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INDONESIA: ‘7th Bali Fashion Week’ scheduled from November 22

BALI: The ‘7th Bali Fashion Week 2007’ is being organised by ModaBali Convex here in the city at the DISCOVERY - Kartika Plaza Hotel from November 22-25 2007. The event returns to Bali and with the past Bali Fashion Weeks experience, world leaders in fashion and style will converge on Bali to be dazzled by the talent of Indonesia’s top fashion designers and apparel producers.
The programs of event are designed to meet the needs of all business players in facing the global competition, especially in the area of fashion & textile industry. Centered in Kuta, the event offers a full schedule of trade exhibitions, fashion shows and educational seminars.

The exhibit categories include garments & textiles, fashion accessories and related products; designers collection, jewelry, handbags, shoes, lingerie, belt, casual wear, evening wear.

Under the careful guidance of the Country Steering Committee, 7th Bali Fashion Week has tightened while at the same time expanded the selections, both nationally and internationally presenting only the best Creativity, Artistry & Quality for which this island is rightfully known.

For six years, Bali Fashion Week has been the choice venue for textile, garment, accessory, producer, professional designers and buyers from all over the globe and has been the springboard for numerous young talents searching for world recognition

Bali-produced garments are increasingly found in Europe, US and major Asian markets generating US$ 89.2 million in export earnings during the first eight months of 2007, a total that’s 10 percent more than in the same period in 2006.

Source: http://www.bharattextile.com/

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Balinese cooking class at Airlangga

In celebration of a successful Balinese food festival, the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta is closing the festival today with a special followed by lunch.

For the past week, Airlangga has offered guests special Balinese dishes such as bulung Nusa (baked squid decorated with long pepper), siap betutu (chicken cooked with traditional Balinese spices), sapi base manis (jerk beef), sate lilit (smoked chicken satay) and tum bubuk (boiled chopped duck wrapped in banana leaves).

Throughout this promotion guests have been entertained with traditional dances, painting exhibitions and a handicraft display.

Performance of pendet dance, kecak dance and the traditional music of Rindik marked last Saturday’s opening of the festival named “Enchanting Bali”. Guest chef Nyoman “Lother” Arsana, who wrote The Food of Bali in 1993, said that the recipes had been inherited from their ancestors.

“What we do is revitalizing the food performance, hygeine and texture in order to go down with international flavor,” he said. He has traveled to Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Honolulu, South Africa, Shanghai and Moscow to promote Balinese food.

The festival ends today and will be open for lunch and dinner. The cooking class starts at 11 a.m. and is priced at 238,000++. For more information, please call 2551 8888

– JP/Musthofid

Source: The Jakarta Post

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