The growth of the tourism industry in East Nusa Tenggara is long overdue. The province is perfect for sightseeings, with plentiful of breathtaking landscapes. The news of increasing volumes of visitation is a welcome development. More and more hotels were built, and we’re interested in looking at a few of them. Today, we’re going to talk about the Hotel Sylvia and T-More Hotel & Lounge. [Continue reading]
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East Nusa Tenggara Tourism: Signs of Growth
NewsroomMany of us know that Bali has always been the prima donna, getaway tourist destination. This applies for both foreign and domestic tourists. But in the past decade, the Government has been trying to promote the other regions of Indonesia as alternative tourist destinations. One of them is the province of East Nusa Tenggara, or otherwise known as NTT. [Continue reading]
Cosmetics Industry: Wardah
NewsroomWardah is one of Indonesia’s home-grown cosmetics brands. Many believe them to be a new player in the industry, but Wardah has in fact been producing and distributing cosmetic products since 1995. It’s thus interesting that Wardah has only become somewhat of a household brand in recent years. [Continue reading]
Cosmetics Industry: Viva Cosmetic
NewsroomLocal brands of cosmetic products are undeterred with the competition coming from international cosmetic products. Local brands have been able to secure their own slice of the pie and managed to remain relevant in the market for decades. Some of the well-known local cosmetic brands are Viva Cosmetic, Sariayu Martha Tilaar, Mustika Ratu, Wardah, Belia, Mirabella and Caring Colors. Today, we look into Viva Cosmetics. [Continue reading]
Indonesian Football Fans vs the Fans of One Direction
Newsroomt seems there is no way that Indonesian netizens can pass a week without having a controversial trending topic on Twitter. This week, fans of a boy band and the football enthusiasts suddenly end up mocking one another, on Ttwitter, over the usage of Gelora Bung Karno football stadium. It’s a choice between under-23 football match and a concert by the English-Irish boy band One Direction. [Continue reading]
The New Visa-Free List
NewsroomThe Government of Indonesia is planning to add 30 countries into the list of visa-free countries. Citizens whose country is in Indonesia’s visa-free list would be granted entry for 30 days without the need of an immigration visa. The Government hopes to attract 10 million foreign visitors by 2015 and 20 million foreign visitors by 2019 with this new immigration policy. [Continue reading]
Indonesian Akik Fever
NewsroomThere’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]
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]
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]
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]
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