Sports and music events

Sports and music events

I would really appreciate it if The Jakarta Post could print
more information about entertainment and athletic events.
The "Where To Go In Jakarta" section usually reprints the local
pub bands and the happy hours at hotels. But, for instance,
information accompanying the picture of the Vienna Boys Choir
just said they are performing at the Grand Hyatt.

Your paper did not list ticket prices or performance times. I
would really like to know about such concerts in advance instead
of when they are nearly over or finished.

Its very difficult in Jakarta to find out information, even
when you call the places where by word of mouth you heard about
an event you would like to see.

Also many expatriates would like to go and see the fairly new
Indonesian professional basketball league games when their season
starts up again in May. I would think the sponsors and promoters
of this league, which has international players from America and
other countries, would pay for space in the Post to announce game
schedules and results. Why the total non-coverage of such a
newsworthy event as an international professional basketball
league?

The microscopic movie listing is also pretty sorry. Much more
space should be given to cover the major theaters in Jakarta with
times and prices and special matinee prices.

How many Post readers knew that Kareem Abdul Jabar was at the
Pondok Indah Mall a couple of weeks ago? We usually find out all
of this type of information by word of mouth and often times too
late to make all the arrangements to arrive at the event.

Jakartans really have to plan for traffic and other things.
How about a story on the renowned soccer player from Cameroon now
playing for an Indonesian pro soccer team? Better yet, how about
letting some of the English speaking soccer fans know about an
upcoming game so they can see him perform?

MARY TABER

Ciputat

Note: Thank you for your suggestions.