The Plaza Residences – Lifestyle of Convinience & Pampering

The Plaza Residences provides its residents with the privacy and comforts of a home with services and facilities of an international hotel. You have the pleasure of dining and entertaining in the privacy of your home or at one of the restaurants, private lounge or from the room service. In leisure, you can choose to relax by the pool, work out or pamper yourself at the wellness centre & spa.

259 apartment with a range of one, two of three bedroom apartments and even a two storey penthouse ranging from 73 sqm are available with a choice of furnished or unfurnished apartments, and fully serviced as an option.

For information, please contact:
PT. Prima Adhitama International Development
InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza, Lower Ground Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10-11 Jakarta
Phone: +62-21-5707555 ; Fax: +62-21-5734111
Or visit website: http://www.plazaresidences.co.id

Kupu Kupu Barong – Villas and Tree Spa

Where every precious moment counts
2 night package starting from Rp.4,990,000++

Escape to a romantic sanctuary of unparalleled luxury… Savour fine cuisine against a breathtaking view of Ayung valley, take pleasure in your private pool, indulge together with our spa ritual and embrace ultimate rejuvenation.

Located in Bali, Indonesia, Kupu Kupu Barong Boutique Resorts offer you the unforgettable experience in the island of paradise. From the spectacular beach view in Tuban to the breathtaking view of Ayung River Valley and rice fields in Ubud, we invite you to experience the truly gateway to Bali.

Kupu Kupu Barong
Villas and Tree Spa
Kedewatan, Ubud – Bali
Indonesia
Phone: 62-361-975478
Fax: 62-361-975079
www.kupubarong.com

Vauxhall and I – Monkish Date

Vauxhall Gardens was a 19th-century pleasure ground in London famous for art shows, concerts, fireworks and illicit love affairs. Like the park, this album provides much frivolity and aural allure: tight, barely disguised Smiths-like melodies support the whimsical tauntings of songs like “The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get” Vauxhall and I is a fantasy date with Britain’s most ironic and monkish pop star.

Romeo is Bleeding – Freak Show

This studiously garish underworld thriller centers on a furtive, hedonistic New York City cop whose difining trait is his complete lack of scruples. Jack Grimaldi (Oldman) makes blood money on the side by revealing the interim locations of Witness Protection Program volunteers to the mob. If you’re wondering how Jack gets away with this you’re already demonstrating more logic than Romeo is Bleeding, a movie whose helter-skelter plot is held together less by substance than by “poetic” dollops of mood and sensation.

Many of the thrills come from Olin, who plays a mob assassin. Flashing killer legs and a killer smile, she’s everything you want in a femme fatale. Yet instead of coaxing a character out of Olin’s ret-hot seggestiveness, she’s turned into a ruthless psycho avenger. What begins as a fable of corrupt ambition becomes an ugly carnival of mayhem.

The Secret Garden – In The Bud

This darkly lavish version of the Frances Hodgson Burnett children’s story makes clear its link to gothic romance; basically it’s Jane Eyre retooled for the sandbox set. Thankfully, director Agnieszka Holland found the perfect young actress to play Mary Lennox, the cynical orphan who brings her self and her uncle’s (John Lynch) gloomy estate into bloom when she discovers a hidden arbor.

With the face of a sour cherub, Maberly becomes a happy camper – she’s likably unlikable. Holland’s lush color scheme loses some oomph on video, but it’s hard to imagine the little loner in your house not taking this one to heart.

Danamon – The Best Emerging Market Bank in Asia 2008

I need the right partner to keep up with the fast evolving market.

At Danamon, we constantly align our business with local conditions and customer needs. These efforts enable us to provide you a wide range of innovative products at competitive pricing, whiole growing our assets and profitability.

As an acknowledgement of our achievements we were named The Best Emerging Market Bank in Asia 2008 by Global Finance Magazine, one of the world’s most respected financial publications. This recognition only makes us more determined in making it happen for you.

Danamon access center: Jakarta 62-21-34358888 – www.danamon.co.id

Living It Up

In contrast to the buttoned-down post-reform era, Jakarta high society has come into its dazzling element today. The packed social calendar is feted in a growing number of magazines devoted to luxury goods and lifestyle, and some of the beautiful people have emerged as style mavens.

Read about the doings and the dos of the affluent in tomorrow’s weekender. Also meet event planner to the stars Preston Bailey, who is making Jakarta his headquarters in Asia, avoice in the wilderness for opera and Indonesia’s grande dame of music. Then tiptoe through the soft sands of the beautiful island of Belitung, and sit down for Yogyakarta’s tasty new treats on the restaurant scene.

Israel’s Olmert to Step Down

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who once described himself as “indestructible” announced on Wednesday he would resign after his ruling Kadima party chooses a new leader in September.

Political Career:

1973: Firs elected to the Knesset (legislature of Israel) and was re-elected seven times.

1993-2006: Served as mayor of Jerusalem for two terms.

2005: Joined former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in leaving Likud party to form Kadima party.

2006: Became leader of Kadima when Sharon was felled by a stroke. Kadima won the elections.

2007: Relaunched Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in November. The talks have made little progress.

Scandal:

U.S. businessman Morris Talansky testified in May that he had given Olmert $ 150,000 in cash over a 15-year period. Olmert also faces police probes in other corruption affairs.

Kembang Jepun – Taste the Ancient Atmosphere

Almost as old as Surabaya (Indonesia), the old street named Kembang Jepun is thriving while remaining true to its ancient origin. The story of Kembang Jepun dates back to colonial times, following the Dutch’s decision to split Surabaya into three, divided by Jl. Kembang Jepun and the Kalimas River.

Kembang Jepun, which at that time was known as Handelstraat, become the main site for commerce, garnished by Dutch architectural jewels and a touch of Chinatown. Today, the regional government of Surabaya has given the 750-meter street new life, transforming it into a wholesale trade center by day, and an entertainment site for all people by night.

Experience the fancy light decorations while enjoying the cuisine served by hundreds of cleverly organized local vendors. While at it, try not to get caught by surprised at the marvelous way the street has aged, growing into a legend of its own.

A Tribute to Children

Hotel Sol Elite Marbella is well known for arranging fun weekends for children. Last weekend, children had a great time watching their idols Aldi (finalist of AFI Junior competition, Indosiar TV station), Gaby (children’s top artist) the Kids Band – “Dr. K” and mini acrobats.

Animal characters and clowns gave out ballons, brought lots of cheer and gave the children a great weekend break. The children reveled in the various games and many gifts provided by the hotel.

Hotel Sol Elite Marbella
Jl. Raya Karang Bolong Km. 135
Desa Bandulu, Anyer – Banten 42466
Indonesia
Tel: (+62 254) 602345
Fax: (+62 254) 602346
www.marbella.co.id
www.solelitemarbella.com

Chronic Fatigue – Blame Bad Bedside Manner

Doctor’s bedside manner can determine how patients feel months after recorvering from illnesses, according to a study in The Lancet. Researchers found that of 618 patients, 62.6% felt constantly tired six months after other symptoms had disappeared. The original symptoms bore no medical relation to the fatigue problem later on.

Instead, the study linked the chronic fatigue to three factors: the patients blaming symptoms on the past infections, their doctors presenting a vague diagnosis, and doctors giving their patients a sick note for their employers. Most people who complained of chronic fatigue had two commonalities: they had a generally pessimistic attitude and a feeling of vulnerability to viruses.

Ills of the Pill – Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

Since oral contraceptives were introduced some 30 years ago, tess haven’t generally linked them to an increased risk of breast cancer. But a study by the Department of Epidemiology of the Netherlands Cancer Institute finds that young woman who have taken “the pill” for more than four years do face a greater risk of breast cancer. The study compared 918 women between the ages of 20 and 54 with breast cancer to the same number of women randomly selected.

The use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in both the youngest age bracket (below 36) and the oldest (over 46) – but not those in between. Women in the youngest group who had taken the pill for your years or more – especially those who started before age 20 – faced twice the risk of their contemporaries who had taken it for a shorter period.

On the Road? – Get Your Shots

Easily lured by gastronomic temptations while travelling in exotic locales? If so, then you’re at risk of catching hepatitis A. The disease, which is transmitted in food and water infected by fecal material, is the most frequent infection in travelers that can be prevented by immunization.

Three per 1,000 travellers get it; those who eat and drink under unhygienic conditions stand a 20 out of 1,000 chance. The majority of hepatitis A cases in industrialized nations are from vacationers who bring it home.

Even those who stay in luxury hotels in developing nations are at risk, according to a study by the Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine of the University of Zurich. The autors, writing in the Journal of the American medical Association, say the new inactivated” hepatitis A vaccines, like Havrix, are the way to go – they protect 95% of recepients and last for ten years or more. That’s far better than the widely used immune globulin, which lasts three to five months.

The Big FIVE – Top Group of Indonesia’s

Michael Ruslim
Jardine Matheson/Astra
$ 9.06 Billion

Anthony Salim
Salim Group
$ 7.3 Billion

Franky Widjaja
Sinarmas Group
$ 4.77 Billion

Aburizal Bakrie
Bakrie Group
$ 3.1 Billion

James Riady
Lippo Group
$ 2.7 Billion


Sources: GLOBE Asia, Volume 2 Number 8 – August 2008