There is great confusion here in Indonesia which now, more than ever needs to be resolved. There is the Common Cold, which gives you a cough, a runny nose and probably a heavy nasty headache. Then there is Influenza, which is much more serious, and while it shares some of the same symptoms, it is not

Illustration of an emphatic behaviour. Photo by youssef naddam on Unsplash/NOWJAKARTA Last time we talked about people with narcissistic disorder and how the pandemic is helping them get better—it’s on Home Life edition six. We are now going to look at it from the other end of the spectrum: the empath, and how not to bleed out as one,

Illustration of narcissism. Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com/NOWJAKARTA When Covid-19 hits the world, mental health in general took a back seat to physical health, which is only natural, making sure hospitals wouldn’t be overwhelmed and that as many lives as possible could be saved. Schools closed, work from home became the new norm, restaurants and other

An Easter Message by Rev. Alan Wood, Vicar of All Saints Anglican Church Jakarta. In the past few months, the whole world has been turned upside down by the arrival of the Covid-19 virus. The terrible tragedy of so many lives lost and so much suffering in virtually every country will be a horrible lasting

  Illustration of law and justice. Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash/NOWJAKARTA As an old insurance hand I had a sudden thought, triggered by this recent spate of accusations of responsibility for the release of the virus between various countries, which shows no sign of going away. What area of law would this kind of incident fall under, and

“You have nothing to fear but fear itself”  These are the famous lines from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s inauguration speech before the US Congress in 1933. Here is the full first paragraph. “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning,

For more ideas you will have to pay…! But you see the idea, we need to prepare for post Covid-19 with new ideas to help industry, employment and the environment. If we don’t start now we will be back in 2002 waiting for months for the cavalry to arrive! Unsplash/NOW!JAKARTA The crisis will end. They

Fascinating stuff and provides a good explanation as to where we are today, but also where we are heading, the evolution of SARS to MERS to Covid-19 is certainly only the beginning, somewhere out there is already Covid-Plus virus ready to take the battle to an even higher plain. Darwin told us 250 years ago.

"Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst." Not bad advice living in a city like Jakarta, which seems to be improving as it evolves into a world megacity, but slips quite easily and naturally into chaos as soon as difficulties arise. And here we are again, ready and prepared to cope with serious

Jakarta grows endlessly. When will it be a smart city, though? Photo by Gede Suhendra on Unsplash/NOWJAKARTA Nothing is impossible! But turning Jakarta into a ‘Smart City’ may be close. This is the challenge that my team have set me as we try to create the best scenarios to move forward to create “Sustainable Solutions for Indonesia” under our MVB

Are you in this photo? Photo courtesy of unsplash.com/NOWJAKARTA In case you haven’t noticed, the traffic situation in Jakarta has worsened over the first two months of the year rather than improved. It is now as bad as I have ever seen it. There are jams, delays and diversions every day, caused by—well, everything—from floods,

Travellers have always wanted to be sure that the hotels they use are as safe and secure as possible. Their concerns have traditionally been related largely to fire and petty theft, but in the light of recent global events and changing attitudes, plus the ease of access to increasing amounts of independent information and guest