| July 15, 2008
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A fashionista's high tea with Alta Moda
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The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place, together with leading fashion house Alta Moda, are hosting a series of high tea and fashionista shows Thursday afternoons at the Pacific Restaurant & Lounge.
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| July 15, 2008
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Urban art mixes social commentary and creativity
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Jakarta is home to many wise minds, some smart enough and creative enough to share their wisdom with the public in the form of urban art.
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| July 15, 2008
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Cafes offer second office, meeting place
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Residents of Jakarta and several other big cities have found a new place to work: Cafes offering free Wi-Fi hotspots for wireless connection to the Internet.
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| July 15, 2008
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Wi-Fi Cafe: A new place to work, browse the world
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It was 11 a.m. when a man entered a cafe in Cikini, Central Jakarta. He took a seat at a corner table, took a laptop from his backpack, turned it on and immediately began to work.
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| July 09, 2008
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Nadine collects 'ordinary' bags
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Count actress Nadine Chandrawinata among those women who love their handbags. But unlike other women celebrities who dig deep into their pockets to buy brand-name handbags, Nadine prefers more downmarket bags.
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| July 09, 2008
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Lalu Selamat: Transforming a forest community at home
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As a forest ranger, Lalu Selamat lives a simple life. His house in Dompu regency, West Nusa Tenggara, is not fully built, while his new living room walls are showing cracks from an earthquake that jolted the regency early last year.
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| July 09, 2008
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Learning to practice batik making at Textile Museum
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Amid the hustle and bustle of traffic and commerce in Central Jakarta's Tanah Abang area stands an European-styled building.
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| July 08, 2008
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fX Lifestyle X'nter combines business with pleasure
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Businesses looking for places to hold meetings outside the office may find their ultimate destination in a new concept mall in Central Jakarta.
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| July 08, 2008
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Is big screen equal to big ads?
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You may have seen the poster for the film Best Friend?. It shows a girl pushing along a shopping trolley with her friend in it, while a boy hangs onto the trolley from the bottom.
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| July 01, 2008
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Choose the jeans that work for you
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What are two must-have fashion items a woman needs in her closet?
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| June 29, 2008
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A dance of generations
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The frail right hand of the 78-year-old dancer was energetic. Wearing the white mask of the wayang character Panji, she moved her arm, hand and fingers in time to the percussion and gamelan music.
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| June 29, 2008
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Dark, mythical Esmod grads' true color
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Eerie music resonated in the dim hall, human figures with two or three heads wearing masks dragged their feet on the white platform. Their zombie-like movements conveyed a lugubrious atmosphere. No one spoke.
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| June 28, 2008
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JakArt 2008: A celebration of the 'declining' arts?
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Do we need arts when fuel prices are flying high, leaving millions of unfortunate citizens trapped in the vicious circle of poverty?
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| June 28, 2008
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Poets recite stories of Jakarta's urban lives
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Jakarta poets celebrated Wednesday night the city's anniversary through poetry readings and performances at Warung Apresiasi in Bulungan, South Jakarta.
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| June 28, 2008
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SENTAK exhibits the power of lines
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In Yogyakarta, the members of the SENTAK art community are said to belong to the kelompok penggaris (ruler group).
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