There's no such thing as a free lunch...Or is there?

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It's official. The next president of Indonesia is former army general Prabowo Subianto. Quite how the next five years will pan out is anyone's guess but hopefully the foreign pundits who always bring up his dodgy human rights record will be proven wrong. Nonetheless, on policy making, Prabowo's popularist move to literally offer the poor 'a free lunch' every day of the week does not augur well for the future. Such a policy - if it ever came to fruition - would cost a phenomenal amount of money and likely lead to huge inefficiencies (food waste) and poor incentives (make people lazy). Another concern is Prabowo's strong nationalist bent. Thus, in the possible event that he finds himself with his back against the proverbial wall in the face of stern economic challenges, there is a big chance that he will simply scapegoat foreigners. But he will have to be careful. Construction of the new capital city, Nusantara, for example, is highly dependent on foreign in

ATLANTA DISKOTIK Jakarta

What surprised me about this club after arriving in the late hours one wet and windy evening was how dark it was in there. I mean sure all nightclubs are dark but it wasn’t till I noticed some girl’s face about three centimeters away from mine that I realized I hadn’t gone into a empty club but a pretty full one!

After a while my eyes adjusted a bit, and even without the nightvision goggles, I somehow managed to get to the bar.

Yep, it’s dodgy in here alright. Not the place to invite the mother-in-law - although her better half might have his curiosity piqued!

Big mammas circulate like opportunistic vultures helping the older men to order their finger-licking-good fried chicken; rooms (apparently) upstairs at cheap rates. The place at the weekends practically never closes. Mostly pros but some freelancers. I met a housewife who – I later found out – was wearing a wig. Pill pandemonium.

Worth a visit just to know places like this exist. Otherwise you simply wouldn’t believe it…

ATLANTA DISKOTIK Jakarta
Lokasari Komplex 5th Floor,
Blok C no 1-12,
Jalan Mangga Besar
Jakarta

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