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Indonesia Events Jun 2, 2009 | Istora Senayan Jakarta PUSSYCAT DOLLS ON DOLL DOMINATION WORLD TOUR 2009 Humanitarian Swimmer www.greatindonesia.com is pleased to support humanitarian swimmer Monte Monfore. Donate to hungry children and watch swim videos at www.monteswimmer.com Monte Monfore - Lombok Fight Hunger Swim Video July 03, 2009 It’s Not Just Child’s Play at Barbie’s 50th Anniversary For the last few weeks, Kelapa Gading Mall in North Jakarta has been awash in pink, with girls running around, getting dressed up and having their photos taken. But what may look like a Paris Hilton teen-bash or a premature Valentine’s party is in fact a celebration for the 50th anniversary of an iconic doll, “Barbie: Pink World.” July 03, 2009 Teaching Your Children to Play Green When we ask kids what world issue is most important to them, the same answer comes up over and over again: the environment. July 02, 2009 BlackBerry Ban Turns Into a Bilateral Issue The heat is now on the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology over its ban on all new BlackBerry models, with the ministry being visited by a Canadian trade representative about the issue this week. July 02, 2009 My Jakarta: Yudha Every Wednesday night and Saturday morning in the heart of Jakarta, at the Ministry of National Education building next to FX mall, a group of enthusiastic 20-somethings come together to socialize and take a break from work and practice their English for free. Yudha, 27, the driving force behind Britzone, talks about his role as the organizer and how the fun doesn’t stop when class ends. July 02, 2009 Green is the New Black Wear green and you run the risk of looking like a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Still, the color has its charms. Once, I felt so chirpy that I decided to wear an all-green outfit, and then had lunch with my mother. She – whose sense of fashion I obviously did not inherit – cringed at my garden-inspired ensemble, took a deep breath and shook her head in distaste. July 03, 2009 RI to launch Visit Lombok-Sumbawa 2012 West Nusa Tenggara’s Lombok and Sumbawa islands — renowned in particular for their marine tourism — look set to attract more visitors in the coming years, as they gear up for the Visit Lombok-Sumbawa 2012 campaign. July 02, 2009 Lombok, Sumbawa set to attract more tourists West Nusa Tenggara's Lombok and Sumbawa Islands, which are renowned for their marine tourist attractions, are set to attract more visitors in the coming years as they gear up for Visit Lombok-Sumbawa 2012 campaign. July 02, 2009 New 7 Wonders Vote now for Komodo National Park Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that make up the Republic of Indonesia. The island has a surface area of 390 km² and over 2000 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed themselves with the Bugis from Sulawesi. The population are primarily adherents of Islam but there are also Christian and Hindu minorities. July 03, 2009 Activist-Artist Looks for Life’s True Colors After witnessing the 1991 Santa Cruz cemetery massacre in East Timor, in which 271 unarmed civilians were killed by Indonesian troops, artist Enrico Soekarno renounced the use of color in his work, saying he would only return to it once Suharto was dead. July 02, 2009 A Musician Of Many Identities Musician Bokut has managed to change his name so many times that even Prince would be impressed. July 03, 2009 Jakarta leads tally at National Tennis Games Jakarta is leading the medal tally at the inaugural National Tennis Games here at the Bung Karno sports complex, having snatched a total of six gold medals, four silver and a bronze as of Wednesday evening. July 03, 2009 Aji Cashes In on Promotion Coaching professional football is nice work if you can get it. Aji Santoso was only in charge of Persebaya Surabaya for 18 days, but securing promotion for his old club earned him a cool Rp 160 million ($15,700). July 03, 2009 Meet You At the Social House Despite its location on the Harvey Nichols premises in Grand Indonesia, the Social House restaurant, bar and winepost is not part of the UK-based luxury lifestyle store but a separate entity owned by the Ismaya Group, which also owns Blowfish, Dragonfly and Puro, among other such establishments. July 03, 2009 Food Talk: How to Munch the Malang Apple Apples are considered an everyday fruit, but seeing as there are 685 varieties worldwide, having an apple a day does not have to be such a boring task. Unfortunately, Indonesians do not have as many options as their neighbors, with only a few varieties available, such as the Royal Gala and Pacific Rose from New Zealand, Granny Smith from Australia and the United States, Washington’s Red Delicious and Chinese Fuji apples.

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Indonesian Lifestyle 2008