You can read the thoughts and insights of anchor Dalton Tanonaka in the Jakarta Globe! His column appears on the last Friday of every month in the print edition or at thejakartaglobe.com/ltcolumns. Dalton donates his writing fees to the Tanonaka International Journalist Scholarship for Indonesian students.
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Fifi Aleyda Yahya joined the English-language "Indonesia Now" program in May 2013. She also hosts her own weekly Bahasa Indonesia program "Sudut Pandang." As the daughter of a diplomat, Yahya's international upbringing prepared her well for her career in television. Born in Jakarta, Yahya lived and attended schools in Kuwait and Pakistan. She has a bachelor's degree in management from Trisakti University in Jakarta. In 1995, Yahya won the title of "Miss Jakarta (None Jakarta)" and a one-year promotion contract with the Jakarta city government. Prior to joining Metro TV in 2001, Yahya worked in public relations with PT Telstra Nusantara and was an English-language anchor/reporter with TVRI. Her numerous high-profile interview subjects include political figures Amien Rais; the daughter of former president Suharto, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana; and former president Megawati Sukarnoputri. Yahya is active in community programs, including serving as a jury member of the "Abang None Jakarta" competition since 2008.