0 Guess what?: Celeb couple taking wedding snaps abroad

Celebrity couple Gading Marten and Gisel will visit Milan and Paris to take photos for their wedding, news portal detik.com reports. “We’ve just finished our outfits before heading to Milan and Paris,” Gading, whose father is actor Roy Marten, said. Gading loves Milan, while Gisel, who is a singer, loves Paris. The couple also plan to visit Rome and Amsterdam. “We will stay around two weeks in Europe,” the actor said. Gading and Gisel will tie the knot on Sept. 14 in Bali.source : the jakarta po...

0 Cops nab 2 suspects in airport slay

Police have arrested two more suspects for the gruesome murder of a man whose bound and decomposing body was found in a car trunk at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Tuesday. A suspect identified as IW allegedly killed the victim, Imam Assyafi’i, who the police previously had identified as Iman A. Safei, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto told reporters on Thursday. IW allegedly sold items he stole from Imam to the second suspect, AQ.  The men were arrested in Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta, on Wednesday. “IW strangled Imam to death with a cable, assisting TDA — the main player, who we have already arrested,” Rikwanto said....

0 Guess what?: Mayangsari releases new single

After an absence of almost eight years, singer Mayangsari is back in the entertainment world. The singer has released a new single, “Tak Bisa ke Lain Hati” (Cannot go to Another Heart), which is a famous song of the Kla Project. According to Mayangsari, the song reflects her own feelings about her love of singing. The singer said she received permission from her husband to resume her singing career. “I still prioritize my family though,” said Mayangsari, who is married to Bambang Trihatmodjo, the son of former president Soeharto, as reported by news portal tribunnews.com.source : the jakarta po...

0 JESADA NITTAYAJAM: Respecting farmers

On the door of agronomist Jesada Nittayajam’s Malang office is a sign that reads “Thank a farmer for your next meal.” It’s there to remind his staff that the people who till the soil may have low status in Indonesia but they are the foundation of the country’s economy and without them the nation would topple. “You can have plenty of money and a high position but without food you cannot survive,” he said. “We need to respect the people who grow the produce we consume and not look down on them.    “If you want to get to a farmer’s heart you must do, not talk. Listen to what they say, see what they do, learn from them.” Not all...

0 Psychologists in high demand at puskesmas

Astri Devi Lonia, who works at the Grogol Petamburan community health center (puskesmas) in West Jakarta, has to treat patients with various ailments, including mental illnesses supposedly requiring treatment from a specialist. “We are overwhelmed here because we are understaffed but we do our best,” she said on Thursday. Astri said many patients who came to her were not aware that they suffered from mental disorders, complaining about headaches and sleep disorders, among other symptoms.  “We involve patients’ families to find out the root of their psychological problems after establishing that the patients suffer from mental illness,”...