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

BATS Shangri La Hotel

BATS has something of a Jekyll and Hyde nature to it. 

Before 9.00pm it’s a sort of high-priced steakhouse serving hearty grub such as New York-style oversized steaks, pizza and burgers. Nice if you can afford it and you don’t have to watch the calories! 

After 9.00pm, however, things begin to slowly change as the ladies of the night begin turning up, occasionally on their own, but mostly in hunting packs. 

More often than not these sizzling head turners tend to be regulars looking for a transactional relationship - as opposed to liberated secretaries and the like. 

But hey, you could get lucky right?

Jakarta girl

BATS
Shangri-La Hotel
Jakarta
Telp: (021) 570 7440

Opening hours
Monday - Thursday: 5:00 pm - 2:00 am
Friday - Saturday: 5:00 pm - 3:00 am
Sunday: 5:00 pm - 2:00 am

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