Guess What? Nadya Hutagalung

Guess What? Nadya Hutagalung

Model and TV presenter Nadya Hutagalung has something to tell
hunters and others who prey on endangered animals.

Stop it.

"I just spoke (about conservation) last week in Singapore in
an Asian forum which was held in cooperation with the Asian
Conservation Awareness Program, the Singapore Zoo and the
Indonesian community in Singapore," she said on Thursday in
Jakarta when she attended the launching of A Mild Live, a weekly
music TV show she will host.

Of course, she also cares about the fate of Indonesia's rare
animals, such as the orangutan (she has done a Singapore public
service message about the plight of the ape).

The winner of the 1997 Asian Television Award said she was
looking for an organization to work with in Indonesia in
campaigning for endangered species conservation programs.

Born in Sydney of an Indonesian father and Australian mother,
Nadya lives in Singapore with her four-year-old son but remains a
veejay for MTV US. She said she did not reside in Indonesia
because it did not provide good career prospects.

But there are some things she misses, especially when it comes
to matters of the stomach. She loves rendang (braised beef in
coconut milk and spices, from West Sumatra) and other popular
Indonesian traditional food. (Sri Ramadani)