There’s today a newfound excitement over akik stones in Indonesia. In general akiks are stone of the agate variety. Most of them are so cheap and readily available they’re sold by many street vendors over the years. But not all akiks are equal, with some considered as gemstones—stones with rare mineral qualities—and others invaluable because of their perceived mystical qualities. [Continue reading]
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Environmental Group Filed A Pretrial Request Against West Java Police
NewsroomThe West Java branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Bandung Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Bandung) filed a pretrial request against the West Java Police at the Bandung District Court on Friday (March 13). The pretrial request addresses the termination of investigation onto the galena illegal mining practice in Bogor reserved forest area. [Continue reading]
Fitness Center Business, Part II: Celebrity Fitness & Jatomi
NewsroomIn relation to the growth of healthy lifestyle trend in Jakarta, we dove into the business of fitness centers and talked briefly about two, well-known fitness centers in Indonesia, namely, the American brand Gold’s Gym and the United Kingdom brand Fitness First. Today, we are going to review two more international fitness center chains, and they are, the Poland based Pure Jatomi Fitness and the Indonesia based Celebrity Fitness. [Continue reading]
Indonesians Arrested in Turkey
NewsroomMore surprising news came from Turkey. Turkish authorities reportedly arrested 16 Indonesian citizens in the city of Gaziantep while the latter were trying to cross the border between Turkey and Syria. According to the jawapos.com, the Turkish authorities communicated this matter after the disappearance of 16 Indonesian citizens at the Ataturk International airport earlier this month. [Continue reading]
Customers of Fitness Centers
NewsroomMaintaining one’s well-being have increasingly grown to become the priority of urban dwellers. Executives are signing up for gym memberships so they can exercise before or after work. Some even do so to pass the rush hour. We spoke to some members of Jakarta’s fitness centers to understand this developing urban lifestyle. [Continue reading]
Fitness Center Business
NewsroomBusinesses are being built around the healthy lifestyle. There are new organic food and beverage shops/restaurants, yoga centers, fitness events, and fitness centers. Fitness centers are nothing novel. But more and more of them are popping up at shopping centers in big cities in Indonesia. Most of them are part of national or international fitness center chains.This phenomenon picked our interest. Some of the well-known fitness center brands in Indonesia Gold’s Gym, Fitness First, Jatomi Fitness and also Celebrity Fitness. Today’s we’ll look into the first two. [Continue reading]
Thanks To Haji Lulung
NewsroomThe 2015 Jakarta city budget dispute between Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and the Jakarta city councilors have captivated Indonesian netizens for the past few weeks. Topics such as racial slurs made against the Governor, and the mysterious appropriation for the procurement of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) flooded online discussion forums. But the one topic that went viral and dominated the Indonesian social media universe had to do with the controversial United Development Party politician Abraham “Lulung” Lunggana in the conflict. [Continue reading]
The Business of Co-Working Space Part II
NewsroomThe co-working space business emerged as an answer to rising demand for a more community oriented work space that is not only cozy but also has excellent infrastructure to support professional requirements. Co-working space can now be found throughout Indonesia, in cities such as Yogyakarta, Bandung, Jakarta, Bali and also Surabaya. We’ve talked about Hackerspace Bandung and Hubud. Today, we’re going to talk about three more co-working space in Indonesia. [Continue reading]
Fahira Idris and Her Fight Against the Immorality of Alcohol
NewsroomIn recent years, the 24-hour convenience stores have grown to become a new hangout place for young Indonesians. What’s interesting is that this has not been a phenomenon exclusive to Jakarta. You can find it happening in Bali, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta. The youth would socialize over ice coffees, or even beers. Access to the latter led Fahira Fahmi Idris to establish the national anti-alcoholic beverage movement. [Continue reading]
No More Beers In Indonesia’s Minimarkets
NewsroomTo protect the morality of the nation, and local culture, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel issued the Ministerial Regulation Number 6/2015, barring the sales of alcoholic beverages with less than 5 percent alcohol content, i.e., beer, in convenience stores throughout the country. The regulation comes into effect this coming April or three months after it was released. [Continue reading]
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