Jakarta festival in Bali

Jakarta festival in Bali

JAKARTA: The city tourism agency, in an effort to attract
foreigners to the capital, will hold a series of tourism
promotion activities in Denpasar this week.

Dubbed Jakarta The New Face of Indonesia, the event will take
place from Oct. 12 to Oct. 14. It will feature, among other
things, the Jakarta Food Festival and a fashion show, presenting
the collections of designers Oscar Lawalata and Ghea S.
Panggabean.

It is expected that, through these activities, Jakarta will be
able to regain the trust of tourists, especially foreigners, who
will view the capital as a place worth visiting, according to
Robert Silalahi, head of the city tourism agency.

He said that Bali had been chosen as a home for the event
because it was relatively safe compared to other parts of the
country.-Antara