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IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting
Bali’s Badung regency has been accelerating development of infrastructure and amenities in
the popular tourist area as it gears up to host the 2018 International Monetary Fund-World Bank
Annual Meeting on Oct. 8-14. Some of the most popular destinations on the “Island of the Gods,”
such as Kuta Beach, Uluwatu, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua, are located in the district. Besides the
fact that 75 percent of Bali’s hotel rooms can be found in Badung, it is also the center of so-called
MICE tourism, or meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. Badung Tourism Office head I
Made Badra said the meeting, attended by 15,000 delegates from 189 countries and 42,000 staff
members, will take place at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center.
Horror Debut
After venturing into action
films in recent years, director
Timo Tjahjanto – one half of
the Mo Brothers – will return
to the silver screen with a
new horror flick “Sebelum
Iblis Menjemput,” or “Before
the Devil Takes You,”
scheduled to hit Indonesian
cinemas on Aug. 9. The Mo
Brothers first gained national
and international recognition
with the gory horror-thriller
“Rumah Dara” (“Macabre”)
in 2009. Timo met partner
in crime Kimo Stamboel at
the School of Visual Art in
Sydney, where both studied.
The duo is also responsible
for “Killers” (2014) and
“Headshot” (2016), gaining
a reputation as one of
Indonesia’s finest exponents
of splatter and gore. This
time Timo is setting out on
his own to direct his first solo
horror movie.
Popular Spin-Off
Mamet, the lovable nerd
from classic teen flick
“Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?”
(“What’s Wrong With Love?”)
is set to return to the big
screen, this time as the
main character in “Milly &
Mamet,” the official spinoff
from the highly successful
teen drama franchise. In
the original 2002 film the
bespectacled high-school
nerd (Dennis Adhiswara),
has a major crush on Cinta
(Dian Sastrowardoyo) – the
love interest of bad boy
Rangga (Nicholas Saputra).
His love, needless to say,
goes unrequited. In the
2016 sequel, Mamet returns
as the husband of Milly
(Sissy Prescillia) – one of
Cinta’s best friends. “Milly &
Mamet,” slated for release in
December, will tell the story
of the couple’s married life.
It will still be a romance but
Dennis said the storywill be
more relatable and “down to
earth.”
movie
Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to speed up negotiations on border issues and reaffirmed their
mutual commitment to oppose campaigns against palm oil in Europe. “As close neighbors,
we have no other choice but to further our cooperation. Indonesia is committed to continue
improving bilateral relations,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said after a meeting with her
Malaysian counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah, in Jakarta on July 23. The countries agreed to
fully authorize a joint technical team to resolve pending border issues and accelerate ongoing
negotiations on a land border crossing agreement.
“We agreed that within the next two months we will conclude negotiations on our
land border crossing agreement. Once this is done, we can start to negotiate a border trade
agreement,” Retno said. In terms of maritime borders, Indonesia and Malaysia plan to
formalize the agreements they have so far – several points along the Strait of Malacca
and the Celebes Sea, off the coast of Sulawesi. The ministers said they will also increase
communication through informal channels.
Neighborly Agreement