud adoption. T he summit will discuss best practices and global governance as well as knowledge & experience sharing

by V ietnamese enterprises that have already embarked their cloud journey. For other enquiries, please email at csaapac-info@cloudsecurityalliance. org

Gypsy Land is a two day techno doof held on a three hectare plot of land in Seminyak, Bali.

It’s an interactive immersive environment where worlds collide, it's good versus evil.

There's a heavy focus on set design, costume and non-musical entertainment. Gypsy Land has two realms, the Badlands and the Wonderlands Escape to the Wonderlands a psychedelic refuge, a place for all you enlightened pixies. It’s glitter, butterflies and all things bliss.

Alice awaits you, take her hand and join her on a magical journey.

Networking

TANGERANG Exhibition Ha Sung Woon Fan Meeting in Jakarta 22 June 2019 CK Star Entertainment, promoter of music p er for m ances as well as a company engaged in entertainment and lifestyle, announced Ha Sung Woon, or familiarly called Cloud, a former member of the South Korean boy group, Wanna One, to hold his first fan meeting as a soloist in Indonesia. The fan meeting will be held on June 22, 2019, at The Kasablanka, Kota Kasablanka Jakarta. Visit http:// ckstarentertainment.com/id/ for more information.

Dunia dalam Berita 1 May–21 July 2019 Dunia Dalam Berita is a largescale exhibition, featuring the work of 10 Indonesian artists reflecting the influence of political upheaval before and after the Reformation, between the 1990s and the early 2000s. Titled Dunia Dalam Berita (referring to news programs aired on TVRI since 1973), this exhibition presents the effects of democratization and the development of media technology on the practice of contemporary art in that period.

For more info, click w w w. museummacan.org

Conferences

MSK Australia Bali 2019 28 July–2 August 2019

Save the date! The automotive wave of electric, autonomous and digital technology will arrive at ICE – BSD City on 18 – 28 July 2019, with the presence of premieres and high - end technology vehicles.

After the amazing sucess and positive feedback we recieved for the 2018 event we are happy to say we will be returning to the amazing 5 star hotel 'The Trans Resort Bali'. Our destination, Seminyak, is renowned for its luxur y hotels, high - end re s t a u r a nt s a n d s h o p p i n g along with some of the best sunsets you will ever see. Our 2019 conference will focus on high-end musculoskeletal ultrasound of the upper and lower limbs and is open to all healthcare professionals. This conference should be a great mix of high level conference content along with relaxed tropical surrounds and allow a great balance to enjoy a relaxing week away. Send your question to: mskimagingaustralia@gmail. com

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Culture

Festival

Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show 2019 18–28 July 2019

Solo Batik Carnival 2019 26 – 28 July 2019

We The Fest 2019 at JIEXPO Kemayoran 19–21 July 2019 We The Fest is returning for its sixth edition on 19, 20 & 21 July 2019. Since its first edition in 2014, the festival has seen incredible performances from well-known local and international per formers. Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, The 1975, G-Eazy, Mark Ronson, Macklemore, NAIF, Scaller, Barasuara, Sheila on 7, Raisa, Ramengvrl, Elephant Kind, and Stars & Rabbit are among many of those musicians.

For more information, visit We The Fest 2019 official website at www.wethefest.com

Bali Arts Festival 2019 16 June – 14 July 2019 The big festival introduces Balinese art and preserves Bali as the main tourism destination in Indonesia. Aside from parade, various competitions will be held in this event, such as literature competition, handy craft, painting and other parades such as culinary, fashion, ngelawang, ramatari, gong kebyar, and traditional dance performances.

V e n u e a t Ta m a n W e r d h i Budaya A r ts Centre. For more information, please call +62361222387.

Solo is known as one of the largest batik producing regions in Indonesia. The tradition of making batik in the city has been going on for centuries. Various motifs have been produced and developed by batik artisans in the city. Some batik centers have also grown up in Solo.

Since 20 08, batik traditions are increasingly felt in this city.

That year, for the first time there was also the Solo Batik Carnival grand performance.

Solo Batik Carnival is a cultural parade especially designed to showcase the clothing made using batik elements on the street. This parade is held on the main road in the city of Solo, like one on Jalan Slamet Riyadi. Here is the event’s website: www. solobatikcarnival.com

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