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MEET JOSEF FUCHS OF ISCO FOUNDATION

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SENYAP, THE SEQUEL TO THE ACT OF KILLING

INDONESIAN LITERATURE ON THE WORLD'S BOOK STAGE

BILL LLOYD OF ASIAN TIGERS MOBILITY 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING: GERMAN PLUS FOOTBALL CLUB

A PHOTOGR APHER'S DREAM

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A hot topic of conversation at the moment is, of course, the raise of the bahan bakar minyak (BBM) prices, or oil fuel prices. It’s a topic you can’t avoid. At a recent screening of the Jalanan documentary in Jakarta, an audience member asked the main characters, three street buskers, what they felt about the price increase, to which they each answered that they felt it was the right thing to do to move the country forward; a noble response from people living under the poverty line.

At the Indonesia Investment Forum last week, Minister of Finance HE Bambang Permadi Soematri Brodjonegoro gave the keynote address to some 500 delegates and focused his speech on the same hot topic; raising subsidised fuel prices by Rp.2,000 per litre. Over a period of five years, Indonesia has spent 800 trillion Rupiah on subsidising its fuel, which of course was intended for low-income families — a reminder to purchase nonsubsidised fuel if we can afford to.

At the same time, budget allocated for infrastructure was only 600 trillion Rupiah, and health a mere 300 trillion Rupiah. “There was something wrong with the way we spent our very limited resources,” Brodjonegoro admitted.

Today, the government plans to reallocate this money to its priorities, which are helping rumah tangga sangat miskin (extremely poor families) and rumah tangga miskin (poor families) get out of poverty.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) plans to learn from countries like Brazil, who have reduced their inequality index from 0.4 to 0.3, whereas Indonesia’s has increased from 0.3 to 0.43. To support this, the government plans to provide financial support to these families through the system of smart cards — a cashless, e-system that will help the poorest families or “brothers and sisters in remote areas”, as Brodjonegoro said. This cashless system will also eliminate bureaucracy.

Over the next five years, the reallocated funds will also focus on basic infrastructure – irrigation, roads in villages, better connectivity between islands through maritime improvements – health, education and energy, as well as supporting villages by stimulating self-sufficient development. We mustn’t forget the deficit, which is still around US$318.1 million and part of the saving will be used to reduce this deficit by approximately 2%.

Subsidising fuel still takes place in a number of countries around the world, for instance in Saudi Arabia, however they are entirely self-reliant. Saudi Arabia produces 10 million barrels a day, whereas Indonesia still imports 700,000 barrels a day, which too, they plan to decrease by producing more than recent production figures of 1.5 million barrels.

The new era of ‘Jokonomics’ has shown that the main agenda is improving this country’s welfare, and not winning any popularity contests. President Jokowi has also asked for an improvement in the efficiency of operational costs within the government, i.e. meetings, trips, gatherings, saving a whopping 16 trillion Rupiah in the process. It’s exciting to be a part of this new political momentum, and long may this pragmatic era reign.

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Featured Bali: A Photographer's Dream

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Business Profile Bill Lloyd of Asian Tigers Mobility

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Meet the Jakarta Expat Josef Fuchs

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Happenings The Circus of Dreams

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Bali Women The 3rd Annual Bali Women's Role Model Awards 2014

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Scams in the City Sexual Healing Swindle

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Living Organic Going Green on the Slopes of Gunung Salak

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Culture Comedy, Comics and Sketches of Real Life

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Worthy Causes Sun Bear Education and Conservation Centre, Samarinda

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Light Entertainment & Crossword See you in 2015!

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Announcements

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Sports German Plus Football Club

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Faces of Indonesia Bilang Boy of the River

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Literature Indonesia's Opportunity at 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair

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Travel East Java's Cottage Industries Film Senyap: The Look of Silence

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FEATURED

Bali: A Photographer’s Dream Photographs of Bali are iconic to eyes all around the world, ranging from stunning, terraced padi fields, beaches and surfing, to ancient temples. Here are some favourite spots of renowned photographer David Metcalf, including his professional tips and tricks.

Words & photos by David Metcalf

Gunung Kawi This 11th century temple complex is a photographer’s delight with a variety of photographic subjects, allowing you to capture stunning images. You will have the shutter going into overdrive. There are ancient terraced rice fields in classic Balinese style, farmers working in the fields, massive candi (shrines) built into the rock-face and a gentle, flowing river at the bottom of the 270 steps to tempt you into some frozen-action water shots.

Tips: Bring your tripod and some filters. There is also a smaller, very beautiful temple to wander around with very ancient statues, which allows for some great, detailed photography. The walk back up the 270 steps is a bit of an effort, so you need to be in reasonable shape. The key point is you must get to Gunung Kawi no later than 7am. The sun is just coming over the top of the valley and you can get about one hour of really nice light on the rice fields. This place gets really popular with tour groups after 10am, so get there early and take in the peaceful ambience of Bali’s oldest and largest ancient monument.

Location: Located in Tampak Siring, 20 minutes north of Ubud. Please note, there is another Gunung Kawi in Sebatu, so do not get confused.

Odalan This is not a place but a temple ceremony. There are odalans happening all the time, especially around the Ubud area, and they occur on or around the full moon. Ask at your hotel or you can refer to the Balinese calendar, if you can understand it! The size of the temple will depend on how long the odalan will last for and how elaborate it will be. Some of the larger temples, such as Samuan Tiga Temple can hold an odalan for up to three weeks.

The atmosphere is very carnival-like at these festivals, with lots of dancing and colours. Sometimes you can catch a trance dance with fire rituals. An odalan presents those classic procession shots with hundreds of women carrying offerings and high fruit towers on their heads, as a devotion to the Gods. Cultural photography does not get much better than this and the Balinese love to have their photograph taken. Even though this is a very religious affair, they do not mind photographs being taken during an odalan or any temple ceremony, including funerals.

Tips: This is wonderful portrait photography, so a fixed prime lens, for example 50mm 1.4, will get a lot of use and a mid range zoom 24 – 105mm is very useful.

Kintamani and Lake Batur An absolute must-do for serious landscape photographers. The main road, which runs along the ridge, affords spectacular views over Mt. Agung and Mt. Batur, however you must arrive here before 6am, which means an early start. At this time you can often catch the mist as it rises from the valley floor and the sun’s rays reflecting off the clouds, offering an array of colours as the light changes quickly in the high altitude.

Tips: Use a range of lenses here, but a 14 – 24mm wide angle will get most of the use. ND filters and a tripod is a must. It can be very cool in the early morning so rug up.

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Allow an hour for photographing and grab a strong Balinese coffee and head down to the large lake below and photograph the fishermen as the sun bursts through the early morning misty rays. The steep hillsides that rise out of the southern side of the lake make for a dramatic backdrop. After the mist clears, the green, turquoise colours of the lake reveal themselves and you will get some great shots of the lake and the active volcano.

Use a wide angle lens for the landscapes and zoom up to 300mm for the fishermen working on the lake.

Location: A 40-minute drive from Ubud at 5am with no traffic, but allow about 1.5 hours to get back from Lake Batur to Ubud after 11am when the roads get busy.

Jatiluwih and Batukaru World Heritage listed, these century-old rice terraces are about 1.5 hours drive from Ubud. Try and time your visit around the rice harvest, but if that is not possible, any time of the year is good for capturing the shapes and curves of the terraces and the ever-changing light. I suggest you make your way down from the main road and get amongst the rice fields. Be sure to turn up your vibrancy to really emphasize the greens. Black and white photography here is very effective with the many shapes of the rice fields as they curve around the hillsides.

After a couple of hours here, proceed along the one-way road to Pura Luhur Batukaru. It is a good idea to get out of the car and walk along the quiet country roads for a kilometre or two. You will be able to photograph rural Bali scenes with farmers and lush, green rice fields.

The temple itself has a very misty, rainy, ancient look and again wonderful to photograph one of Bali’s most spiritual temples. It is more than likely you will be the only one here, as it is seldom visited by tourists. Please be respectful to the local devotees praying to the Gods and be quiet. Do not walk in front of people praying. There is also a small river that runs through the back of the temple, accessible by a few steps; worth a photo or two.

Tips: Wide-angle lens is best to take in the architecture of the temple.

Location: North of Ubud, and if you mention Jatiluwih, your driver will definitely know how to get there.

Bali is a photographer’s dream with so many different subjects, combining very special light and a spiritual energy for many kinds of landscape photography. But the real beauty of Bali, I feel, lies in the people and in the faces and eyes of the children.

If you wander into their world with an open heart and a smile and give them the respect they deserve, you will be able to capture some unforgettable moments and extraordinary beauty. Go for it!

David Metcalf, masterclass photographer and his Balinese photography partner Nyoman run regular half-day and one-day photo tours in the Ubud area. Their tours combine the places mentioned above and many hidden places that tourists would never discover. The tours are suitable for beginners to advanced photographers. The one-on-one personal tutoring offered and many tips of the trade will set you on the right path to improving your skills and taking home memorable images of Bali. www.davidmetcalfphotography.com | davidmetcalf3@mac.com

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MEET THE JAKARTA EXPAT

JOSEF FUCHS

By Angela Richardson

happens there and we realized that these children have a certain kind of freedom, meaning we have to start much earlier, before they’re on the streets. We decided to focus on areas and develop them by looking at the demographics first; how many families live in that area, how many children, what is the poverty level, what do they own, income per family member, and so on. Then we decided what the threshold is.

Josef, you’re originally from Austria. How did you end up on Indonesia’s shores in the first place?

I came here in 1984 with the company Siemens and that was my last assignment with them (I had been working with them since 1976), on a three month assignment to build up the telecommunications at the then new Cengkareng airport. 30 years later I can say that those three months turned out to be quite long. In 1989, I decided to leave Siemens and went back to Austria to build a company and a school in East Germany, as Germany was just uniting, which was quite successful I must say, and is still running.

In 1999 you founded both your NGO, ISCO Foundation, as well as your telecommunications PT, 1rstWAP. What prompted the beginning of ISCO? What led to ISCO is something else, because in 1998, Suharto was toppled, Habibie was president and we had all new ministers. One of them was a friend of mine, the Minister of Tourism and Transport. At that time unemployment was skyrocketing and of course many of the students who were studying at university had to stop because their parents couldn’t afford to pay for them anymore, and that’s when I said we need to do something. I organised a festival, bringing 15 Austrian musicians to Indonesia, and we had an event here that Habibie joined, along with

Children of ISCO

the problem. Our women project officers are trained in family planning, contraception, HIV, and many other things.

We also feed the children every day and provide a yearly health checkup. We have also set up a children’s right organization to help children obtain birth certificates.

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When I left Indonesia, I told my friends, “You will see, deregulation of the market will come,” and they all laughed, saying that will never happen because of Suharto’s regime, but in 1995 on the 1st of January, I got a very nice fax from a friend of mine saying: Deregulation has happened — are you coming? On the 5th January I was on my way to Indonesia to see if this was the time to do something.

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Meet Josef Fuchs, an Austrian expat passionate about bringing learning to marginalized children of Indonesia. Josef has been living in Indonesia for 30 years, and is Founder and Vice President of ISCO Foundation, an NGO dedicated to educating children from slum areas in Jakarta, Medan and Surabaya, as well as developing a progressive method of teaching called ‘Internet of Hearts’, bringing learning to children through social networks and technology.

Josef with his wife (top) and Josef with President Habibie in 1998 at the Student Support Festival

the ministers, and it was a big success.

We financed 3,500 students from that one big event. When we started our PT, we knew we had to do something sustainable, to help solve the real problem of the impact of the Asian crisis with education and that’s why ISCO was born.

Educating marginalized children in Indonesia from kindergarten to year 12 is your foundation’s mission. What did you discover when first setting out?

We spent half a year with a psychology professor from France and my partner Pascal Lalanne studying slums. This was where we realized how complex the story is; crime, mafia, alcoholism all plaque these slums, like a government in a different country. Everything that is negative

What great work does ISCO do today?

Now we have 29 locations in Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan. The schools we have must be reachable for the kids either by walking or bicycle. We also have to have, in every location, a community house, used in the morning for kindergarten, which is essential but not free in Indonesia.

Kindergarten is where they learn to read and write. We use the same community house for the children to do their homework after school, as well as a place that gives the intention to do good. Also very important is to fill up the rest with creating interest through extracurricular activities like sport, music and dancing, and we also teach sex education for the older ones.

Last but not least, we provide family planning support with our female project officers. Indonesian puskesmas is run by men, which women are not happy to open up to, due to their troubled pasts with violence at home. That we cannot change, but we can prevent them from having more children and exacerbating

That’s very impressive and noble work.

You also run a networking night every Wednesday at the Marriot Hotel called Alpenstammtisch International (ASI), where the main motive is to raise awareness about the children you have educated, so that they will attain jobs after graduation. Tell us about this.

We started in 2008 and the idea came from the demand itself. This event is very busy every Wednesday and I want to have employers come to these events, which is happening, because we guarantee jobs for all the kids. It’s a great atmosphere and I encourage everyone to come along!

I often see children on the streets when they should be at school. How can I help them in this case?

At ISCO, it costs 250 Euro or Rp.4,000,000 per child per year to attend our schools, everything included, because we have low overheads. If you decide you don’t want to give the begging child money but you want to help, then you could give your money to our education program and we will make sure one more child is educated.

How do you gain funds to keep your foundation going?

Funding is all done from my network of big companies’ CSR programs, through donations - without the CSR programs in these big companies, my dream would not be possible. The government is already very positive; we are on top of the list of NGOs already.

What is the next step for you?

We have an incredible situation in Indonesia now where we have a new government and education is on the top of the agenda. I do not sleep at night because of my vision for The Internet of Hearts. How do you build a classroom of two million students? Very easily, with a social network and infrastructure. This is my vision and what I’m pushing very hard at with officials. Indonesia is the perfect example to create this. We can bring learning to children all over the country; to bring the schools to where the children live and not the other way around. All we need is the Internet, a webcam, and a teacher or motivator to encourage the learning to take place. The more people that join me, the easier it will become.

Interested to find out more about Josef’s vision and how you can get involved?

Email him at josef.fuchs@1stwap.com

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BALI WOMEN

The 3rd Annual Bali Women’s Role Model Awards 2014

Karen Davis is a NYC artist and writer.

This year BaliWISE has given skills education to more than fifty women.

All proceeds to the event go to support the works of BaliWISE by ROLE Foundation to support BaliWISE educational programs.

By Karen Davis

to work from home so they may take care of their families and earn a fair wage.

It was a truly inspiring evening, seeing so many strong women who have created positive change all gathered together at the Conrad Hotel in Nusa Dua. The evening commenced with a Moët & Chandon Champagne reception of cocktails and canapés in the floating garden, followed by portrait art and a display of recycled fashion. The BaliWISE student choir regaled guests as they made their way to the ballroom for a three-course French fusion meal. The awards ceremony commenced after dining and was followed by a live and silent auction. It was an event of fine dining finalized with classic entertainment, featuring Lisa Soul, who fought her way out of poverty, and through her talent and hard work, found success.

The College Role Model is Kadek Ridoi Rahayu. A member of Children Protection Institution of Bali Province, Kadek is a strong advocate for children’s rights and has been recognized as an Indonesian Young Leader by UNICEF. The High School Role Model award went to sisters Isabel and Melati Wijsen who are students at the Green School. They started a petition to urge the government to create a law forbidding the use, sale, and production of plastic bags on Bali. The girls have a team of 25 children working with them from schools throughout Bali. If they get a million signatures before January 2015, they can get the leverage they need to get the Governor to change the law.

There were so many worthy finalists, among the expatriate finalists were Penny Ellis (founder of BISA), Pamela Bathgate (Yayasan Sehati Anak), Janet DeNeefe (founder of Ubud Readers and Writers Festival), Christina Iskander (creator of Diva Lunches), Mary Northmore (Senewati Gallery of Art by Women), Ibu Robin Lim (Bumi Sehat Foundation), Natalia Perry (Safe Childhoods Foundation), Sarah Chapman (outreach for Solemen), Emma Larssen (Surf Life Saving, Nipper Programs), and Darsih Gede (founder of Indonesia Organic).

And finally, the Bali Wise Graduate Role Model winner is Ni Wayan Rasmini. She was a seaweed farmer who was left without work due to environmental degradation. In 2009, at the age of 28, Ni Wayan came to BaliWISE to develop skills that could bring in another form of income. After graduating with high marks she established her own Warung Oka with forty seats at Pandawa Beach, now a prominent Warung. Wayan also dedicates time introducing new types of seaweed to the area, hoping to aid the ecosystem and provide new resources for seaweed farmers struggling as she was.

The winner for Cultural Role Model is Rucina Ballinger, who came to Bali in 1974 and has dedicated her efforts to help improve intercultural relations through her devotion to the people of Bali. She has been Director at Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi. Involved in community events and celebrations, she is known widely in Bali as an icon for caring and promoting cultural preservation. The Environmental Role Model is Paola Cannuciari. Having lived in Indonesia for over two decades, Paola has been a leading force in environmental and wildlife conservation and waste management. She now works with ecoBali to recycle waste from around the island, and teaching children about sustainability.

The winner of the Humanitarian Role Model is Asana Viebeke Lengkong, the founder of the non-profit foundation dedicated to empowering rural communities to improve their standard of living; I’m an Angel (IAA). Using her own funds for the first six years, she supplied communities with basic healthcare and dietary needs. IAA has assisted 86 villages throughout Bali. The Business Role Model award was awarded to Surya Paulina and Ratna Katarina. These young local designers started their popular fashion label Paulina Katarina three years ago.

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This event was a time of celebration as women role models were recognized and awarded for their dedication to make the world a better place for everyone. This event brought together prominent achievers with challenged women and girls empowered by the hope of using their minds to be educated to survive and flourish; to learn to hope for a better way in a better world. It is estimated that over two hundred thousand women in Bali are illiterate, and close to five hundred thousand women lack the necessary vocational training required to secure a job in the current market. Many villages have not reaped the rewards of the tourism dollars, which has seen the rest of Bali flourish. On this island of great, growing wealth, crippling poverty exists.

BaliWISE is providing skills education for women from some of the most deprived areas of Indonesia. The program aims to improve the education of women’s empowerment, increase the skills within the community and help to reduce overall poverty.

Since 2007, the ROLE Foundation and BaliWISE have successfully improved the lives of over 650 women, giving back to this beautiful island in a sustainable and meaningful way through the education of women and girls.

To get involved contact BaliWISE at: info@baliwise.org

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LIVING ORGANIC

on the Slopes of Gunung Salak

By Peter Milne

This may sound as though I’m making it up, but did you know it’s possible to spend a weekend far from Jakarta, up in the hills of the Sundanese countryside, without having to get in a car or languish for hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic? All that’s needed is a bit of planning. But first, let me tell you about the magical place, and then I’ll get on to the secret of how to get there.

In the foothills of the dormant volcano Gunung Salak, and not far from the town of Sukabumi, is a small place called Cicurug. There, a few kilometres into the hills is a farm called Portibi. But Portibi isn’t just any old farm; it’s an organic farm, the fruition of a dream of a young Californian with a love for Indonesia.

You may well ask: how did a bule from California end up on the side of a volcano in West Java? The farm is a joint venture between Jocean Bowler, from central California, and his original Indonesian host family. After arriving in Indonesia in the early 2000s, Jocean and his hosts decided to set up Portibi in 2004 on a clove farm that wasn’t being used to its full potential on 15 hectares of hillside. Putting aside his master’s thesis on land use in Indonesia, Jocean realized he had a more important mission. With an emphasis on living in harmony with the environment and taking no more away than is given back, Jocean set about building a farm that would preserve the flavours, endemic natural beauty, and local craftsmanship that Indonesia is in danger of losing in its rush towards modernity. He created a hideaway far from the city using inspiration from Sunda’s past, complimented with a few touches of modern technology to make it all work.

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hectares are currently cultivated. The farm has accommodation for up to 30 people in a dispersed collection of bungalows and cabins made with largely recycled timber from older buildings. Some of the cabins are traditional Sundanese rice barns, taken apart and reassembled on the farm. All are lit by solar power; solar cells soak up the sun’s rays during the day, and then spill the light back through light bulbs at night. But nature has its limits: if you leave the lights on too long, they run out of juice. A wellstocked bar is conveniently located in the lounge, which is the place to hang out. It also contains a collection of board games, books, music largely from the 1970s and 80s, and a guitar for anyone with an urge to strum.

Included in the price of a stay at Portibi are three wholesome meals a day, all of which strive to make good use of the farm’s organic produce. But never fear, Jocean still likes a good steak or fillet of fish. An excellent cook, Jocean and his well-trained team throw together the most delightful natural and tasty dishes using influences from around the world. And there’s an excellent wine list if you’d like to wash it down with something special, like a full-bodied Italian red. They may be organic pioneers, but they like to live well at Portibi.

One of the must-dos while at Portibi is to go on a stroll around the property. Visit the workers and maybe learn about what they grow and lend them a hand planting, or

collecting a basket of rocket leaves or parsley for the evening meal. You can also gather all the greens you can pick to take home.

Don’t forget to take in the nature that surrounds you—the insects, the birds, the sounds, the smells. But beware of the caterpillars; beautiful creatures they may be, but they can leave you with the itchiest of rashes. You won’t be able to miss the butterflies here, which are striking and reason enough to visit Portibi; tropical varieties as large as your hand flit from plant to plant. If you’re really keen on the farming side of things, Portibi is also a member of the WWOOFing organization, which stands for Willing Workers Opportunities on Organic Farms.

WWOOFers can spend three weeks or more on the farm with free accommodation and food if they contribute by doing a decent day’s work every day.

If you feel a little more adventurous, there’s a great jungle trek up into the Halimun National Park that lies above on the slopes of Gunung Salak. The trek leads to the Citaman waterfall and rock pool where, if you fancy, you can jump in for a cool swim.

The trek takes 1.5 hours to the waterfall. If you are into more strenuous treks, or even expeditions to the summit of Gunung Salak (a good 5-hour climb), these can also be arranged with a little advanced planning.

And now the secret bit. Believe it or not, Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the Indonesian railway company, has revitalized a track up

into the hills from Bogor. The train goes to Sukabumi and then onwards all the way to Cianjur. It’s about one hour’s ride from Bogor to Cicurug, the nearest station to the farm and, if the weather is clear, can provide stunning views of the peaks of Gunung Salak and Gede. The three trains a day are in high demand, especially at the weekend, so it’s crucial to book online in advance. The train from Jakarta to Bogor is straightforward, but then you’ll have to walk about 400 metres from the main station to an adjacent smaller station from where the trains for Sukabumi leave.

So, what are you waiting for now that the secret’s out? Go green in Portibi!

Just call the farm on (0266) 257 7115, or e-mail info@portibi.com to make a reservation, and then book the train, called the Pangrango, on KAI’s website, at www.tiketkai.com.

Peter Milne is a long-time resident of Jakarta who works in development. He likes to make the most of his free time by exploring Indonesia and the rest of the world, and occasionally writing about his experiences.

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FACES OF INDONESIA

BILANG BOY OF THE RIVER

By David Metcalf

11-year-old Bilang has a very old soul.

He lives in a small, somewhat remote village on the edge of a pristine forest in North Kalimantan, not so far from the Malaysian border.

with his uncle. “I will miss my family and my friends in Setulang,” Bilang told me, “but mostly I will miss the forests where I go hunting with my dad and the fishing in the rivers.”

I first met Bilang about 18 months ago on one of my visits to this area and I was immediately impressed with his selfconfidence and natural way of dealing with both children and adults. I could see that even at his young age this boy has leadership potential and commands the respect of many in the village of nine hundred people, mostly from the Dayak Kenyah tribe.

“I am very proud of my Dayak culture, but one day I want to travel like my dad and see other places,” Bilang continued.

But it is when Bilang ventures into the nearby forest that he really comes alive and connects with his Dayak spirit. To witness this young man walking in the rivers, hunting under rocks for small crabs and fish with his spear gun and his natural connection with the forest, I could see his father’s and grandparent’s influence.

Perhaps Bilang is typical of a young Dayak boy of his age, at the crossroads as the forest and environment of North Kalimantan comes under threat from palm oil and logging companies. I wonder if in the future Bilang will be forced off the land in a city with no other choice, as the nearby forests are destroyed like so many others in Borneo, or will his children be able to enjoy and connect with the natural environment and his Dayak beliefs, as Bilang does today in a forest fully protected for future generations?

His father Binyamin worked in Brazil for three years and saw for himself the destruction of the forests and passed on many stories to Bilang and other members of his family of what he saw.

Next year this young man will be attending high school in Malineu, a one hour drive from Setulang and staying

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David Metcalf (Dayak Dave) is a professional photographer who specialises in photography workshop tours and cultural, adventure tours throughout Indonesia. www.davidmetcalfphotography.com

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LITERATURE

Indonesia's Opportunity at

2015 Frankfurt Book Fair

Nithin was born in San Diego, California, and has taken his international upbringing to the maximum, having lived and worked in the United States, France, Spain, Nepal, and currently, Indonesia, He can be reached at freelance@nithincoca.com

By Nithin Coca

translations, and even that is dominated by a few well-known global authors like Harumi Murakami or Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

The country's aspiring writers are aiming to make a big splash at the world’s largest book festival next year.

Emerging from darkness During the Suharto era, Indonesia was subject to draconian restrictions on freedom of speech and expression. Strict publishing permitting rules left little space for writers to explore new topics. Challenging the government became reason for repression, as the case of Indonesia's most well-known modern writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, whose socialist leanings and critical writing led to his imprisonment. His most famous work, The Buru Quartet, was initially told orally while he languished in Buru Island prison, where, for years, he was not even allowed access to pen and paper.

In the 16 years since Suharto's fall in 1998, Indonesia has undergone a dramatic democratic transformation, and today is often considered the most vibrant democracy in Southeast Asia. Likewise, its literary scene has seen a similar boon.

“Since the fall of Suharto in 1998, numerous writers have changed tactics and adopted a more in-your-face approach,” said John H. McGlynn, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Jakarta-based Lontar Foundation.

Laksmi Pamuntjak, whose book The Question of Red, was just released in English this year, agrees. “The rhetoric of anti-communism as

A diversity of stories In the early years of democracy, writers often floundered, unable to find their footing or voices. Today, according to Pamuntjak, new authors and styles are flourishing. “We have some wonderful authors with distinctive voices: there are the novelists Oka Rusmini, Leila S. Chudori and Eka Kurniawan, the poets Nirwan Dewanto, Joko Pinurbo, Afrizal Malna and the short story writers A.S. Laksana, Intan Paramaditha and Avianti Armand.”

Another example is Okky Madasari, whose Khatulistiwa Literary Award winning novel Maryam explored how followers of religious minority group tries to survive from the oppression of the majority and mainstream view. Such a daring topic would have been unthinkable before 1998, and shows how far the country has moved in such a short time period.

For the sake of this country's young, inspiring authors, let's hope that Griffin is right. If all goes well, and Indonesia's government builds on Frankfurt, perhaps in the coming years, we'll see more Indonesian works available in different languages at international bookshops around the world.

Maryam by Okky Madasari

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The reason why is simple: Indonesia has, since its emergence as a democracy 16 years ago, become one of the world's most vibrant literary markets, with the number of titles published per year more than tripling from 6,000 to 30,000. Few ever make their way outside of the archipelago due to institutional, cultural, and linguistic barriers. That might finally be changing. If all goes well, next year the world will be introduced to this country's dynamic, young voices.

a pretext for state terrorism began to lose its power; consequently it ushered a new thirst for alternative readings not just of the Suharto regime’s myriad misdeeds, but also of the anti-communist massacres of 1965 – 1966.”

In the 16 years since Suharto's fall in 1998, Indonesia has undergone a dramatic Democratic transformation, and today is often considered the most vibrant Democracy in Southeast Asia.

Likewise, its literary scene has seen a similar boon.

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Did you know a literary renaissance is taking place right here in Indonesia? Last year, organizers of the Frankfurt International Book Fair, the largest book fair in the world, took note, and next year, Indonesia will be the fair's guest of honour, a unique opportunity to showcase its writers to an audience of over 300,000 attendees and thousands of international media. In fact, this is the first time a Southeast Asian nation has ever been selected for the honour.

However, Kate Griffin, the International Programme Director at the British Centre for Literary Translation believes that new opportunities are opening for writers. “The number of books published in translation has been increasing steadily in the UK. This means that it’s a good time for Indonesia to be promoting its literature to publishers in other countries,” adding that her organization has been working directly with Indonesian writers and publishers to bring their works to new markets. Moreover, Griffin believes that Indonesia's designation at Frankfurt could be a turning point, citing the government’s efforts to translate works ahead of the festival.

The Question of Red tells the story of two lovers, Amba and Bhisma, driven apart by one of the bloodiest Communist purges in the 20 th century

The most well-known contemporar y Indonesian author is Andrea Hirata, whose novel Laskar Pelangi has been translated into 19 languages and was made into a popular film, still one of Indonesia's highest grossing films ever. Hirata believes that his success is opening the door for more of his fellow citizens to tell their stories to eager global audiences.

So, besides Hirata, why hasn't Indonesia's literary renaissance yet made waves abroad?

One reason is Indonesia's relative obscurity globally. This means that Indonesian culture — including its vast diversity — is unknown in the countries that dominate global publishing.

Adding to the challenge is that the world’s top markets, the United States and the United Kingdom, don't leave much market space for translated literature. According to the University of Rochester's translation program, only a paltry 3% of literature book sales in the United States market are of

↙ Andrea Hirata's Laskar Pelangi

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The Buru Quartet is a literary tetralogy written

by Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer. It is composed of the novels This Earth of Mankind, Child of All Nations, Footsteps, and House of Glass

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TRAVEL

East Java’s Cottage Industries

pickup truck from Central Java, and on delivery, are broken into smaller portions sufficient for carving miniature or larger figures, depending on what is required, by hammering enormous iron pegs into the rock. This back-breaking work is a skill in itself, as a miscalculation can fragment the rock into unusable, smaller pieces.

By Graeme Steel

It seems that the artisans know just how the cookie crumbles. A rough approximation of the intended subject is chiselled out first, and then slowly, using crude equipment, a recognizable figure starts to take form.

The finest work is done in stone of a pink or white hue, with the less expensive pieces carved in igneous granite, which has a darker, slightly pitted surface. As the figure becomes gradually more refined, a grinder is used until sandpaper delivers a perfectly smooth texture. What strikes the visitor is how easy it would be in less well-trained hands to go just a little too far with the chisel and take off a nose or a finger. To achieve such a fine level of detail from such a crude beginning is truly remarkable.

Nestled in the Brantas River Valley, the cradle of the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit Kingdom of the 13th to 16th centuries — and arguably Java’s greatest ancient civilization — there are a number of cottage industries that provide fascinating detours when visiting the kingdom’s temples and museum. A popular tourist site is Trowulan, southwest of Surabaya between Mojokerto and Jombang.

The Brantas River in East Java is what the Nile is to Egypt, an important trade and communication route and site of human activity for millennia. It is not surprising, therefore, to find crafts and ancient skills here, some of which are at least as ancient as the temples themselves.

Driving along the main east-west road through Trowulan, the 13th century capital of the Majapahit Kingdom, we notice that many of the village houses have their frontages festooned with stone statues for sale. These are newly carved, but the images depict religious figures predating Islam’s establishment on the island: Hindu deities — Shiva, Visnu, Laksmi, Ganesha — Buddha in familiar serene poses, as well as characters from the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics. The volcanic stone and granite used is sourced in Central Java in the region where it has been quarried since at least the 8th century, providing the building material for the ancient temples of Borobudur and Prambanan.

Exploring the kampung on either side of the main road, a number of well-established businesses can be seen carrying out this skilled craft. One in particular fills shipping containers with carved figures for export to Europe, North America and Australasia, as well as trucks supplying domestic clients. Locals provide the labour and skill under the tutelage of a master carver.

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In the village of Mojoagung, about 20 minutes on the road westwards to Jombang, lost wax bronze casting is practiced in the yards of a number of kampung houses. This method of casting sculptures is known to have been practiced in Java at least since 300 BC. Exhibits in the museum show us that the Majapahit Kingdom was a sophisticated society with a class of skilled artisans producing religious statuary, as well as figurines and ornaments for the upper classes. It is perfectly conceivable that there has been an unbroken tradition of bronze casting in this area at least since this time.

At one particularly well-established cottage foundry, a gallery displays a large range of copies of museum pieces depicting traditional Hindu-Buddhist figures, as well as Majapahit era door knobs and handles, contemporary dancing frogs, luxuriating cats, any shape that can be cast in bronze.

Bronze can be aged with acids to be indistinguishable from museum exhibits, or be finished to a dull or polished patina.

Behind their gallery is a ramshackle series of sheds where the different stages of the process are carried out. First, we see that a customer's existing sculpture or a design is sculpted in solid wax. Then, hollow molds are made in wax from the ‘original’. A clay

MADURA

East Java BALI

East Java

◊ Fast Facts

Province East Java

How to get there Fly into Surabaya (several domestic and international airlines connect here), and take a car to Trowulan in the Mojokerto regency, and then onto the villages below in the Jombang regency.

Distance from Surabaya 2–3 hours.

Places to visit • Stone carving: Java Sculpture, Jl. Majapahit 3, Dsn. Wates Umpak, Trowulan, Mojokerto • Bronze: Ganeysa, Jl. Sanan Selatan 1/36, Mojoagung, Jombang • Glass Beads: Beads Flower, Jl. Raya Gambang, Dsn. Gambang, Ds. Plumbon Gambang, Gudo, Jombang

mixture is shaped around this, and later fired in a kiln in another of the sheds. The setup looks primitive, but we are reminded that this is an ancient craft that was never dependent on elaborate equipment.

The master bronze-maker shows us that after firing the clay, the wax inside has melted away. At a primitive-looking cauldron, a long handled ladle is dipped into a molten ‘bronze’ alloy of copper, tin and other recycled metals, and then poured into the cavity of the clay mold where the wax once was. It is left to harden and cool.

Several workers have the task of carefully hammering open the fired clay to reveal the bronze inside. A team of finishers can

be seen chasing the metal with grinders and fine abrasive paper, and the occasional soldering over of imperfections in the surface. Depending on the customer's requirements, shoe polish is one of the agents frequently used to provide a beautiful patina. It is impossible not to be impressed and in awe of the whole operation.

It was in the 1970s that manik-manik (flower beads) were first made in the hamlet of Gambang near Gudo, off the main road to Kediri. Beads are part of Indonesian culture; the traditional Dayaks of Kalimantan still wear them, as do tribes from parts of Indonesia's eastern islands, and decorative beads exhibited in the museum date to the Majapahit era.

Made from broken glass bought up from factories, or collected piecemeal, this is combined with a colouring agent and melted into a large ball about the size of a grapefruit. This is then drawn off with a metal pick into long, very thin rods over a blowtorch at a temperature in the thousands of degrees centigrade. Another operator turns these rods over a smaller gas flame torch onto a thin wire that is kaolincoated to prevent the beads sticking to it.

The way the craftsmen manage to turn out perfect spheres by slowly twirling the rod over the flame is fascinating to watch.

Using different coloured individual ‘seed beads’ that are also melted in long, thin rods before use, each necklace bead is then decorated by hand, swirling or dotting the melting coloured glass over the surface.

At one of the best established cottage industries, the proprietor has been inspired to create replicas of beads found in other cultures beyond Indonesia. His showroom displays hundreds of different designs ready strung as necklaces, bracelets, broaches and earrings, as well as beads available individually.

Graeme has been writing on Indonesian travel destinations for 25 years including for the Rough Guide to Indonesia. He believes East Java and Madura have much to offer the visitor. Contact him at Graeme@authenticjavatours.com

FILM

By Marissa Anita

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fter the critically acclaimed and controversial Act of Killing, American documentary director Joshua Oppenheimer is back with The Look of Silence or Senyap. With this latest documentary, Oppenheimer tries to answer some of the criticism towards Act of Killing or Jagal. In Jagal, he trailed Indonesia’s bloody history in 1965 through the eyes of the murderers of suspected communists. In Senyap, he shed light on the tragedy by presenting the victims’ stories.

Senyap starts with Adi Rukun sitting in front of the television, watching old interviews between Oppenheimer and the murderers of 1965. He sat there quietly as he listened. On his face, we can see images of the murder of his brother. His eyes glistened. His silence, deafening.

Senyap tells about a survivor’s hunger for justice and reconciliation. In this film, Adi Rukun discovers how his brother Ramli was murdered and the identity of the men who killed him.

Adi Rukun’s journey started when he caught director Joshua Oppenheimer interviewing his parents at their house. When Adi found out Oppenheimer was making a documentary on what truly happened in 1965, he jumped into the idea and immediately demanded that he could confront the murderers. Oppenheimer was apprehensive and hesitant, as he was worried for Adi’s safety. Oppenheimer finally agreed to have Adi on board when Adi expressed his personal mission — to erase stigma attached to the victims and their families, as well as reaching reconciliation between victims and the murderers.

Adi works as an optometrist who goes around the villages in North Sumatra, giving the elderly better vision by providing glasses. The elderly he visits are the murderers of his late brother.

In their seemingly light conversation lies an intense grilling of the tragedy.

As documentary captures life, naturally it presents memorably strong ‘characters’. You cannot help but fall for and admire Rohani, the mother of Adi and late Ramli. After losing her son, Rohani may seem to look at life in the face, but deep down she never forgets the day the military forcefully took her already injured son away from her for good. She continued taking care of her aging, helpless husband, putting on a brave face as if nothing had happened, while for decades carrying the wound that never heals.

Of course, Oppenheimer did not have original footage of what happened in 1965. He does not present graphic gore but he draws a picture in our minds by showing images of animals in strange positions and context. This, in my opinion, quite successfully created a discomfort amongst the audience. These images somehow explained what had happened in 1965 to the innocents who were accused as communists, pinched and slaughtered by the military and those who were against the Communist Party.

When Jagal came out, as an Indonesian, I watched it with a pinch of salt. I caught myself wondering if this was another case of a foreign filmmaker imposing the way he sees Indonesia.

But in Senyap, the American documentarymaker takes a neutral position as he does not miss a chance to highlight America’s involvement in the bloody incidence of ‘65 and allows Adi Rukun to tell his story the way Adi and his family see it.

Oppenheimer presents a documentary that lays out all the facts and allows the audience to feel differently about it when the film ends. Some exit the cinema feeling they need and want to be a part of straightening history. Some remain

sceptical. Whatever the outcome, it successfully stirred a discussion among the media and in society.

I noticed in the closing credits, there were plenty of anonymous personnel involved in the making of Senyap. They were most likely Indonesians. This itself is a statement that even though this documentary exists, there is still much fear in associating oneself with the bloody tragedy of 1965. Despite making it big, hopping from one high-profile film festival to another, Indonesians, or those who reside in Indonesia find it difficult to access the film. Senyap has not graced any of the screens of commercial cinemas, at least not in the near future. This poses the question, when will Indonesia ever be ready to face its past history and reality? Adi Rukun and family are only some of many who bear the stigma and are continuously waiting for reconciliation.

The way I see it, this is a documentary that will remind us not to ever repeat what happened in 1965 — a propaganda that went wild, faced with no analysis, which made us forget what it is to be human and to be humane to one another.

Senyap has won five awards from Venice Film Festival 2014, including FIPRESCI Prize, Golden Mouse, Fedeora Award, Grand Special Jury Prize and Human Rights Film Network Award. It was also one of the nominees for the highest awarding category in this festival, the Golden Lion.

Marissa is a TV journalist for NET's Indonesia Morning Show and Satu Indonesia. She is also a theatre actress and jury for Tropfest Southeast Asia.

For more info on this documentary, you can visit the website www.thelookofsilence.com. You will not be able to see the trailer on this website as it is blocked by the government.

For info on Oppenheimer’s previous award-winning documentary The Act of Killing, please visit www.actofkilling.com

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BUSINESS PROFILE

Tell us about your responsibilities at Asian Tigers. What is a typical day in your shoes?

Well, we have seven branches within Indonesia that need looking after, along with a team of more than 100 employees just here in Jakarta. I am still very much active in our day-to-day sales, as well as everything else you would expect, even still doing surveys and move management for VIPs, friends and diplomats. I have such a great team that is so supportive and we have created something really special at Asian Tigers. Folks work with me, not for me, and that makes every ‘typical day’ that much easier!

Bill Lloyd

In this issue’s Business Profile we meet Bill Lloyd, Managing Director of Asian Tigers Mobility Indonesia. Bill is an American expat who has been based in Indonesia since 1999.

By Angela Richardson

Bill, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. You’re originally from California, USA, and grew up surfing, which is the reason that you ended up on Indonesia’s shores. What did you first start doing when you moved here?

I was given the opportunity to chef on a surfing charter boat that chartered off Anyer to Ujung Kulon National Park and around the Krakatau area. I worked on this yacht through 2002.

How did the opportunity to head up Asian Tigers Mobility come about?

I was the GM for a local competitor for a time, but once I realized who was who and what was what, I went after the best company in the industry. I look back on that decision and how proud I was to join

the Asian Tigers, which has only grown stronger over the last decade.

What services does Asian Tigers Mobility provide to customers in Indonesia and Asia?

We are a one-stop shop for complete relocation needs, starting with visa and immigration services to house finding, school placement, tenancy management, cultural and language training, orientation tours to our core original business of packing and shipping personal effects/ household goods. Providing a full menu of services is where the corporate relocation industry has changed and grown in recent times, and I believe in the future, if you are not providing this full menu of services, you won’t even be able to have a look at a lot of the corporate business and may even eventually be shutting your doors.

Asian Tigers Mobility has 30 offices in 14 countries, with an annual turnover of over US$115 million, making your company one of the strongest relocation experts in Asia. What are the key drivers in your business?

Asian Tigers are not only the market leaders and specialists within Asia, we have a differentiating factor of getting to choose the absolute cream of the crop partners when shipping outside of our own proven Asian Tigers network. We are not forced to ship within one network worldwide, which allows us to carefully select the best agent for any particular shipment or area. We only work with FAIM accredited agents that are audited by Earnst & Young every two years. This ensures our clients the same and very best service no matter where they are shipping globally.

As a relocations expert, are you noticing more expats moving into Indonesia this year, or is the number decreasing somewhat, due to the tightening of immigration laws?

For the last few years, the inbounds have far outweighed the outbounds, but I would say 2014 finally saw the tide turning back to normal where plenty are coming in, as well as going out; a nice and normal flow of contracts turning over with replacement transferees taking over from those moving along to their next posting.

What other logistics trends have you noticed this year and what do you predict 2015 has in store in Indonesia?

I think the logistic industry, as well as mobility industry, is a reflection of a country’s economy. More big things await in 2015 for Indonesia — you can bet on it!

Tell us a lesser known fact about the world of mobility.

When we talk about mobility and the world of relocation services, taking the boxes and trucks out of the equation, it is a totally female dominated industry!

BUSINESS SNIPPET

Business Trips & Tourism in Indonesia Boost Hotel Development

Hotel Construction Development in Indonesia

By Indonesia Investments (www.indonesia-investments.com)

As the number of foreign tourists rise rapidly and there is increasing demand for conferences, exhibitions and business meetings, Indonesia will see a massive inflow of investments for the construction of hotels and condominium hotels. In 2015, the value of new (condo) hotel project is estimated at IDR 38.5 trillion (USD $3.2 billion), up 57.3 percent from last year. Locations that attract tourists and locations close to education centres are the primary choice.

Most of the projects will be developed in West Java, Indonesia’s most populous province, and the island of Bali, the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, domestic property developers are aggressively developing mixed-used 18

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development projects (which combines residential, commercial and hospitality use) in Makassar (Sulawesi), Balikpapan (Kalimantan) and Medan (Sumatra). For 2015, such projects are also planned in Semarang, Malang, Lombok, Kupang, Ambon and Sorong. Due to increased competition in the domestic hotel sector, the construction of such mixed-use projects is considered a safer option (although requires significantly more capital).

Meanwhile, research conducted by Intiland Development shows that the market for budget hotels is rising rapidly.

Indonesia has been experiencing solid economic growth for over a decade.

Although, recently this growth has slowed amid international economic turmoil and

2012

2013

2014

2015

Construction Value (in IDR Trillion)

14.6

24.6

24.5

38.6

Growth (YoY)

77%

68%

-0.24%

57% Source: BCI Asia

internal fiscal rebalancing, analysts are confident that GDP growth in Southeast Asia’s largest economy will bounce back to the level of +6 percent y/y in 2016 and may touch +7 percent y/y by 2019, provided that the Joko Widodo-led government will continue to implement structural reforms.

In line with economic growth, domestic and foreign direct investments in Indonesia have risen as well, implying that demand for office space and other facilities rises

continuously. In Q3-2014, total investment in Indonesia reached IDR 119.9 trillion (USD $9.9 billion). Mahendra Siregar, Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), expects that foreign direct investment (FDI) will grow 15 percent y/y in 2014, and 18 percent y/y in 2015. However, these figures are much lower than the 22 percent growth pace recorded in 2013.

“I THINK THE LOGISTIC INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS MOBILITY INDUSTRY, IS A REFLECTION OF A COUNTRY’S ECONOMY. MORE BIG THINGS AWAIT IN 2015 FOR INDONESIA — YOU CAN BET ON IT!”

Jakarta, and Indonesia, is becoming extremely modernized, and people are becoming more open to diversity. How is this progression good for your business?

Well, as Indonesia continues to grow and diversify, as well as the economy continues to do well, more and more Indonesian nationals are getting posted in overseas positions. This is great from a few angles that includes more business for us, being the Indonesia relocation specialists, but also those returning nationals continue to bring slices of the world’s rich and awesome diversified cultures, which in turn feeds the machine further for growth and diversity.

Divine balance, I call it!

see the best surfing days coming before they arrive and I’m still all over it on the days that matter.

With our new president and Jakarta governor in power, do you believe it is getting easier or harder to do business in Indonesia, and why?

It’s early days with the new presidency, but I have the utmost faith that the new government will continue in the same direction of progress that SBY and his cabinet were able to spearhead. Foreign investment and international businesses are a huge driving force behind modern Indonesia and its success. Jokowi knows this to be true, while also keeping Indonesia’s best national interests in mind.

Tell us how Jakarta has grown on you over the years?

It’s been 15 years of living here now, and about 20 years of coming and going. I’ve watched quite a bit change in Jakarta in that time and, being the optimist that I like to think I am, revel in how far it’s come. For me personally it’s an honour to have the opportunity to live and work in such a diverse and progressing city and country. It’s also amazing to live and work in the epicentre of the Indonesian economy, yet be able to balance it out with more than 40 incredible and world class golf courses, as well as having the isolation and Jurassic Park beauty of Ujung Kulon only a drive and boat-ride away. Did I mention divine balance?

Do you still enjoy surfing? Where is your favourite escape from Jakarta to ride waves?

I am sporting a standard sunburn at the moment from a three-day weekend trip out to my favourite surfing spot in the world, Pulau Panaitan in Ujung Kulon. I still religiously check meteorology charts daily to monitor swell forecasts and weather patterns. Modern technology allows us to

Your life’s motto is ‘forward ever, backward never’. How does this motto tie in with your work ethics?

It goes hand in hand; you have to put your best foot forward every step of the way. Nobody is perfect and part of the beauty of moving forward is making mistakes and learning from them. If you are completely transparent with learning from those mistakes, the people you work with recognize this and appreciate you all the more for being human!

Thank you, Bill! To get in touch please email: bill.lloyd@asiantigers-indonesia.com

Foreign and Domestic Investment in Indonesia

YEAR 2014

Q1

Q2

Q3

Domestic Direct Investment

34.6

38.2

41.6

Foreign Direct Investment

72.0

78.0

78.3

106.6

116.2

119.9

Total Investment

YEAR 2012

Q4

YEAR 2013

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Domestic Direct Investment

19.7

20.8

25.2

27.5

27.5

33.1

33.5

34.1

Foreign Direct Investment

51.5

56.1

56.6

65.5

65.5

66.7

67.0

71.2

Total Investment

71.2

76.9

81.8

83.3

93.0

99.8

100.5

105.3

in IDR Trillion

Source: Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Gets Fresh & Fun at

LOTTE Supermarket

After the successful opening of 24 stores of LOTTE Mart Wholesale and 13 LOTTE Mart Hypermarkets in Indonesia, now LOTTE Group comes with a new business unit that is LOTTE Supermarket. LOTTE Supermarket is located in La Codefin on Kemang Raya Street No. 8 and comes with a different concept that is maintaining the quality of products and the convenience of shopping in accordance with its tagline ‘Fresh & Fun’.

LOTTE Supermarket tries to provide the best service, convenience in shopping and best quality products to our beloved customers. We provide a wide range for all your needs. Now you do not have to be confused anymore if you do not have time to shop. LOTTE Supermarket presents a delivery service that you can call on from 8am-11pm. LOTTE Supermarket can deliver your order to the Kemang area.

If you go into LOTTE Supermarket, you will be immediately presented with several choices of fresh fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables that we sell are by size, level of freshness and quality. We have conducted a survey and sampling in advance to determine which fruit will be sold in LOTTE supermarkets. We make sure that the quality of the fruit and vegetables that we sell is the best.

To pamper our beloved customers, we have also prepared a special promo: 5% discount for those who shop with the LOT TE member card. With the LOTTE member card, you can also get a discount of up to 50% in some merchants, including Outback Steakhouse, Din Tai Fung, Miniapolis, Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Grand Whiz, Gold’s Gym and many more.

In LOTTE Supermarket, you can also find bakery products fresh from the oven. You can taste the delights of our mini croissants, banana cake, royal cheese, European bread and our signature, lava baguette.

For those of you who have spare time, you can enjoy a lava baguette with a hot tea in the food station.

With a variety of special offers, LOTTE Supermarket hopes to be a convenient shopping solution for our beloved customers. Get fresh & fun at LOTTE Supermarket!

There are not only baked goods in the food station; we also present various menus from Western, Korean, Japanese and Indonesian food.

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For wine lovers, we also have a wine shop inside LOTTE Supermarket called Le Vintage. Le Vintage provides wine from 11 countries with diverse choices of red wines — cabernet sauvignon, shiraz, pinot noir, merlot, malbec, pinotage; white wines — chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, Riesling, semillon, pinot gris, chenin blanc); and dessert wines. You can pick up a bottle starting from Rp.150,000.

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HAPPENINGS

The Circus of Dreams Words and photos by Tasha May

A few impossibly narrow, winding roads and sharp turns through a kampung in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, dodging goats and geese, led us to a big grass field, and as soon as we spotted the pointed tent tops we knew we had reached our destination.

This was the 7th Annual Community Circus of the Red Nose Foundation, or Yayasan Hidung Merah, which is a non-profit arts and education outreach organisation based in Jakarta. All the students of the foundation reside in one of two areas: a fishermen and mussel shell peelers slum in Cilincing, North Jakarta, or the wastepickers' slum in Jurangmangu Timur, South Tangerang.

Uplifting tunes blasted through the speakers adding to an infectious atmosphere of happiness as kids from the neighbourhood schools came excitedly running across the field to be part of the audience. There were also plenty of adults and babies taking shelter from the heat of

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the sun under the tent's shade, waiting in anticipation for the show to start.

Dan Roberts, the charismatic founder of the Red Nose Foundation, mentioned that the success of the foundation and amount of students was bigger than he had ever expected. Over the course of the weekend, more than 300 youth from several organisations would be showcasing their skills in the circus shows, including 270 students of Red Nose's circus class.

There would be one show held in South Tangerang, and the following day there would be three consecutive shows in North Jakarta, with students between five and 18 years old from the foundation, as well as guest stars from other schools in Jakarta, including Jakarta International School, Global Jaya International School, Bantus Capoeira, and Sekolah Anak Indonesia.

Established in 2008, the foundation works to help disadvantaged children develop their confidence and courage to accomplish their dreams. They are taught circus and

performance skills, while also assisting to improve their mathematical, science, reading, and English speaking abilities.

As they all come from poor areas of Jakarta, this is their chance to dream big, and all children in the communities are welcome to join, as long as they are able to walk from home to their classes.

Isabella, a young volunteer performer and teacher from Italy, mentioned the great attitudes of the students of the foundation, in that they never complain about messing up while learning new skills; instead they keep working in order to make great acts for any shows they may have throughout the year.

Rizal, an 11-year-old performer, joined the circus over a year ago for the excitement it offers and for the opportunity to travel around Indonesia. Some children have been fortunate enough to perform internationally and he hopes that he has the same opportunity in the future.

Usually the foundation will hold two performances a month for events across the city, and also an annual production for their communities. They also conduct Red Nose Relief tours to various conflict-ridden and disaster-affected areas across Indonesia.

The performers were so proud and happy that they could be on stage in front of their friends and family and what a wonderful gift for their community, to be entertained and inspired by the wonderful work of the foundation and its students.

The kids up on stage were so entertaining to watch, showcasing their circus skills as they juggled, danced, somersaulted, jumped and twirled around the stage. There were also comedy acts which had the young audience in fits of laughter and these are all circus skills that the Red Nose students learn as participants of the foundation's Arts and Education Outreach program.

For more information, please visit http://rednosefoundation.org

Tasha May grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and once bitten by the travel bug has never looked back! She has been documenting the great adventure of daily life in Jakarta at www.welovejakarta.com.

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Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Sexual Healing Swindle

By Kenneth Yeung

Want to get rich quick? Or cure an illness via alternative healing? Then think twice before visiting a friendly dukun (shaman).

Why? Because he may molest you as part of the ‘treatment’ and then charge you for his special service.

With his long, lank hair, construction worker Budiyono (40) looks like the stereotypical dukun portrayed on Indonesian TV shows and in horror movies. He commenced his supernatural healing practice in the Central Java capital of Semarang five years ago. When clients were attractive females, they would be asked to undress, while he pretended to be possessed by ancient spirits requiring sex to work their magic.

Budiyono told police that his molestation of the women was an accidental side-effect of his body being possessed by magical spirits. “I am descended from a sage.

At the time, the spirit of Prince Arya Tedja entered my body. While it happened, I was semi-conscious,” he said.

Police suspect there are more victims.

Budiyono could be charged with fraud under Article 378 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum four-year jail term. He may also be charged with obscene acts.

Budiyono took the woman to a rented room to administer his “magic”. First, he read some prayers and incantations.

Next, the patient was instructed to remove her clothes, lie down and cover herself with a ‘magical’ white cloth. The dukun then claimed to be communicating with powerful spirits, capable of granting wishes. He said the Prince of the South Sea would use his body to copulate with the woman.

Budiyono boosted his income by selling bogus magical antiques, such as daggers and precious stones, for Rp.1 million to Rp.1.5 million. Police said the daggers actually came from an old iron fence.

Four more married women, ranging in age from 27 to 35, subsequently complained they were also sexually assaulted by the same dukun.

One victim, identified only as D.N., went to Budiyono to be cured of an odour problem.

After undressing, she was doused with flower water, and massaged from head to toe. The dukun said her ailment was caused by an invisible creature inside her body and it could be eliminated by ritual copulation. On that occasion, he claimed to be possessed by the spirit of Arya Tedja, an ancient Islamic preacher, desirous of sex. The woman consented.

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Another victim told Budiyono she could not have sex with him because she was menstruating, so he asked her to provide some nude photos of herself, explaining he would conduct his treatment “longdistance”.

His final client was a married woman who planned to open a beauty salon and wanted to ensure her business would be successful.

A friend recommended she contact Budiyono, who boasted he could imbue her with good fortune through a special ritual.

The woman resisted and later reported the incident to police. Officers set a trap by inviting Budiyono to a salon to perform a ritual. He was arrested on November 16. Police then searched his house in Bugangan, East Semarang, and confiscated his numerous props, such as “magic” stones, beads, daggers, fabrics and leaves.

Budiyono remains in police custody.

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One woman refused to have sex with the dukun, so he conducted his treatment by fondling and licking her breasts and vagina.

The dukun claimed he could cure illnesses by using mustika stones. If genuine, these are gallstones or bezoars. Bezoars are small, hardened indigestible objects trapped in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans. One type of bezoar can neutralize arsenic-tainted solutions, though it can’t cure illnesses. Bezoars are often caused by eating hair or unripe persimmon fruit and some can be broken down by drinking Coca Cola.

Confidence tricksters posing as new age healers pretend that bezoars, especially those from snakes and chickens, can improve luck, sexual prowess, health, wealth and gambling success. Such claims, of course, are nonsense.

Budiyono also used “elephant semen stones” to treat female patients.

Crystallised jumbo jism is marketed as being able to create wealth, cure disease and infertility, and eliminate stress. Again, this is absolute garbage.

Scams involving sex and stones are common. In August, a dukun in South Sumatra convinced a university student that her uterus contained a stone, which could only be removed if she had sex with him. After sex, the dukun stole the woman’s motorbike. The best remedy for such scams is a healthy dose of scepticism.

CULTURE

Comedy, Comics and

Sketches of Real Life

By Tess Joyce

Comedy has always been a useful tool in discussing social issues or sensitive subjects, attuning them for the public’s attention or a healthy debate. A popular comic The Muslim Show has already attracted a big audience in Indonesia with its keen-eyed commentary and I recently had the opportunity to interview its manager Karim Allam, who explained how the project began. “Norédine, the screenwriter was looking for comic strip books which speak about our daily life - I mean Muslim People in France. In Western countries, we found topics about teachers, nurses, fire-fighters, but nothing about our community, so we decided to create a blog to post these stories about Muslim people during Ramadhan. We just want to spread a positive message, to share our daily life, to speak about our behaviour, our paradoxes and give useful information to people.”

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Created in 2009, The Muslim Show has since been translated into 25 languages, including Bahasa and two printed comics are available in Indonesia from MIZAN publishing. With 36,000 Indonesian followers online, the comic also has over 1 million followers on its English and French Facebook pages combined. Yet why has a French comedy become so popular in Indonesia? “It’s difficult to answer why, but maybe because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the world — maybe because Indonesia is more sensitive about Islamic topics than other countries, maybe because Indonesian people are more connected. Our greetings from the Indonesian people in our three trips in Java were incredibly warm and unforgettable,” said Karim.

Greg Blondin, illustrator of the Muslim Show courtesy of Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

THE MUSLIM SHOW www.muslim-show.com /muslimshowindonesia /user/sasaseno

You might already be familiar with Sacha Stevenson’s How to Act Indonesian YouTube videos in which Sacha makes some astute, comical observations about her life in Indonesia and offers some lighthearted tips for “bules” and expats who are trying to fit in. She explains how to use the jongkok (squat toilet) or how to cook Indonesian food by frying everything in a big pan of oil, including fruit (bananas). One tip for expats hoping to appear a bit more seasoned is to always offer your guests a drink. I remember making this mistake in Malang, East Java — I would always ask my visiting neighbours if they would like a drink and was surprised when they nodded to say no, especially when it was boiling hot. I later discovered that this polite Javanese gesture probably meant “yes, I would love a drink”.

So, how does an expat weave through a new country and avoid making social blunders like Alice in Wonderland? Perhaps a hawk eagle eye could help to observe what the locals do in any situation to learn more about different cultures, traditions and religions. But it’s not easy, and certainly a good sense of humour can help when things go wrong, to avoid being called that dreaded word, sombong (arrogant).

The team were recently guided on a road show through Indonesia by the Institute Français Indonesia (IFI) and appeared at the Ubud Writer’s and Reader’s Festival (UWRF) this October. In a UWRF talkshow, they appeared alongside Sacha Stevenson to discuss the art of satire and what happens when you get it wrong. Sacha began the discussion by admitting that through her comedy she hopes to “Bring groups together with laughter” — although popular with expats, her audience is now mostly Indonesian and she receives many comments on her videos, sometimes from people who take her comedy too personally — yet Sacha admitted, “I’m learning as I’m going.”

Next to speak at the discussion were Karim and Greg Blondin, the illustrators — I was impressed by their charisma and down-toearth attitudes. “We will explain about how we work and how we’re still alive,” Karim cheekily smiled. But the key to their success has perhaps been their humbleness. “Our limit is to be fair with all, just to speak about what we know — with good knowledge and skills — you understand? We can’t speak about something we don’t know,” explained Karim. The team, although they tend to avoid global political issues, are keen to address the regulations of France and they have since received good feedback, even from non-Muslims, who have found the comic a good way to learn about a different culture.

Karim also encourages Indonesian artists to create their own versions of social commentary and in an IFI talkshow in Surabaya he gave advice to many professional artists and comic activists. Keen to learn more about the scene in Indonesia, I contacted Pramenda Krishna A. from IFI, who organised the roadshow for The Muslim Show. “A lot of Indonesian comic writers cover social critique, wrapped in humour, like Benny and Mice's comic about Jakarta or comic writer Beng Rahardian. There are also numerous stand-up comedians who critically bring up social issues in their shows (Akbar, Ari Kriting).

From Surabaya there is Yuniarto with his comic Garudayana. IFI Surabaya has supported his work and we also cooperated with the independent library C20 from 2009–2013 every year to make the comic festival Cergamboree, which was attended by one French comic writer and some senior Indonesian comic writers,” said Pramenda.

For their 2015 environment (climate change) theme, IFI plan to “Create a public awareness campaign about climate change through comics, for example.”

Despite trying to observe the modern-day ethos, at times, living as an expat in Indonesia can feel overwhelming. I’m pretty sure that I don’t mandi (shower) enough, and I often forget to announce makan (that I’m going to eat) to strangers on the train if I want to eat my very English home-made sandwich, but I’m trying my best in this mystical wonderland that I now call home.

“We’ve visited Indonesia many times and just want to tell everyone that they have a beautiful country, and they are so nice. Please don't change — always smiling, always helpful,” added Karim and I quite agree.

Tess Joyce is a writer from the UK but currently lives with her husband in Indonesia. Her writings have appeared online for OFI.

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WORTHY CAUSES

&

Conservation Centre, Samarinda

It’WWs invigorating to discover that more school communities are getting to the business end of the environmental cause.

By Antony Sutton

While everyone is familiar with the orangutan and the problems that the cuddly, cute orange ape faces, spare a thought for the more humble Malayan Sun Bear, also known as the Honey Bear. It wasn’t that long ago they were widespread throughout Indonesia, but today they are only to be found in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The jungles where they once roamed are being cut down as companies seek profit from palm oil and, as well as habitat loss, the bears face the risk of being ‘collected’ or shot by people to cater for the pet or medicinal trade.

The bear’s gallbladder is highly sought after for its perceived medical attributes, while its teeth and claws are apparently in demand as souvenirs. And in some parts of Kalimantan it has been reported that the sun bear is eaten by indigenous people while others are reportedly kept as pets because they are seen as ‘cute’.

With the exception of man with its saws, guns and cages, the sun bear has very few natural predators, but there have been instances where a reticulated python swallowed one whole.

Getting there I hired a taxi for the day to get to and from Samarinda, which cost Rp.600,000. It is much cheaper by public transport but takes much longer, involves changing angkot and a walk of one kilometre or more from the main road to the centre.

Facilities It is free to enter, but they welcome donations, of course. A few basic snacks are available and there is a souvenir stall.

For more information and how to help: www.beruangmadu.org www.freethebears.org.au

While the text is all well and good, kids just love to see animals and an elevated walkway around the enclosure allows them the opportunity to see the sun bears doing what comes naturally, which is usually walking round doing very little or doing their best to hide in the undergrowth!

The idea of animal conservation appears a long way down the list of things to do for many people in this region. The economic growth of East Kalimantan, with its abundance of natural resources, has yet to filter down to all sectors of society, and for many the glitz and glamour of ‘wealth’ are but a pipe dream. Rather like those shows on TV where dealers buy cars to strip them down for their parts, a sun bear has an economic value greater perhaps than its whole.

However, public feedings in the morning and early afternoon do allow the visitors a better opportunity to see them up close and take those valuable photographs. To make it more fun for the visitors, and more natural for the bears, the food is hidden close to the walkway so they have to dig around for their lunch — they can’t have it handed on a plate!

In a bid to raise awareness of the sun bear that was named the mascot of Balikpapan (capital of East Kalimantan province) in 2002, a sun bear centre was developed by private donors, wildlife experts and the local government some 23 kilometres north of the city along the road to Samarinda.

I was heading towards Samarinda, so I decided to break my journey at the centre. The drive north out of Balikpapan was slow going; the road was narrow in many areas and there was a lot of industrial traffic. And for those expecting to see an endless vista of rainforest along the way? Be prepared to be disappointed.

Several sun bears that were being kept as pets were confiscated by local government officials and taken to the centre where they were initially kept in cages while work was undertaken for a better facility. In 2005, a 1.3 hectare enclosure was built to allow the sun bears to live in more natural surroundings.

By the time I arrived, they had finished their second meal of the day and were more interested in finding somewhere for an afternoon nap than in posing for pictures for what visitors remained! One or two walked lazily around the enclosure close to the fence but they soon headed for the peace, quiet and security of the undergrowth.

The enclosure is now home to seven bears, each of which no doubt has its own harrowing tale to tell, having initially been taken from the wild as youngsters and kept as pets before being forcibly taken from their owners and resettled.

The area is large enough for the animals to roam around and, crucially for the bear that is considered a solitary animal, there is enough room for them to find their own space and have some valuable down time.

The nicely landscaped centre itself also features a couple of lamins, open-sided long houses, large, airy facilities that act as a centre for exhibits or can be hired for company events. There are also large numbers of cats that roam the centre, that are available for adoption and are not earmarked as a future buffet for the sun bears!

An important part of the centre is the role of education and local schools are encouraged to bring their students to visit and learn more about the sun bears, witnessing them in a more natural environment. One of the exhibits explains the characteristics of the animal and shows students how radio waves track them in the wild; a useful tool in their conservation.

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For those generally squeamish or unwilling to visit animal-centred destinations, the Sun Bear Education and Conservation Centre shows how animals can provide useful information to visitors. And it certainly offers a different experience than a crocodile farm that lies to the northeast of Balikpapan, where visitors can sample crocodile on a stick!

Let’s start with the name: Roots & Shoots; it is an organization founded by the remarkable Jane Goodall, a renowned anthropologist, primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace. The purpose of the organization is to bring together educational institutions to tackle issues on the environmental, conservation and humanitarian sectors. There are now approximately 8,000 local chapters of Roots & Shoots in the world.

One of the chapters of Roots & Shoots is right in our backyard, just north of Sanur in a school called Dyatmika. Sekolah Dyatmika’s Roots & Shoots program aims to be a little bit kinder to the Earth, one tetra pack at a time. They do this by working together with Eco Bali Recycling, a recycling and composting scheme passionate in environmental education.

The school’s Roots & Shoots club gives post-consumer beverage containers/cartons — like those used for soda, juice, and milk — to Eco Bali, which later they turn into roofing materials. A living, breathing example of the finished roofing product can be seen at the Little Tree Bali, a shop for sustainable living solutions on Sunset Road.

Dyatmika’s Roots & Shoots program works hard in raising awareness on environmental causes internally in the school and outside, as well as recently holding a recycle sale, proceeds of which went to BAWA (Bali Animal Welfare Association). The school recycles, uses washed cloth instead of tissues for hand-washing and actively encourages students to carpool to school in order to reduce carbon footprints. Roots & Shoots in this school extends from the primary years all the way to high school.

It truly is a team effort of the Roots & Shoots program, the whole school community, and several organizations on the island to carry out these actions and to be responsible citizens of the Earth. After all, it’s the only place with candy!

DUA TA NGA N CUKUP — ACT IONS F ROM ACROS S T HE A RCHIPEL AGO

Sun Bear Education

LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

By Eamonn Sadler (www.eamonnsadler.com)

* Answers in the next edition!

SEE YOU IN 2015!

CROSSWORD

November 2014 was the busiest month the Jakarta Comedy Club has ever had. We had four events in 15 days, featuring comedy legends Papa CJ (India), Ro Campbell (Australia) and Brian Aylward (Canada). All these events were supported by my good friends Indonesian comedians Dana Pandawa, Fathia, Asep Suaji and Usama Harbatah. I am sure all the people who turned out to support these events will agree that a great deal of fun was had by all, and on the last night our generous members donated more than US$500 to The Red Nose Foundation in aid of education for underprivileged Indonesian children. It was an exhausting, hilarious and heart-warming end to the year for the Jakarta Comedy Club and we are as always grateful for the generous support of our sponsors and our members. Without them it would be impossible to do what we do. We will be back in January 2015 and look out for The 2nd Jakarta International Comedy Festival and The Jokers’ Ball in April. Thank you!

In 2014 The Jakarta Comedy Club hosted 24 comedians from nine countries.

Asep Suaji Indonesia

Dana Pandawa Indonesia

Brian Aylward Canada

Daniel Kinno United States

Butch Bradley United States

Bruce Fummey Scotland

Davey Johns United Kingdom

Colum McDonnell Ireland

Glenn Wool Canada

Fathia Indonesia

Across 1. Unshorn - Scooby Doo's pal (6) 4. Smooth-haired, long-eared hound (6) 8. Gangway (5) 9. Bark extract found in tonic water (7) 10. Unexpected source of wealth (7) 11. Tender (5) 12. Feline shriek (9) 17. Traffic light colour (5) 19. Untruth - hat - meaty snack (4,3) 21. Spotted big cat (7) 22. Pacific, perhaps (5) 23. Onerous (6) 24. Wrecker (6)

DOWN 1. Down at heel (6) 2. Poisonous element (7) 3. Traffic light colour (5) 5. US state, capital Phoenix (7) 6. Rigid (5) 7. Series of ideas seeking to explain something (6) 9. Four-legged animal (9) 13. Ground (7) 14. Interpret mouth movements (3-4) 15. Money case (6) 16. Dog house (6) 18. New York borough (5) 20. Spanish wine (5)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Semara Uluwatu guests enjoy free and VIP access to Finns Beach Club nestled on one the best beaches in Bali, offering 180m of pure white sand. For more info visit www.semarauluwatu.com

Jamie Oliver plans to open restaurant in Bali in 2015 BALI Jamie Oliver’s group of family-friendly Italian eateries is excited to announce that it is working to open its next location in the tropical paradise of Bali, together with Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) and has submitted applications to the relevant authorities. The proposed site is adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel Bali, at the shores of famed Kuta Beach — right in the heart of the island’s popular entertainment and shopping district.

A partnership between Jamie Oliver and his Italian mentor, Chef Gennaro Contaldo, the first Jamie’s Italian opened in 2008 in Oxford, England, serving the kind of food that had inspired them both since childhood. There are now more than 40 outlets around the world, winning fans all over with its delicious, affordable dishes and friendly, personable service.

Live Nation to launch in Indonesia

“I’m really excited at the prospect of bringing Jamie’s Italian to Kuta Beach in Bali. Beautiful food and some really amazing cocktails coupled with sun, sand and sea — what’s not to love?” says Jamie Oliver.

INDONESIA Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) and PT. Java Festival Production announced that they have formed a joint venture, PT Live Nation Indonesia. Java Festival Production is the leading producer of festivals in Indonesia, having commenced with Java Jazz Festival in 2005 and subsequently adding SoulNation and Rockin’Land to its portfolio. Recent headliners have included the likes of Stevie Wonder, James Morrison, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Natalie Cole.

Java Festival Production was established by Peter Gontha and is run

by Dewi Gontha and Paul Dankmeyer.

Jamie's Italian Kuta Beach is now looking for passionate Senior Chefs and Managers and those looking for an opportunity to break into the world of good food. Those interested in joining the epic Jamie’s Italian family should apply through www.jamiesitalian.co.id

Michael Rapino, Live Nation Entertainment CEO and president said, “I am excited to be partnering with such an established player as Java Festival Production to bring Live Nation to Indonesia. With the rapid growth that Indonesia is undergoing, this is an important market to add to our global footprint.”

Banyan Tree Ungasan announces new General Manager BALI Banyan Tree Ungasan, Bali is pleased to announce the appointment of Alfonso Romero as General Manager of the 73-villa luxury resort located in Southern Bali.

An established figure within Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Romero’s transfer to Banyan Tree Ungasan follows his tenure as interim General Manager of Angsana Fuxian Lake, Chengiiang, China. His capacity to operate as part of result-orientated task force has seen him at the helm as Area General Manager through pre-opening and launch phases for both Banyan Tree and Angsana properties in Chongqing Beibei, China; and as General Manager of Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul, Korea.

Romero brings with him 25 years of industry experience, having worked in 5-star hotels across Europe and Asia. He has dealt with all aspects of operations, sales, marketing and crisis management situations. A high achiever, his professional accolades include the Civil Merit Cross Award from King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and Award of Appreciation from Chaîne des Rôtisseurs for the title of ‘Maître Hotelier’.

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Habitat for Humanity organizes major home build to help Indonesia’s poor SENTUL Dignitaries from over 27 embassies came together on November 18 to build decent homes with Habitat for Humanity Indonesia in Babakan Madang, Sentul. This is part of the initiative Nation Builder launched on 17 November 2014 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Habitat for Humanity's target for this event will impact the lives of 500 people by providing 100 secure, safe and affordable housing with the help of 1,500 volunteers.

The Ambassador Digs program was led by the US Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake, together with many fellow Ambassadors, heads of local and multinational corporations such as Edwin Soeryadjaya (Founder of Saratoga), Eddy Sariaatmadja (Commissioner SCTV), Jusuf Arbianto (Commissioner ANZ Bank), Jimmy Lie (Managing Director BSI Bank), Doug Slusher (Santa Fe); celebrities Whulandary Herman (Miss Universe 2013) and Kelly Tandiono, Indra Bekti, together with the expatriate community.

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Antony is a freelance writer based in Jakarta.

Please send comments and suggestions to antony@the-spiceislands.com

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n the rich annals of German football, the name Burkhardt Pape may not spring to mind in the way the likes of Gerd Muller, Gunter Netzer and Lothar Mattheus do, but he does have his only little place in history.

On 22 November 1981, expat football side German Plus played Mandarin Hotel and ran out comfortable 6-1 winners. Appearing on the score sheet was a certain Pape, formerly of Hannover 69 and later to coach in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand and Uganda where one commentator described him as the most successful in their history. By the time he lined up for German Plus, Pape was in his early 50s but could still offer something on the field.

As for his team, they were already 17 years old. Some mental arithmetic will soon tell us the expat-based football club are now celebrating their 50th anniversary — a remarkable achievement and testament to the staying power of an institution in what is a transient world.

All a far cry from their club’s humble beginnings back in 1964 in what was a very different Jakarta. Sukarno was still president, though massive changes were just months away and Jakarta was still a pretty low-rise place where congestion and pollution were not on the radar.

It all began, like so many good ideas, at a meeting in a bar at the old Hotel Indonesia with some German businessmen, gathering together for a quiet beer or six. With little in the way of social activities to keep people amused outside of work, their liquid-fuelled chat ended with the idea of a football team which they named GFCD Concordia (United German Football Club Djakarta). Today, they are more than just a social football club. German Plus have morphed into a roaming embassy; 11 diplomats in sweaty shirts and shorts, presenting German soft power across Indonesia.

There have been some misunderstandings along the way.

Take, for example, the time they travelled to Karawang in West Java. Then, as now, German Plus took to the field

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wearing the national team’s kit and somehow word had got around that it was the actual German national team that were playing in the then remote town, which explains why more than 15,000 fans turned up! Karawang won the game comfortably enough, 5-2, and no doubt put their success down to their guest’s long and arduous journey from Berlin!

Over the years, they have also travelled to places as farf lung as Bali, Flores and West Sumatra. Such was their pomp at the time they were invited to North Sumatra, and included in their line up Brazilian Jairo Matos, once of Atletico Minero and later to coach PSMS. The game was played at Teladan Stadium in Medan and fans were allowed in free. The Germans won the game 2-0 in front of a full house. In the more humble Jakarta International Football League, which kicked off in 1990, German Plus proved to be the dominant force during its early days. During the decade, they lifted the prestigious trophy four times and were runners up on a further three occasions.

Dale Mulholland, the first American footballer to play in the former Soviet Union, played for German Plus when he first arrived in Jakarta and he has fond memories of his time there, as well as keeping a soft spot for them today.

“The German Plus Jakarta International Football League (JIFL) have proven to be the symbol of what greater German culture, worldwide and historically has repeatedly rendered. They are utterly reliable and adaptable. That club has continually existed week in and week out for over 50 years in Jakarta. At the least you can safely call them the franchise club of the JIFL,” he says. “Nothing compares to them here in this country when it comes to organization and execution. There is a lot to be learned from this club.”

In 1998, the riots hit Jakarta and many of the team were relocated elsewhere, as people took f light but they still ended the year winning the cup and indeed a hardy few stuck around during the darkest days, determined to kick a ball come what may! The last few years have been

a bit tougher on German Plus on the field, as the Latino Sabars have dominated events and the trophies, but the Germans continue to do their thing. To celebrate their golden anniversary, they hosted a special six-a-side event in deepest Serpong, inviting along some old friends, including Jakarta Vikings, DoIt United, Swiss German University, German All Stars Singapore, German International School, Selebrities FC, Nomads, De Hooi and Jakarta International School.

With a 9 o’clock start on a hot Saturday morning, there were more than a few players looking a tad frail as they sought shelter from the rays. But once they got on the pitch, the excesses of the previous not were forgotten and the tackles flew in thick and fast, with regular abuse directed at the referee for good measure.

While the Germans have been celebrating their anniversary off the pitch, on it there has been less to cheer. The Jakarta International Football League is still in its early stages but German Plus has struggled. They lost their first game of the campaign 9-2 against the all conquering Sabar Latinos, and while they have tightened the defence somewhat since that debacle, they still have no points on the board. The De Hooi Nomads thumped them 4-0, thanks to an impressive four goal haul by Ably Francois and followed that up with a 3-1 loss against the Japanese side called Japan. Their only other game at the time of writing came in a 4-0 reverse against the Vikings. The club have responded to a poor run of form by hosting Kampung FC in a friendly, overcoming them 8-3, Frank Kleinteich netting a hat trick. It remains to be seen whether that win will translate into an upturn in fortunes in the JIFL. Anyway, what about the Plus in their name? Where does that come from? Apparently, following one defeat against the Germans, a JIFL team suggested the full name for the team was in fact German Plus a Couple of Professionals!

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13 December 2014 Indulge in cuisines from around the world, with different spices and special touches, available at one venue, the Ritz Carlton Hotel’s Mutiara88 restaurant, located at the heart of Mega Kuningan, Jakar ta . Complete w ith live cooking stations from seven countries and DJ performances, starting at 8pm, your palates are sure to dance. For Rp.500K/ person, this dinner is open to the public and RSVPs can be made through contacting 0818 656-969 or 0811 851-146.

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by Candlelight’. All you need to bring is a picnic rug and enjoy the celebration under the stars with an entrance fee of only Rp.50K. Food and beverages are available on the spot from Sprout Café. Tickets are available at The Garden Early Learning Centre and 20% of all proceeds will go towards the Jodie O’Shea orphanage in Bali. The Garden is located on Jl. Raya Semat 18A, Canggu, Bali. For more information, visit www. thegardenbali.com.

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SKAL Jakarta 80th Anniversary 5 December 2014 To mark its 80th year of presence in Jakarta, SK AL is hosting a burlesque night, f illed w ith entertainment, comedy, magic, song and dance. Come donned in your most impressive gowns and black tie as there will be a bestdressed competition, as well as performances from well-known burlesque starlets. Cocktails will start at 6.30pm and dinner will be served at 7.30pm. Individual RSVPs is priced at Rp.725K, while a table reservation of eight is priced at Rp.5,500K. This event’s venue is the Puri Agung Ballroom at the Grand Sahid Hotel, Jl. Jend.

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12–13 December 2014 The much-anticipated party of the year, the Djakarta Warehouse Project, is coming back; this time with two days of festivities. Tickets range from Rp.500K to Rp.1,200K (VIP) for daily passes, and there’s a special price for buying a twoday pass. This year’s line-up include well-known DJs, such as Steve Aoki, Skrillex, Showtek, K a sk a de , a nd more . E m a i l ticketing@djakartawarehouse. com for more information on venue and online ticket purchases; tickets are also sold at off line retailers, such as Pizza e Birra and Kitchenette outlets. Web: www.djakartawarehouse.com

5 December 2014 The world tour of 2PM, a world renown pop group from Korea, is set to be held at the Istora Senayan Jakarta (Jl. Pintu Satu Senayan, South Jakarta). This group, idolized by millions, will deliver sets of familiar and new songs with tickets ranging from Rp.650K (for Bronze level) to Rp.2,100K (diamond level). All the seats are free seating - first come, first serve - according to the ticket level. The show will commence at 7.30pm and gates will start to open at 6pm. To purchase tickets, and for more information, go to www.kiostix.com.

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Pa r t ic ip a nt s w i l l h ave t he beautiful opportunity of doing daily meditations, daily yoga with health coach Jennifer Moore, as well as enjoying bike rides along the rice paddies of Ubud and raw food classes with Avara Yaron, founder of Living Food Lab. This retreat is priced at £1,450 with a monthly payment plan available up on r e q ue s t . R e g i s t e r b y emailing healthcoachandcook@ gmail.com or v isiting w w w. healthcoachandcook.com.

17–20 December 2014 The International Aikido Seminar & Conference brings you Andre Cognard (8th Dan) to Jakarta, holding classes and seminars for all levels of aikido enthusiasts.

Held at the French International School (Jl. Cipete Dalam No. 32, South Jakarta), one session is

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Spirit of the Season 6 December 2014 Spirit of the season is a musical extravaganza that brings the

31 December 2014 Tu g u ho t e l , lo c a t e d on J l .

Pantai Batu Bolong, Canggu, is celebrating the romance of old Bali and prominent artist Walter Spies by presenting guests with a lavish New Year’s Eve festivities at their beautiful hotel. With a theme of 1930s Bali, this night will center around music, dance, film and culture. Guests can dine on a five-course dinner, have a welcome cocktail and enjoy the countdown to the new year. For further inquiries, call (0361) 4731701 or email bali@tuguhotels. com. Web: www.tuguhotels.com

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Amabile String Chamber Orchestra 7 December 2014 Here’s a holiday potpourri of musical performances, featuring the Bali Community Choir, a string ensemble, piano duets, and many more. Enjoy this musical night with tickets available for Rp.150K for adults, Rp.75K for children ages 3-6, Rp.80K for school students and Rp.90K for college students. Located on the Bali Arts Center, Jl. Nusa Indah, East Denpasar, Bali, Amabile can be contacted on amabile.bali@ gmail.com or (0361) 364-301.

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BANDA ACEH In Memory

10th Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster Commemoration 25–28 December 2014 www.tsunamiaceh.org In paying respect to those who died and were injured through the devastating tsunami incident in Aceh 10 years ago, and to continue the redevelopment of the area, the government is holding a commemoration event with the theme ‘Let’s Continue Building Aceh with Heart’. The commemoration will begin on the 25th of December with prayer calls and will continue with the Global Disaster Expo on the 26th and an Aceh Arts Night on the 26th through to the 27 th. The event will be carried out in multiple venues, the full details of which are on www.tsunamiaceh.org. For more information, call 0822 74102414 or email tsunamiaceh10@ acehprov.go.id.

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5, 7, 9, 10, 12 January 2015 The legendary group with many memor able song s , M icha el Learns to Rock tours Indonesia in a multi-city visit; 5 January in Medan (at the Entrance MT), 7 Januar y in Jakarta (at the Foundry No.8), 9 January in Manado (at Score!), 10 January in Makassar (at Zona Café), and 12 January in Bali at the Hard Rock Café. Ticket prices vary with each city. Tickets can be purchased through www.rajakarcis.com, w w w.t i ke t .c om , a s wel l a s

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Land size 210 m2, building size 200 m 2 . Located on a private Residence complex w ith 24 hours security. Fully furnished, 3 bedrooms + 1 maid room, 4 bathrooms, carport for 2 cars Price is 2500/monthly including, sw imming pool and garden ma intena nce, a nd secur it y.

(Min 1 year). Please contact amalia .frese@g mail.com or 081317722271 A p a r t m e n t t o r e n t/s e l l i n Pakubuwono View, Redwood Tower, 33rd f loor, unit B 2BR 1MR unfurnished nice view info 08161307464/081290090809, htolgay@gmail.com.

Sleek, Comfort, Clean, Convenient When you choose to stay at The Kuninga n Pla ce, you' l l find it's ideally situated in the heart of Jakarta. 100m from Epicentrum Walk which consists of restaurant,cafes, supermarket, cinema and the famous Blue Grass Restaurant and Bar. MNC Hospital, Plaza Food Festival and Setiabudi-One are also within walking distance.For your dayto-day errands, there are grocery stores, local businesses and easy transportation to the rest of the bustling area. The apartment is set with Vinotti sofa set and 32" TV, fully equipped luxury amenities like gourmet kitchens equipped with beautiful granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, sleek bathrooms with Toto vanities, spacious closets and

Volkswagen Campervan rental: Classic Volkswagen Campervan rental is now available in Jakarta.

The features: bed, fridge, gas stoves, sink, side awning & bicycle carrier. Good for day picnic, weekend c a mping, prewed, wedding, commercial, etc. Please call: +62 21 3471 3169. http://merlinatanoto.blogspot. com/2014/11/provideaccounting-service-and-tax.html Bahasa Indonesia lesson for expats living in South Jakarta, Kuningan, Country Wood, BSD, given by 20 years experienced instructor. Flexible schedule.

Plea se ca ll Pa k Cha ir uma n 0812 1037 466, email: chairuman1942@gmail.com

Learn Spanish at your place with a DELE certified Spanish tutor from Spain. Most of my students come from International Schools (JIS and BIS). Please call me (RaĂşl) 082110502786. Email: unascartas@yahoo.com

BALI PROPERTY Luxur y private pool v illa in Seminya k, Ba li. L ocated in center of Seminya k behind Ultimo restaurant; 7 are (700 sqm), Around 500 sqm building in 2 Stories; 3 Bedrooms/ 3 Bathrooms plus Study room, Baby room & Maid room; Fully furnished; Genset; Large living area indoor and outdoor; Pool; Large kitchen; Parking lot for 2 cars; Security 24 hours; Butler & Handyman; 7 Years left, can be extended; Taking over entire contract - USD 21,000 per year!

Call owner directly 08123866658.

Nirwana Pan Pacific Apartment for rent. Starting USD 150/night.

2 bedroom (accommodate 6 people) 2 bathroom . kitchen. living room. Balcony fantastic view. Highchair/Safety gate/ cot available. Inquir y:Neti.

08111040805.

V i l la Fur nished 2 BR w it h Kitchen and Plunge Pool for Short Term Rent (Daily,Weekly or Monthly) at the strategic and very popular area Double 6 Street, 5 mins access to the exotic Double 6 Beach Legian Kuta Bali, For Rsv 081210329293.

Villa for rent in Bali, Canggu, 4 0 0 m f r om t he b e a c h a nd 600m from Canggu Club. Nice cosy place, 3 bedrooms with en suit bathrooms, fully equipped kitchen, fully furnished. Wifi, TV installed. House consists of two buildings partly built from old wood with a swimming pool in between. Canggu Club membership provided. Long term rental. One year rental USD 26,000 (one cleaning person included) nego. Shorter term rentals also available.

Please contact Tary: 0817802366.

OTHER Diamonds: 0.33 and 0.40 G colour vvs2 ring size stones with international certificates at best prices. Sanur, Bali 081999571288.

Do you have any plates, cups, saucers etc which match this (made by CV Bali Permata)? We would like to buy some to replace breakages over the years. Jeremy 0811918446 JOBS Jobs available

JOGJAKARTA PROPERTY Experience staying at a beautiful, original antique Javanese Joglo house in the foothills of Mount Merapi. Joglo Ago is a three double be d room v i l la w it h gardens, perfect for a weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life. In close proximity to Mount Merapi and Borobudur Temple. Visit www.jogloago.com for more information or call Indah. 08123563626 or 0811268445.

ANYER OTHERS

Liveaboard business and boat for sale. The Cecelia Ann is a 60-foot wooden ketch based in Anyer and sleeps 10. Please email Kyle for more the details. kyle_blakeway@ hotmail.com

Export company seeks qualified female marketing/sales person w ith strong w r itten/spoken english skills. Must be strong on computer with knowledge of social media marketing. Send CV to rumahkayu888@gmail.com.

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