Free coffee all round

There will be no excuse for journalists falling asleep on the job because they now have access to coffee, lots of it, for free.

"You can drink as many cups as you like," said the friendly Kopi Kapal Api stand attendant, clad in baju kurung, the traditional West Sumatra costume.

The company has stocked up well on coffee for each day's needs and the stand will open until Nov. 16.

The coffee stand stands out in the middle of the APEC Press Center at the Convention Hall as it is about the only company which is supplying anything for free for busybody journalists.

Journalists who covered last year's APEC meeting in Seattle, U.S., recalled that Washington State manufacturers went all out to stock up on plenty of food and drink at the international media center for the benefit of journalists as part of their campaign to promote their products within APEC. (als/emb)