February 24, 2015 edition
What drew beauty queens Miss Indonesia, Elvira Devinamira, and Miss Bangalore, Noyonita Lodh, together? Their love of Indian films. During preparations for the Miss Universe contest in Florida, USA, both contestantswho shared a roomwould also watch movies featuring Indian idol Shah Rukh Khan on YouTube. "Then we would sing together," recounted Elvira in Jakarta last week.
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January 1, 1970 edition
Christiane Amanpour
A Presidential Tour Guide
THE WELL-KNOWN CNN host of the Amanpour talk show had gotten the green light to interview President Joko Widodo weeks ago. But then the Charlie Hebdo attack exploded, so Christiane Amanpour asked for a delay so she could cover the Paris incident. The palace graciously agreed. So last week, she flew in, just in time for Jokowi to do his weekly biking and communing with the people. The veteran journalist was clearly impressed not only with Indonesia, but with Jokowi. "He is a different state leader than others I have interviewed before," Christiane told Tempo. By following him around, she was able to see the city, with Jokowi explaining some of the projects that were going on and the issues at hand. It was certainly not the usual format of her program, but it was an eye-opener for Christiane, who said, "I hope my platform will introduce (President Widodo and Indonesia) to a wider global audience."
A Presidential Tour Guide