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In terms of politics and controversy, it seems things are heating up in the streets of Jakarta.

As we approach a pivotal election season, groups like the Islamic Defenders Front and more are gathering en masse to protest sitting governor Ahok’s supposedly “blasphemous” words, while the politician himself was preoccupied in Kemang, looking for a way to solve the area’s devastating floods until taking his leave of absence to focus on re-election.

Former general treasurer of the Democratic Party and famous graft convict Muhammad Nazaruddin has implicated Bank Indonesia’s Agus Martowardojo in a notorious corruption scandal, and police are combating small-scale Islamic radicalization in several pockets of the capital. All of these ingredients will surely make for an interesting gubernatorial election backdrop come early 2017.

With this in mind, we’ve got some interesting stories for you this time around. Nadya Joy Ador dives deep into the Kemang flood waters, and tries to understand why Ahok needs to destroy 500 buildings. Tommy Prayoga takes a hard look at what Ignasius Jonan's energy ministry will look like, while Kenneth Yeung exposes an elaborate scam involving fake amputee beggars and child abduction. The Clandestine Critic gives us an honest restaurant review of NUSA Indonesian Gastronomy, and our editors explore a fun new dating app for Indonesia called Gather. Focusing the lens on recent weeks past, famous local photographer George Barker serves up an image essay on the disaster recovery in Garut.

Stay curious my friends!

I was surprised and interested to learn the actual details of the Dimas Kanjeng story in your last issue. Previously, I didn’t know exactly how it went down. It reminds me that Ponzi schemes - even if they are cloaked in weird mysticism and religious stuff - can happen in any culture. They’re not limited to the elite investment world in Europe or the US. The story also has many interesting psychological angles that I think someone should grab the movie rights to and start filming. Is there a big audience for true crime stories in Indonesian cinema?

Cheers, Gerald Sullivan Film Enthusiast in Indonesia

Dear Gerald, If you can think up a group of people with a special interest, odds are it exists in the archipelago. Get out there and find them!

If no one has jumped on it already, maybe Dimas Kanjeng’s story is yours for the filming.

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Why the Government Needs to Demolish Kemang

Expat Business Featured What will Ignasius Jonan's Energy Ministry Look Like?

Business Profile A Dating App that Makes Genuine Connections Possible in Jakarta News from the Archipelago

Expat Lifestyle Food and Drink NUSA Gastronomy: A Delicious Journey through the Archipelago Travel Baraka Nusantara: Coffee Heroes for Education Education Life at the Australian Independent School Scams in the City Pulling Your Leg Meet the Expat A Photographic Surf Legend in Bali

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Why the Government Needs to

Demolish Kemang After three major floods hit Kemang within a 30-day timeframe, Governor Ahok has decided to make drastic measures. With more devastating floods expected to hit the district and destroy property, the administration wants to demolish Kemang – 500 buildings to be exact – and overhaul the area’s drainage system.

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emang wasn’t always the upscale neighbourhood that it is today. It wasn’t until after the end of the 1970s when the kampung was gentrified, and transformed into a trendy residential area for expats and affluent folks.

Kemang, which derives its name from Mangifera Kemanga, a mango species, was originally a quiet Betawi village gracefully dotted with traditional Javanese-style mosques. During the 1970s, its lush greenery and laid-back environment served as the district’s major selling point for attracting newcomers, particularly expatriates, to take up residence in the area.

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Today, you will find beautiful homes tucked down narrow streets and grand residences lining the alleys in various pockets of Kemang neighbourhoods. There’s Kemang Club Villas, the gated expat community with large apartments and spacious condominiums, situated right behind the Hero complex, providing a modern mix of privacy and amenities.

Attached to the Lippo Mall Kemang, Kemang Village is one of the most recent apartment developments in the region.

Other fancy apartment buildings that have popped up in the neighbourhood include The Mansion and the Nirvana Residence.

Over the years, Kemang has earned repute for being a centre of high-end lifestyle for its world-class line-up of great hotels, fine-dining restaurants, and fancy cafes that continue to win the hearts of foreigners. The neighbourhood has developed into a bustling area popular for shopping, recreation, and entertainment. Tourists and locals alike seem to have a soft spot for Kemang.

According to the 1985-2005 City Master Plan, former Governor of Jakarta Sutiyoso transformed the area of Kemang from a residential neighbourhood into a commercial area in 1998. The following year, the thengovernor strengthened that decision when he passed a decree declaring Kemang as a “modern kampung”.

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However, a lack of robust urban planning to go with the commercialization decree resulted in the area’s evergrowing congestion problem. Worse, Kemang’s location between the Krukut River and Mampang River with no flood control system to speak of has caused a colossal flooding predicament that the residents have to endure every rainy season. And it’s getting worse.

Nadya Joy Ador is a Philippines-based journalist and editor for Content Collision. She routinely covers business, news, and human interest topics. For more information, please visit www.ContentCollision.co

South Jakarta is set as a water catchment area until 2030, based on the Jakarta Spatial and Areal Plan. In Kemang, however, land conversion happens fast, resulting in the loss and eradication of most water catchment areas.

South Jakarta Spatial Planning Agency Head Syukria explained that the comprehensive spatial planning of Kemang was changed in 2014 from its original function of a normal residential zone into a mixed commercial zone.

This was specified in the Bylaw No. 1/2014, detailing the zoning arrangement technique on the structural planning and zoning regulations of the region.

While the Mampang district’s spatial planning map shows Kemang’s commercial area only around Jalan Kemang Raya and other spots along Jalan Kemang I and Jalan Kemang Selatan, this it not actually the case in real life. The areal commercial area now spans Jalan Bangka Raya, Jalan Kemang Selatan, and more roads even beyond the main corridor.

The zoning arrangement came with a requirement that landowners should allocate space for parking, water absorption and a three-meter sidewalk. In addition, the person proposing the function change would be required to allow land to be taken over by the government if it forms part of the road and waterway construction scheme.

Commercial development has gone uncontrolled even up to the sides of the Krukut River, which now overflows even after normal rainfall in Kemang. The riverbank is lined not only with illegal houses, but also apartments, luxury homes and hotels. Cafes, restaurants, shops and hotels occupy some roads with almost no pavement. Most of the stores, shops, and cafes have their facades closed off with asphalt and concrete that often extend to the edge of the road – sparing no land for water catchment.

Teguh Hendrawan, Head of the Jakarta Water Management Department, disclosed how commercial developments in Kemang have significantly affected the Krukut River. Sadly, what was once a 25-metre wide river has shrunk into a threemetre waterway. This is preventing a significant amount of rainwater from being diverted properly.

An urban planning analyst from the University of Trisakti, Nirwono Joga recently told the media about urgent actions Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama should take to prevent the floods in Kemang. Joga advised building an artificial lake, upgrading to a better drainpipe system and prohibiting the construction of more homes along the Krukut riverbank.

On August 29, following the successive flooding episodes in the area, Ahok declared that there is no option other than to level a bunch of buildings. “It is the only way to prevent the floods from inundating Kemang, South Jakarta,” he said.

The governor ordered all of the buildings encroaching on the Krukut River to be fully torn down.

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ordered all of the buildings encroaching on the Krukut River to be fully torn down.”

From a bureaucratic standpoint, Ahok acknowledged that the demolition project will be a difficult task, especially with the 2017 elections just around the corner. While an audit revealed many of the establishments did not have the proper building permits, others have permits that the governor suspects were obtained illegally. For those lands with the proper permits, however, the governor claimed that the administration will have to buy them to ensure the complete normalization of the Krukut River.

Jakarta Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Triwisaksana from the Prosperous Justice Party has expressed his support for the administration’s plan to normalize the Krukut River, encouraging the governance to be firm in the strict implementation of the rules related to spatial planning.

Similarly, Jakarta’s Vice Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat commented on how the Krukut and Grogol rivers must be immediately normalized, as they are full of mud. He suggested the immediate evaluation of all permits for establishments on the riverbanks, following the collapse of a building on August 27, which could not withstand the water current from the Krukut River.

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What Will Ignasius Jonan’s Energy Ministry Look Like?

Experts and analysts raise serious questions about the ability of newly appointed Ignasius Jonan to lead Indonesia’s complex energy and mineral resources sector.

BY TOMMY PR AYOGA

IGNASIUS JONAN

Rapid changes have been taking place in Indonesia’s ministry line-up, particularly in the energy and mineral resources and transportation departments. In July, former Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan was replaced by Budi Karya Sumadi, former director of Indonesia’s airport company Angkasa Pura II. The replacement was reportedly made due to the issues of rushed airport terminal launching and the Jakarta-Bandung railway construction that unfortunately failed to meet expectations.

Yet in recent months, the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry has been witnessing more changes. It started when Sudirman Said - ESDM minister of two years - was replaced by Arcandra Tahar on July 27. But after only a short three weeks in office, Tahar was caught having dual citizenship, which soon forced the president to remove him from the cabinet. His position was soon filled by acting minister Luhut Pandjaitan.

Two weeks ago, President Joko Widodo announced another change. Jonan will now take over the position from Pandjaitan as the new ESDM Minister. But what shocked the public and critics the most was the president’s choice of deputy minister. It was none other than Tahar, who was just granted full Indonesian citizenship in September.

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transportation minister and the director of Indonesia’s train company PT Kareta Api Indonesia (KAI). However, some say he still might not be the right man for the job when it comes to the energy and mining sectors in the archipelago. In this case, Tahar has a lot more to offer in those areas.

While Widodo assures the public that his decision was made out of serious consideration, experts still think that Jonan will instead serve as the puppet of Tahar. On one occasion, Jonan even openly admitted that the only cards he brings to the table in undertaking the newly appointed role is his previous role as a transportation minister.

This leaves many to wonder if the new minister will be undermined by his own deputy, who will ultimately have a better understanding of the work at hand.

So what will the future of the nation’s energy and mining sectors be like on Ignasius Jonan’s watch? I sat down with research analyst Pri Agung Rakhmanto to find out if Jonan could actually bring something new to the table.

Rakhmanto works as the advisor of Reforminer Institute, an independent research institution based in Jakarta that focuses on energy and mineral resources economics and policy. He suggested that rather than focusing on the political aspect of this cabinet change, people should instead turn their attention to the issues that the ministry is now trying to address.

“The changes were political matters.

The continuity and consistency of the programmes are what we must focus on.

Priority programmes may switch direction, or completely focus on a different area,” Rakhmanto said in an interview with Indonesia Expat. To give an illustration, he highlighted the fact that upstream oil and gas activity, which was not a priority two years ago, was recently brought back to light.

Rakhmanto might actually have a point.

Recently, the ministry had to cancel a few development plans set to take place over the next few years due to budget cuts. It is estimated that the government is slashing Rp.291.6 billion (US$22.4 million) from the annual budget, leaving the ministry with Rp.7.027 trillion (US$540 million) to spend in 2017.

According to the ESDM minister himself, several main development plans that will be affected by budget cuts are the development of gas pipe networks for households (fewer gas pipe connections), converter kits supplies (decreased kit distribution in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java), the development of a coal gasification power plant (postponed until 2018), the development of a garbage-powered power plant (cancelled after being deemed unfeasible) and finally, operational budget cuts for seminar kits, printing, laptops and other supplies.

Meanwhile, according to Rakhmanto, Indonesia still faces many problems in the energy and mineral sector that must be tackled as soon as possible. Some of them include the nation’s increasing fuel imports, a decline in crude oil production and reserves, a lack of gas transmission and distribution pipelines (which will surely be slowed due to the budget cuts) and sluggish progress in developing renewable energy solutions. With this in mind, it seems that it won’t be an easy journey ahead for Jonan.

Another challenge for Jonan is tackling the issue of electricity coverage. Rakhmanto suggests that the nation is still facing problems with electricity infrastructure and is planning to solve the problem through building a 35 Gigawatt power plant. It is believed that the plan could increase electricity coverage significantly by 2019.

However, although the previous acting minister Pandjaitan is confident that the project will finish on time, it is unlikely that the government will reach the full amount of power plants it initially promised.

Instead, Rakhmanto predicts that around 20 Gigawatts from power plants will likely be available for commercial uses.

The analyst adds, “Not one minister can complete the 35 Gigawatt power plant in time. It would already be very impressive if we can see 75 percent of it done by 2019.”

One thing we can expect in the near future from Jonan is the equalization of oil prices

Tommy Prayoga is a full-time staff writer and editor at Content Collision, a media agency and technology firm in Southeast Asia. He covers issues related to political science, news, and business. For more information, visit www.ContentCollision.co

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“Jonan is an expert in transportation and finance

due to his previous roles as a banker, Indonesia’s transportation minister and the director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia. But experts have looming doubts that he’s the right man for the nation’s big energy job.” across the archipelago. This policy will hopefully affect not only state-owned oil firms, but also foreign companies like Shell, Petronas and Total. This should help stimulate economic growth in provinces like Papua, where fuel could cost between Rp.50,000 (US$3.80) and Rp.100,000 (US$7.68) per litre.

The president himself has already given Jonan at least two orders of instructions.

The first one is to avoid creating any bureaucratic processes that will disrupt the performance of the ministry. Second, Jonan was instructed to prioritize the people in making decisions and policies within the ministry.

The ministry also expects Jonan to exterminate Indonesia’s oil and gas mafias.

Ex-ministry staffer Said Didu previously praised Jonan as a brave figure who does not compromise with mafias. Rakhmanto supported the view by suggesting that Jonan’s approach, decisiveness and governance would certainly be different from his predecessor’s.

Pandjaitan is more practical, Sudirman Said was more systematic and Jonan (although still learning about the energy sector) is more of an executor-type. “We can expect a more execution-focused approach that will speed up programme implementation.

However, we won’t be expecting new ideas or conceptual visions anytime soon,” Rakhmanto added.

Finally, the pair will also be backed by the Coordinating Minister in implementing policies like easing the ban on mineral exports in 2017. “The configuration of Mr. Pandjaitan as Coordinating Minister will [politically] benefit Mr. Jonan and Mr. Tahar, which will likely lead to a higher success rate of policy implementation.”

Despite the controversies and doubts surrounding Ignasius Jonan, it appears that we can expect some good things from the archipelago’s energy and mineral sector after all, if the analysts are to be trusted.

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A Dating App that Makes Genuine Connections Possible in Jakarta

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

Admit it. Getting an authentic, fun and safe date these days is a challenge. This remains the case in megacities like Jakarta, despite the fact that there are several new matchmaking sites online today, worldwide.

Swipe-based dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and OKCupid have won the hearts of many singles in recent years. With users trying to find “online love at first swipe”, the business model proves inefficient in terms of creating actual dates between real matches (Tinder is basically just a hook-up app for strangers — although this has its place in society, too).

Out of thousands of swipes, winks, likes and pokes, dating app users must routinely filter through hundreds of candidates, from which they may end up finding one decent date.

This translates to investing a large amount of time in these apps before the user can get an actual face-to-face encounter with another user. Often, users feel like they’re sifting through résumés to find someone to conduct an interview with rather than actually creating a connection from which to build an organic relationship.

Jim Yang, an Indonesian-born serial tech entrepreneur, discovered this inefficiency in other dating apps and aimed to solve the problem. Gather is Yang’s romantic gift to anyone looking for real romance in the archipelago.

A cloud-based matchmaking service, Gather lets users make “real connections” with potential partners relevant to their Facebook networks. Right now, you may be thinking: So, Gather is no different than the rest of the online dating apps that have grown popular over the years then, right? Not exactly.

In big cities like Jakarta where heavy traffic is part of everyday life, Gather factors in the people that users routinely bump into, meet

offline or encounter in daily life (that cute Starbucks barista you sometimes make eye contact with, for example).

The app facilitates meeting people that you have actually crossed paths with in the real world – places where you normally work, hang out, commute, have coffee or shop for groceries.

Offering an edge for the app over the competitors is the feature that Yang calls hyper location. While running quietly in the background, Gather will be working with you wherever you are. At the end of the day, your Gather timeline will show nearby people who hung out at your same favourite spots, who are also looking for love on the app. The app will then compile this data in a cloud to determine the frequency with which you turned up in other users' proximity.

Yang says that the first generation of location-based mobile dating apps, like Tinder, did not prove enough to “facilitate genuine connections.” He explains, “They are simply not special enough to break the ice with what is a fairly random stranger.

It’s certainly not enough to take the next step and meet offline.”

Six months after its launch, Gather has already attracted more than 300,000 monthly active users across the globe.

Interestingly, 100,000 come from Indonesia. This pool of users was only able to previously use the proximitybased matchmaking algorithm. But now, according to Yang, they are able to start hosting private group gatherings or individual dates offline.

To solve the problem of providing that “genuine connection,” Gather recently rolled out a new feature that lets its users organize on-demand social “Gatherings.”

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SNIPPETS: JAKARTA''S BUSINESS BREW

Government Courts Japan to Invest in Batam The Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BP Batam) is cooperating with the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to promote Batam to Japanese financiers, looking to raise up to US$750 million in foreign investment by the end of 2016.

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BP Batam’s deputy chairman said investing in the island has become easier and faster with the new three-hour investment licensing services for foreigners. “With a minimum investment plan of Rp.50 billion [US$3.84 million], investors could get eight types of licences in three hours,” he said during a Japanese investor forum held at BKPM’s headquarters in Jakarta.

Iwan Suryana, BKPM’s investment approval director, explained the eight licences included investment licences, deeds of establishment and approval, foreign worker recruitment plans and tax registration numbers. To bolster foreign investment, BP Batam said the government has updated the land management system by simplifying procedures for acquiring land.

Last year, Japan was the third largest investor with a US$47.44 million stake in Batam. That was 10 percent of the total foreign investment in the region, following Singapore which threw in US$125.12 million and Hong Kong which invested US$107.07 million.

Sampoerna Predicts Cigarette Sales Will Drop by Two Percent Cigarette producer Sampoerna projects a two percent annual drop in its cigarettes sales volume this year, namely for kretek, due to an excise price uptick.

The market share of hand-rolled kretek cigarettes in Sampoerna’s total products in the third quarter of 2016 dropped to 6.6 percent from 7.4 percent during the same time last year. More smokers have begun to prefer machine-made cigarettes, which also have lower nicotine levels.

Regardless, the company will not slow down production of the labour intensive

“The gatherings feature eliminates the

awkwardness of a first date. It makes for a comfortable and fun opportunity to meet more people and actually have “genuine connections” in Indonesia.”

As the name suggests, a "gathering" could be a simple individual meet up or a larger group get-together. Yang is proud of Gather’s Uber-like user interface and user experience.

The app enables women (yes, only female users are able to create gatherings) to host or organize social meet ups, which can be lunch, coffee, drinks or after-hours hangout sessions. Hosts are able to let nearby users apply so they can join the group outings, and the female hosts maintain control of who gets to show up and who is not allowed.

Locations of private gatherings are not published until the guests are approved.

Women organizing the event can check out profiles of interested guests based on their Facebook profiles, mutual friends and shared interests. Here, women choose the people (both men and women) they want to meet.

Yang explains that men are initially locked out of creating a gathering. Instead, they can only join. Well-behaved guys who are able to attend successful gatherings will be able to unlock the feature and be allowed to create their own gatherings. The young CEO says they needed to add this feature to ensure safety for women.

As an additional safety measure, female users can set a high minimum “balloon” (a term Yang coined to signify a barrier to entry that only serious users will overcome).

Yang says if a woman chooses to do that, men have to purchase the balloons with in-app credits to be eligible to join the gathering. This is a key way that Gather aims to monetize its product.

According to Yang, the process is shamelessly inspired by the Uber app, where drivers in Jakarta prefer a passenger with a bank-validated credit card on file to ensure they get paid for the service in the end. This way, men are able to show their

commitment, as they won’t be able to get a reserved balloon back in the event that they cancel. Should they choose, users can also initiate a one-on-one date on-demand via Gather.

As an on-demand app, Gather aims to accelerate the process of meeting friends and dates just as quickly as it would be to call an Uber. Yang emphasized the app’s goal to keep meeting new people whenever your schedule opens up. “Gather will help more people just grab coffee or drinks, keep it informal, and keep online chatting down to a minimum,” adds Yang.

Gather recently formed a strategic partnership with Ismaya Group, a local food and beverage conglomerate. This partnership entitles users to host gatherings at Ismaya restaurants across the country.

The group nature of the gatherings feature also eliminates the awkwardness of first dates, says Yang. It makes for a comfortable and fun opportunity to meet more people and actually have genuine connections.

According to Yang, real-life interactions during the app’s gatherings create an opportunity for spontaneity that strengthens a potential romantic connection. In terms of spontaneity, one example could be that a user ends up liking the host’s friend more than the host. This person might not even be on the app. Having a bunch of people together at a table also lightens the experience, making it less of an awkward one-on-one date where silence needs to be filled.

In terms of getting a bunch of people together for group dates in Jakarta, he says, “Some of these spontaneity elements could simply be mustering up the bravery to walk up to a girl and ask her out in person, or even just asking for her phone number.”

hand-rolled products. Sampoerna president director Paul Janelle confirmed as much in a press statement: "Sampoerna is committed to the hand-rolled kretek segment and we are taking action to stabilize the decline, including through innovations to enhance our hand-rolled kretek products by offering our products at competitive prices and investing in the brand through marketing and sales support.”

In 2015, the brand sold 313.8 billion cigarettes, a marginal increase of 0.22 percent from the year before. It witnessed a 4.9 percent increase in net revenues (not including excise taxes) to Rp.31.8 trillion (US$2.45 billion).

As of Q3, Sampoerna held 34.5 percent of the local cigarette industry, which is an increase from 34.1 percent during the same time in 2015. Its white cigarettes continue to claim a 79 percent market share.

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Dutch Tourist Dies after Getting Hit by Train in Yogyakarta A 23-year-old Dutch tourist died after stepping in front of a train at the station in Lempuyangan, Yogyakarta on October 20.

and getting herself hit by the train.” He added that there were a handful of people in the vicinity who witnessed the incident and tried to help her.

The woman, whom authorities are only identifying by her initials DP, was reported to be at the station with a companion right before the incident. While it’s still unclear how she ended up in harm’s way, some officials believe she committed suicide.

Officials believe DP died instantly. Her body was taken to a nearby hospital and police are currently investigating the circumstances of her death.

Eko Budiyanto, a PR manager at Indonesia’s railway company PT Kereta Api said it looked like DP intentionally jumped onto the tracks after it was announced that the train was arriving at the station.

Although the Dutch woman was a tourist, the issue of suicide is something that often gets swept under the rug in Indonesian culture. Many people suffering from mental illness in the archipelago remain undiagnosed and untreated. In May, a man jumped to his death from the roof of Mall of Indonesia in Kelapa Gading.

As reported by Detik, Budiyanto said, “There are indications that she committed suicide by jumping

Journalist Claims Police Brutality after Minor Traffic Accident Local TV station correspondent Saiful Anwar claimed Thursday, October 7, that he was violently mistreated by a few police officers in Senen, Central Jakarta.

Anwar told Merdeka that he was rushing to Cempaka Putih to cover a story when the handle of his motorcycle accidently brushed against the arm of a law enforcer.

He explained how the cop, whose identity remains unknown, went after Anwar and ordered him to stop driving.

A Jakarta journalist is making claims of police brutality, saying he was beaten in a car after accidently brushing an officer’s arm with his motorcycle.

Every now and then, police brutality makes headlines in the Indonesian news. But when the victim of such abuse is a journalist, surely the incident will be getting the media’s attention.

Anwar said a National Police car soon arrived at the scene, and the driver asked him to get inside the vehicle while pointing a gun at him. The other cop joined him inside the car, where they allegedly started to beat Anwar for no apparent reason.

Both police officers brought Anwar to the nearest precinct where he revealed he was a journalist during the interrogation – after which he was told that he was free to go.

No public statement on the allegations has so far been made by the Jakarta Metro Police.

Chinese Nationals Nabbed for Giving Illegal Abortions Two Chinese nationals suspected of performing illegal abortions were recently arrested by Jakarta immigration officers.

The two women, whose identities were kept confidential for security purposes, allegedly opened a beauty salon that served as a front for their underground abortion clinic. Police officers located said illegal clinic in one of the Mediterranean Apartment units in Taman Sari, West Jakarta.

Authorities reported that the operation to arrest the suspects was planned after an immigration officer’s week-long surveillance of their illegal activities.

During the raid and arrest, police found evidence that corroborated their suspicions about the illegal abortion activities. Certain medical equipment, devices, and special drugs were discovered in the apartment.

Police have yet to confirm the criminal charge the expat suspects will face.

Bridge Collapse in Bali Kills 9, Injures More Than 30 The Yellow Bridge in Klungkung, Bali collapsed at 6:30 pm local time on October 16, killing nine people, including three young children, and injuring more than 30.

Dozens of people were sent into the water in Klungkung, Bali after a bridge collapsed, killing nine people including three young kids, and injuring 30 more. First responders were dispatched to the scene of the disaster, which sent both people and motorcycles carrying families into the ocean.

Reports indicate the death count sits at nine, with eight victims officially identified.

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34 people were sent to the hospital with injuries, two of whom are said to be in serious condition. Witnesses believe many of the fatalities were the result of victims being crushed by debris. It remains unclear exactly what caused the suspension bridge to collapse. The overpass served as a connector between Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan Local police claim there were many people participating in a religious ceremony on the bridge at the time it collapsed.

Officer Arendra Wahyudi said the water under the bridge was less than two metres deep, but many of the victims were indeed hit by debris.

With exception to rare occasions when the life of the pregnant mother is at risk, abortion is still considered illegal in Indonesia. Nonetheless, many women still resort to illegal abortion practices and turn to unauthorized practitioners without the proper medical background and expertise.

Every year, three out of 1,000 Indonesian women between the ages 15 and 44 are admitted to the hospital with complications from illegal abortions. A recent study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute shows that abortion is 20 percent more prevalent in Indonesia than it is in all other Southeast Asian countries combined.

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Property Ownership

by Foreigners in Indonesia Foreigners living and working in Indonesia may wish to take advantage of a number of regulations recently enacted in favor of foreign property ownership in Indonesia. It is common practice for foreigners in Indonesia who own properties to do so through a nominee arrangement; however, such practice presents complicated legal and tax risks, trust issues and estate planning inconveniences.

What are the current legal means for foreigners to own property in Indonesia?

There are two legal means for foreigners to own property: Individual direct ownership and ownership through a Foreign Investment Limited Liability Company (PT PMA).

Foreigners holding a valid KITAS or KITAP may own a landed house or an apartment in Indonesia, according to Article 3 of Regulation of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning / Chief of National Land Bureau (BPN) No. 29 Year 2016 regarding Ownership of Residential Property by Foreigners in Indonesia enacted 26 September 2016. The ownership is in the form of Rights of Use (Hak Pakai) and subject to a minimum property value based on location, e.g. minimum Rp 10 billion for landed house or Rp 3 billion for apartment in DKI Jakarta. The conversion into Hak Pakai occurs upon sale and purchase, bequest, exchange, and auction or other means of transfer from Ownership Rights (Hak Milik) or Building Use Rights (Hak Guna Bangunan). Hak Pakai is valid for up to 30 years and is extendable for an additional 20 years, upon expiration of which it may be renewed for another 30 years.

The new regulation has greatly simplified the process to own residential property. It creates a new form of Hak Pakai for apartments whereby the underlying land with Hak Milik or Hak Guna Bangunan does not need to be converted to Hak Pakai. Furthermore, Article 16 of this regulation specifically allows residential property owned by foreigners in Hak Pakai to be pledged as collateral against a loan. The Hak Pakai title may also be converted back into Hak Milik or Hak Guna Bangunan as appropriate upon transfer to a third party, as stated in Article 17. However, it is yet unclear which financial institutions would accept these in practice.

What happens when my KITAS or KITAP expires?

The Hak Pakai ownership is contingent upon the foreigner maintaining a valid residence permit (KITAS or KITAP), and specifically at the time of purchase and sale of the property. The foreigner owning property under Hak Pakai should strive to renew his or her residence permit in a timely manner throughout the period of ownership. However, it is yet unclear how such requirement will be enforced.

The basis for redemption rate is a reasonable self-assessed value of the property. An affidavit may be signed before a notary declaring that such asset actually belongs to the taxpayer receiving amnesty and transfer of property must be completed, i.e. change of name on the certificate, by 31 December 2017.

The 5% title deed duty (BPHTB) will still use the taxable land value annually set by the government (NJOP).

So, foreigners are eligible to participate in Indonesia’s current tax amnesty?

Yes, foreigners who have been earning an income, reside in Indonesia for more than 183 days a year, desires to stay in Indonesia, and/or maintain residence in Indonesia, are eligible. An Indonesian tax identification number (NPWP), may participate in tax amnesty if they declare previously untaxed assets and are not in the midst of investigation, proceeding or sanction for tax crime. This is an excellent opportunity to claim tax residence in Indonesia and gain tax-legitimate access to income previously received overseas for a fraction of the tax cost, i.e. at the current 3% rate instead of the 30% progressive tax that the income would have been subject to, pursuant to Article 17 of the Income Tax Law.

Once I transfer my property, is there a way to dispose of the PT PMA without going through liquidation?

Yes. During the tax amnesty period, we are offering a special PT PMA disposal program at an attractive rate.

Contact us for more information.

What about foreigners who wish to invest in more than a residential property, and non-residential property?

I am concerned about the tax exposure when selling the property owned through a PT PMA. The options are to sell either the property or the shares of the company. Selling the property would incur PPh, BPHTB and PNBP burdens previously mentioned. In addition, any PT (PMA or local) selling property incurs a 10% Value Added Tax (PPN). The proceeds from the sale of property is retained within the company until dividends are disbursed to shareholders, upon which dividend tax of 10% would be incurred pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Income Tax Law. There is withholding tax for foreign shareholders depending on country of tax domicile and tax treaty with Indonesia. You could liquidate the company; however, liquidation is a complicated process that may take over a year, involving a tax audit, newspaper announcements, notarial deeds, Ministerial approval and appointment of liquidator.

Alternatively, selling the shares in the company would incur a progressive income tax (PPh 21) of a maximum of 30% from the capital gains, i.e. the difference between the transaction and nominal value of the shares in the company. It is not advisable to sell company shares at their nominal value if the company holds a property of much higher value.

That is a LOT of tax. What should I do if I want to keep the ownership under PT PMA? Fortunately, for ownership of property through a PT PMA, there is a revaluation program running through 31 December 2016, whereby the capital gains would be subject to a reduced rate of 6%, pursuant to Article 1(2)(c) of Minister of Finance Regulation No. 191/ PMK.010/2015 on Revaluation of Fixed Assets in 2015 and 2016. Article 9(2) of the Regulation also waives the 10% dividend tax normally incurred on the issuance of additional shares to shareholders subject to Article 4(1) (g) of Law No. 7 Year 1983 and as amended in Law No. 36 Year 2008 Article 2(b). If the property is revalued on or after 1 January 2017, the capital gains would be subject to 10% revaluation tax and the additional shares issued to shareholders would be subject to 10% dividend tax, as per the original revaluation program outlined in Minister of Finance Regulation No. 79/PMK.03/2008.

The only legal means of owning property(ies) other than for the purpose of residence is through a PT PMA. Land ownership is usually in the form of Building Use Rights (Hak Guna Bangunan) or Commercial Use Rights (Hak Guna Usaha), with a variety of business fields possible for the PT PMA as regulated by the Investment Coordinating Body (BKPM). Placing property ownership in a Limited Liability Company (PT) is common business practice among Indonesian investors who believe in the potential gains to be reaped in the property sector, specifically in owning and developing strategic land as well as for estate planning.

Where can I get more advice?

For tailored solutions on property ownership, tax amnesty, PT PMA, and matters relating to individual or corporate compliance in Indonesia, please do not hesitate to contact us.

What taxes are incurred in a transfer of property?

Prior to 8 August 2016, any transfer of property was subject to 5% income tax (PPh) and 5% title deed duty (BPHTB), as well as government administrative fee (PNBP). President Jokowi has enacted Government Regulation No. 34 Year 2016 regarding the Income Tax from Transfer of Property, reducing the PPh to 2.5%. During the tax amnesty program, currently ongoing until 31 March 2017, the PPh is waived for the transfer of ownership of property from a nominee, pursuant to Article 15 of Law No. 11 Year 2016 regarding Tax Amnesty. Foreigners owning property through a nominee may receive amnesty by declaring the nominee property and paying the appropriate redemption fee (uang tebusan), currently at 3% until 31 December 2016 and 5% from 1 January until 31 March 2017. This is not a ransom fee as participating in the tax amnesty program is a free choice, albeit with many future considerations.

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE FOOD AND DRINK Our Clandestine Critic has dined all over the world, everywhere from threeMichelin starred restaurants in Monaco to street stalls in Shanghai – so this discerning palate has pedigree. The quest for truth and the elimination of mediocrity in Indonesia’s emerging dining scene is finally here!

NUSA GASTRONOMY

A Delicious Journey through the Archipelago Where modernity and tradition collide in a bountiful and elegant display of unique Indonesian ingredients and regional cuisine.

The amuse bouche plate featured four select bites, which are not for the squeamish, as one featured cow brains stewed in curry spices and another local eels dried crackercrisp in the style of a grissini and dipped in a tomato-based sambal, which was good enough to drink in the style of gazpacho. The buffalo cheese had a texture reminiscent of that of fresh Italian buffalo mozzarella, but held a mellow funk more appropriate in Southeast Asia.

BY THE CL ANDESTINE CRITIC

The challenges with modern gastronomy and the chefs who defy the traditional methods and cuisines are that most often they forget the fundamental elements of restaurant dining. The food has to taste good; ingredients should be celebrated (with importance placed on perceived value); and the dining experience has to remain cohesive with a narrative to bring the audience on board a journey, whatever it may be. Lose any of those elements, and you lose the essence of the dining experience, whether it is from a street stall or the highest echelons of fine dining.

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GADON REBUNG DAGING

AYAM LEMPAH KULAT

SOP KAMBING BETAWI

NUSA Indonesian Gastronomy Jalan Kemang Raya 81, Kemang, Jakarta 12730 Telephone: +62(0)217193954 Email: journey@nusagastronomy.com

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As a critic, I’ve ridden the highs and lows of modernist cuisine.

Nothing is more excruciating in this job than counting down the courses of a meal where there is little more than a chef ’s ego presented on a plate. However, when it is done well, there is little comparison to the joy felt when a special connection is established between the chef ’s masterful articulation of the cuisine and his guests. In some unique cases, a chef can change the course of an indigenous cuisine; much like what Juan Mari Arzak did for Basque/Spanish cookery or what Auguste Escoffier did for French cuisine.

Chef Ragil Imam Wibowo possesses a mastery of the unique Indonesian culinary heritage, and artfully conveys the complexity of Indonesian ingredients. His food is steeped in tradition, but is also elegantly adapted to the modern palate, for Indonesians as well as those who have a little less literacy in the vast diversity that is traditional Indonesian cuisine.

That his creations can translate so well across different cultures is a testament to his talent in the kitchen.

Chef Ragil’s team could not be faulted, either. From the moment guests step in through the front doors of the historic Dutch Colonial building to the moment they leave, there is a real sense of hospitality and dedication to service. This was one of the only few times in my stay here in Jakarta when I have seen a veritable level of hospitality that is on par with international standards. Our server, a lovely young woman with an excellent command of not only English, but of the menu and ingredients, metaphorically held our hands through the impressive details of the menu. We were never for want, and clear cues from our dining table (without actually having to signal for staff) were attended to quickly. The timing and presentation were excellent, and the service was friendly without being intrusive.

As the restaurant is situated inside a historic home, there are many rooms to explore, and apparently, lounge in. The intertwining of rattan, grey marble table-tops, wooden chandeliers and onyx tableware could have felt fragmented and uninspired. However, every element was incorporated and presented in a harmonious nod to tradition and the modern Indonesian aesthetic, quietly buoying the meals presented and allowing them take centre stage. That the different design elements were also sourced from local, young artists is also exemplary of how far the chef ’s vision extends to each area of his restaurant.

From the refreshing and effervescent jamu (welcome drink) to the final course of coffee and Indonesian-style petits fours, there is an emphasis on regional ingredients and flavour profiles. The kitchen prides itself on finding the best local producers and paying homage to the wonderful bounty that Indonesia has to offer. Evidently, some ingredients are not cultivated, but are harvested by indigenous communities in remote areas of the archipelago.

The gorgeous appetizers were presented in a burst of lovely pastels and spring colours: the Gohu Udang is the Northern Maluku version of a prawn ceviche, marinated in kalamansi lime juice and coconut milk and highlighted by a delicate dressing of sweet basil, sambal and edible flowers. The shaved and dried tuna salad was gloriously savoury with a hint of smoke and splash of lavender from the bunga telang, the butterfly pea flower that is a natural food dye commonly used in Southeast Asia. The visual appeal of the dish is only part of what makes it so wonderful; this is a dish I can rally well behind.

Another standout course was the Sop Ikan Kuah Kuning, red snapper with shaved fermented wood fish flakes, mini carambola and Thai sweet basil. The chef incorporated large balls of papeda, a type of chewy sago starch that is usually the base of a meal for Papuans. It provided an interesting counter to the fragrant, clear fish broth.

“His food is steeped in tradition, but is also

elegantly adapted to the modern palate, for Indonesians as well as those who have a little less literacy in the vast diversity that is traditional Indonesian cuisine.”

For the main course, the Ayam Lempah Kulat Pelawan is extraordinary. Although the slow-braised, free-range, local breed chicken was fine on its own, the addition of stewed pelawan mushrooms took it to another level. These delicate mushrooms are seasonal and rare, found growing only on the pelawan tree on Bangka Island in Sumatra.

Its flavour is reminiscent of a mild dried porcini. Another favourite is the Gadon Rebung Daging. Ground local, free range, grass-fed Balinese beef is cooked in banana leaves to a custard-like consistency, and served with fresh bamboo shoots and a delicious creamy sauce that goes splendidly with the fluffy, Indonesian steamed rice.

There were only a few slight missteps throughout the evening. The Bacem Daging, a slow braised beef and vegetables main course arrived tough and chewy. Perhaps if the beef had another 30 minutes to an hour in the pot, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, the sinew and gristle was still present and the slices of beef were difficult to eat.

The aforementioned cow brain amuse bouche was served lukewarm and tasted surprisingly bland even with curry spices, and had it been more than a bite, I don’t think I would have been able to stomach it.

The desserts were excellent, and spoke to an understated and delicate pastry chef, whose muted voice could still stand on its own against the former half of the meal.

Vision and creativity, along with traditional French techniques and amazing local spices, fruits and seasonings leant to a powerful finish.

Dinner for Two Meal (Prix-fixe, five courses) Drinks (non-alcoholic) Service Charge (8%) PB1 Tax Total

Rp. 1,100,000 Rp. 165,000 Rp. 101,200 Rp. 136,620 Rp. 1,502,820

When My Teen Freezes Over An episode of “storm and stress”, is the term used to describe adolescence (Hall, 1904). Too old to be needy, too young to be responsible. Haunted by harsh competition of future job market, schools feel compelled to provide a curriculum to stretch students to be able to do more, faster and earlier.

Because good equals hard, students today are forced to make difficult choices – and sacrifices- in order to be on top of things in life. As time is always lacking and peers are always pressuring, teenagers often withdraw into their shells to find peace and break from life – leaving parents and teachers scratching their heads for clues to reach them.

READING THE CLUES Actions speak louder than words. If he says “I got it. ” while getting detention slips every other day, something is not alright. When she screams “Leave me alone!” , leaving her door open that you can hear her cry, she secretly means “Help me, please.” When you teenager sends you mixed messages, the truth lies in what he does, not says. Keep in mind that forced intervention will only draw him deeper into his shell. Sometimes, they do need space and your help at the same time.

These are among the hardest times, but usually worth your effort most too.

REACHING THROUGH Teenagers have funny belief that adults won’t understand them. They need evidence that you also “live in the same era.” Take time to study what matters for them. Take time to talk about it or do it with them. Hence, you invest your presence for rougher times. An even more powerful investment is the habit of listening. Many times, teens skip talking to adults because “They won’t listen, anyway.”

As you manage to prove your availability over time, you are buying yourself a precious ticket to their minds and hearts – when you need it the most.

might find it overwhelming when more than one adult come together at him, so try to talk in private setting. If you hit the prize of his openness, seek to keep your calm however bad the news is. It is a risky path he takes, sharing with you. It is not something that he will repeat in the future, if he hits the wall or set a bomb off. Our ability to guide them is at best when we are levelheaded. Their ability to trust in us, is at best when they believe in our sincerity.

Teenagers will test their parents and teachers for a lot of things. Limits and unconditional love be two of them. After all, this is their time to learn to stand as themselves. There are no magic words or tricks that will always work. Just like every other relationship, it’s in the little things we do every day.

General Information Ichthus School is known for its strong academics and value-based education, with an emphasis on the Christian faith and character building. The school embraces creativity and multiple intelligences, collaborative and cooperative learning, entrepreneurial skills, sports and fitness, performing and visual arts, as well as community services.

Curriculum The comprehensive and integrated Ichthus curriculum meets the rigorous requirements of multiple international standards, including full accreditation by WASC and ACSI. Our Secondary Curriculum is designed around the Cambridge IGCSE in Grades 9 and 10 and the International A Levels in Grades 11 and 12.

MELT THE ICE, DON’T BREAK IT Warm presence brings you closer to your teen’s enclosed heart. Sometimes, he needs a moment to process his thoughts and feelings. We can be there for him, without pushing him into discussion he is not ready for. Spend good time together with movies, dine-outs or sport activities that take intensity off of him. Even if it takes days, wait until he’s at ease before discussing the crucial. He

About the Writer Ms Nalia Sari Liestiani, was a psychology teacher in international schools with more than a decade experience as a counselor to teenagers in schools. A graduate in psychology, she is now a counselor in Ichthus Schools working closely with teenagers, specializing in counselling and career profiling.

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL Grace is a freelance writer, former TV journalist, and aspiring documentarist with a passion for Indonesian history and culture. Contact her at g.c.susetyo@gmail.com

Mt. Rinjani Senggigi Mataram

Sembalun Selong Praya Selong Blanak

Sembalun Country: Indonesia Province: Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Land area: 41,330 hectares (Taman Nasional Gunung Rinjani) Largest city: Mataram Population: 19,051 (2012 estimate of Sembalun district) How to get there Flights into international airport at Mataram, and car rental to Sembalun

BARAKA NUSANTARA

Coffee Heroes for Education

What to bring Hat, sunscreen, insect repellent Cash for transactions – draw cash in Mataram, no ATMs in Sembalun.

BY GR ACE SUSE T YO

The fertile Sembalun highlands at the foot of Mount Rinjani produce some of Indonesia’s finest Arabica, but until recently it’s also been one of Lombok’s best kept secrets. Rapidly developing with tourism and agribusiness, Sembalun’s local Sasak community grows aware of the urgency for quality education to secure their children’s future. In response, local Sembalun farmers and Indonesian young urban professionals unite in a coffee-for-education social enterprise called Baraka Nusantara – “blessings (from/for) the Indonesian archipelago”.

It was a Saturday night, and I had just come two hours on the back of Baraka co-founder Wathan Athan’s motorbike from Bayan (North Lombok) to Sembalun (East Lombok). There were dozens of bright coloured tents lit by flashlights in the yard of Rumah Belajar Sankabira, which tutor Ipan Sembara would later work into a flower garden. “Assalammualaikum,” Wathan’s five-year-old son Rifqa came forward to kiss my hand, followed by other children.

They were camping to attend the monthly movie night, watching children’s films and documentaries made by Indonesian indie filmmakers.

Having learned about the Baraka founders’ dream to build it since 2013, setting foot in Sankabira for the first time was an incredible feeling. Modelled after the Pitu Bale traditional houses of nearby Kampung Belek and designed by Melbourne-based architect Putri Yulandari, Rumah Belajar Sankabira is a library and playhouse that opened in June 2016 and runs a Sasak culture-based afterschool programme. It is situated at the foot of Bukit Pergasingan, and outlooks Mount Rinjani over green landscapes on a clear day. Sankabira in Sasak culture is a concept of communal mutual support and helping each other.

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film screenings, field trips, volunteer guest classes and Sasak culture art projects at Sankabira. In September, I visited during the Storytelling Month programme, which introduced participating children to traditional Sasak folklore, other Indonesian folk stories and international fairy tales.

Sankabira also recently hosted an evening theatrical production featuring local children and tutors.

“In an era when young people become easily addicted to television and electronic gadgets, disconnected from the stories and relational spaces where our Sasak culture used to be perpetuated, and experience the absence of parents who migrate to Malaysia or the Middle East for work, it becomes crucial to have a positive, inclusive, informal educational space like Rumah Belajar Sankabira,” said Diah as she shares stories of her day job as a local schoolteacher, mentoring teenagers at work and raising toddlers at home. “Young people here get into trouble too. But at the end of the day, they make it through thanks to our cultural values: honesty, hard work, and looking out for one another.”

Sankabira’s sole donor is Kopi Pahlawan, the Sembalun organic premium Arabica coffee brand marketed by Baraka Nusantara.

About 80 percent of the funds to build the Rumah Belajar came from the profits of Kopi Pahlawan, and the remaining 20

percent was raised through social media crowdfunding in 2015. Using Facebook and Instagram as its main marketing platform, Kopi Pahlawan markets directly to customers on-demand, collaborates with coffee shops in Jakarta and has brewed at coffee tasting events in Indonesia, Australia, Scotland and Germany.

Through the brand Kopi Pahlawan - literally meaning “heroes’ coffee” - Baraka tells the story of Sembalun coffee farmers as heroes that fight to secure their children’s future through education. As an espresso brew, Kopi Pahlawan has been described by barista Bina Yunanto of Smoking Barrels as “balanced, of mellow acidity, comparable to Latin American coffee but with a sweet, Indonesian palm sugar-like aftertaste”, and roaster Joni Lima of Kopi Guerrilla as having notes of “herbs and spices, lemon acidity, caramel sweetness and dark chocolate bitterness.”

“Sembalun farmers used to keep coffee cherries in the attic for years at a time. We did not bring the coffee out unless there’s a special event such as a khitanan (Islamic circumcision for boys) or a wedding,” said Wathan as he poured me a cup of his selfroasted special blend. I requested a weak brew, keeping my caffeine intolerance in mind. The air instantly filled with the irresistible fragrance of warm, fresh coffee.

I have heard coffee snobs say that the ultimate test of a coffee’s quality is when a caffeine intolerant person does not develop a headache or heartburn after drinking it.

Kopi Pahlawan passed the test for me.

The partnership with Baraka Nusantara since May of 2013 became necessary to facilitate Kopi Pahlawan’s access to a reliable and sustainable market. “Nobody bought our coffee. We used to trade coffee for anchovies,” Wathan described what it was like to sell Sembalun coffee before

Baraka. In early 2013, Jakarta-based legal researcher Maryam Rodja found Wathan’s Sembalun coffee posts on Facebook. She subsequently scheduled visits to Sembalun, learned of local farmers’ concerns about their livelihoods and children’s futures, and assembled an eclectic support team of Indonesian young professionals based in Jakarta and Australia. Though no-one in the Baraka team claims to be the leader, Maryam plays a major role in igniting the organization’s vision.

Coffee was introduced to Sembalun in 1942 by the Chinese. It used to be Sembalun’s most prized commodity until Suharto’s Revolusi Hijau in the mid-1980s replaced coffee with vegetable farming, promoting garlic as the primary crop.

60-year-old farmer Husmini spent much of his productive life as a vegetable farmer, raising crops that were addicted to chemical fertilizers and pesticides, paying labourers to care intensively for his crops and earning next to nothing. “The production of garlic costs more than it sells for on the market,” said Husmini. “When we overproduce vegetables, sometimes we have no choice but to release it very cheap to middlemen.

We have no bargaining power.”

The vegetable era was marked by rampant exploitation of farmers by middlemen who monopolized the crop market at prohibitively cheap prices, only paying farmers months after the sale, and often not paying at all when the middlemen failed to make a profit. This made farmers vulnerable to additional exploitation by moneylenders and cycles of debt.

“Our religion teaches, ‘Pay your workers before their sweat dries,” Wathan quotes an Islamic hadith. “Coffee is a solution for farmers to escape cycles of debt involving middlemen and moneylenders. We believe that when we make others’ livelihoods easier by refraining from collecting interest, God will also bless us with a successful business.”

The coffee tree is known to retain water in cool weather and release water in warm weather, which keeps a balanced hydrology.

It grows best in the diverse company of other crops and taller trees, which helps restore the soil’s nutrients. Additionally, coffee is relatively low maintenance, which allows farmers to diversify their produce and eliminate the need for fertilizers, pesticides and additional labour. Coffee is also a long-life plant, which can mean a morsel of financial security for farmers looking to retire at an old age.

“I wish I had started earlier when I was younger and healthier,” said Husmini, who only began planting coffee since 2011.

Baraka Nusantara recently started selling open trip packages for tourists and volunteers who are interested in meeting the coffee heroes of Kopi Pahlawan and the future heroes they’re raising at Rumah Belajar Sankabira. Trips may include camping at the Sankabira garden, coffee tasting, visits to the coffee plantation and roasting facilities, a visit to the Pitu Bale traditional houses, and volunteering at Rumah Belajar Sankabira. Wathan speaks basic English, and the education team at Sankabira would appreciate guest volunteer classes in English and other fields of skills and knowledge.

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Life at the

Australian Independent School

BY CAR ANISSA DJATMIKO

Teaching and travelling might be the perfect combination for those who are looking to build a career in education, with a bit of adventure.

Apart from being the go-to institutions for expatriate children in Indonesia, international schools are also known for attracting foreign educators who wish to make the most of their careers by teaching in different parts of the world.

Julie Louis Moreno teaches biology at the Australian Independent School (AIS) in Jakarta. She arrived in Indonesia more than eight years ago after previously residing in London, Mexico City and Saigon, where she also taught on the international school circuit. Her motivation to get more foreign experience in education eventually led her to the world’s largest archipelago, where there are many educational problems to be solved.

“We had been living on the Gold Coast for a year while my husband finished his master’s studies and we had our second child, but we both had itchy feet and missed the excitement of living abroad, especially the cultural experience and the chance to learn a new language,” explains Moreno.

The couple decided to take a teaching offer in Indonesia; Moreno as a teacher and her husband as an education consultant. When Moreno first landed in the capital, she began working part time at a local international school.

Soon after, she came across a job vacancy for a biology teacher at AIS and decided to apply.

Moreno reveals that like most international schools, AIS offers a global curriculum. But it is the school’s relatively small size that allows her to further get to know her students and watch them grow.

To promote inclusion and diversity, AIS promotes what it calls “Global Citizenship” into all aspects of its curriculum.

This encourages students to be aware of recent global issues, as well as learn to evaluate them from different perspectives.

Moreno thinks that Global Citizenship plays an important role in developing students’ critical thinking and the skillset to properly question and respond to important issues.

Additionally, the programme aims to help students reflect on their life goals and learn how to become ‘compassionate citizens’ with the ability to take action.

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Programmes like Global Citizenship also help students realize their full potential. “I have been really interested in this programme since I attended the first Global Citizenship Summit in 2009 and saw how teachers can motivate students to make real changes in the world and examples of students who are doing this.”

For educators like Moreno, working in different nations certainly means that you must quickly adapt to various kinds of education environments. This ultimately requires a teacher to not only learn the local culture, but also the education systems that take place in each respective country.

In the past, Moreno overcame all kinds of challenges at a multitude of educational institutions. Before teaching at AIS, she worked in schools where the majority of the students did not speak English as their mother tongue.

“For educators like

Moreno, working in different nations means that you must quickly adapt to various kinds of education environments.”

This was difficult because Moreno had to deliver teaching materials for subjects like science, mathematics and humanities to a group of students who were still learning Basic English. For Moreno, improvisation became an important skill in the classroom.

She was forced to come up with new strategies so that students still get the best learning experiences despite the language barrier. After completing several courses on teaching language, she learned how to create a conducive environment in her classroom through activities that encourage deeper student engagement like outbound excursions, practical experiments and peer teaching.

Finding a work-life balance also becomes an issue with many international school teachers. According to Moreno, she is constantly pushing herself to come up with new approaches for teaching.

Luckily, Moreno thinks that Indonesia provides the kind of environment that allows international teachers to maintain quality time outside of work. She admits that she is pleased by the strong kinship that the local community provides.

According to her, this is in contrast to other countries she has worked and lived in before.

“There is a great sense of community and friendliness that is often missing in Australian society. Indonesians are very warm people and we love meeting local people when we travel,” says Moreno.

Teaching overseas has broadened Moreno’s horizons.

Although some of us may think that the job translates to having a long holiday, the reality offers more work than most would expect. But for those who have what it takes, the experience might just be worth the sacrifice.

AIS Indonesia, formerly Australian International School, is an independent multi-campus school providing an international education to all nationalities in Indonesia. We offer a fully integrated Australian Curriculum from Preschool to Year 6 in our Primary Campus, Jakarta and Year 7 to Year 12, including the IB Diploma, in the High School Campus, Jakarta. The Bali Campus offers Preschool to Year 12 and the Balikpapan Campus offers Preschool to Year 8.

To apply for a teaching position, please visit www.ais-indonesia.com

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Pulling Your Leg Some creative beggars are posing as amputees in order to elicit more sympathy.

Meanwhile, one gang is kidnapping children and putting them to work as beggars.

BY KENNE TH YEUNG

The one-legged boy was a pitiful sight. As he grovelled along the sidewalk, his abject appearance tugged at the heartstrings of pedestrians, prompting some to loosen their purse-strings. But it was just an act for the sake of getting high.

Sandi (13) was detained by public order police in the West Sumatra capital of Padang on October 20 while begging outside a shopping mall. Upon examining the boy, officers discovered he had concealed his right leg simply by bending it upward before putting on his jeans.

Police said Sandi and others like him use their money from begging to buy solvent glue to sniff. These glues contain toluene, a pleasant-smelling liquid hydrocarbon which, when inhaled, creates a feeling of euphoria by dissolving the protective membrane around brain cells. Glue sniffing, known locally as ngelem, also reduces hunger pangs and can cause hallucinations, respiratory problems and organ failure.

Indonesia has declared war on drugs and is happy to shoot foreign drug mules, but there is no national campaign to stop street vendors from selling neurotoxic glues to street kids. Instead, it’s the recreational drug of choice for delinquents unable to afford illegal narcotics.

Sandi was handed over to the care of the Padang Social Office, where he is being detained with other miscreants for “rehabilitation”. Police said the saddest thing is that family members of such children never come to collect them from the authorities.

You Look Armless Phony amputees also operate in the West Java city of Bandung. Ridwan Kamil, the city’s social media savvy mayor, on August 5 uploaded to his Facebook account a video of a man without any arms begging while prostrate on a sidewalk outside a shop. Public order officers then confront the man and remove his shirt, revealing he has two perfectly good arms.

Ridwan also uploaded to Instagram “before and after” photos of the man, who was identified only as Alexander.

The first shows him in armless, begging mode. The second shows him with both arms out, enjoying a cigarette. “If you want to share some good fortune,” the mayor commented, “we advise giving to children’s homes or orphanages.”

The following day, the mayor uploaded a photo of his 12-year-old daughter, Camilla Azzahra, showing off a new smartphone which she bought with her own money on the strength of her part-time job selling Thai iced tea.

The message is that hard work is a better way to earn money than begging. Being the daughter of a senior public official probably doesn’t hurt either.

Earlier this year, a YouTube video uploaded by a user named Yanuar Tampubolon showed a fake amputee beggar being exposed on a street in Sumatra. The man had his left leg tightly concealed under two pairs of jeans and two pairs of pants.

In South Jakarta, I used to encounter a genuinely onelegged man, who would crawl pathetically along the road at traffic lights, seemingly struggling to raise his torso and arm to reach the windows of stopped cars. He kept his prosthetic false leg hidden in a shrubbery on a median strip. He could walk quite adequately when he needed to, but it was better for business to appear as crippled and miserable as possible.

Then there are the beggars who feign blindness and those who scuttle about awkwardly on a crutch, as if they are partly crippled. There’s also the “sick grandmother” routine, in which a man pushes an elderly lady around on a trolley.

She will invariably have a forlorn expression and be dressed in rags. Other methods of attracting sympathy include fake wounds and carrying a baby.

Buying Penance Seasonal beggars descend upon Jakarta and other major Indonesian cities during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan. That’s because giving alms is a religious obligation, especially during the holy month. People of almost all religious persuasions feel they will score divine points if they give to charity. Opportunistic beggars are happy to sell them this feeling of charitable piety.

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has warned that many of the beggars who come to Jakarta during Ramadhan are not genuinely homeless or poor.

Some families spend much of the month pretending to sleep in a pushcart, always located on a busy street, in order to attract compassion.

Arif Komady, arrested by municipal police officers while begging in the Central Kalimantan town of Sampit, was found to own a car and credit cards. Based in the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin, he would drive his wife and children between major cities and towns, and have the entire family begging during Ramadhan.

In Jakarta, the Social Affairs Office of Kebayoran Baru district in October detained a beggar named Muklis (64) who was carrying Rp.90 million (US$6,900) in earnings from panhandling. He had regularly exchanged his collected coins and dilapidated banknotes for crisp money at banks.

Kidnapped Should we resent creative beggars? Yes. Sure there are plenty of people getting away with much more serious financial crimes, but begging is illegal in Indonesia, as is giving to beggars. Begging also exacerbates more serious crimes.

On October 9, two boys were kidnapped in the West Java city of Sukabumi. They were ordered to walk about 30 kilometres to the town of Cianjur, where they were put to work as beggars.

Sultan Alisahbana (10) and Mohammed Farhan (8) were playing near a railway line when a man calling himself Asep approached them. He allegedly offered them Rp.190,000 (US$14.50) and a trip to the seaside resort area of Pelabuhan Ratu. But instead, the boys were taken to Cianjur. They slept in a shack near the railway line. When they became thirsty and hungry, Asep sent them out to beg. He gave them false names and said that if anyone asked about their parents, they should say that Asep was their father.

On his fifth day of begging, Sultan was rescued on the evening of October 14 outside a mosque. Farhan was located on October 23 in West Bandung and returned to his parents.

Police said Asep, who remains at large, is a known member of a child begging syndicate and is not shy to use violence.

In the East Kalimantan capital of Samarinda, authorities in late October urged people not to feel sorry for beggars, as giving them money only perpetuates a culture of laziness and encourages more people to become beggars. Local police

“People of almost all religious

persuasions feel they will score divine points if they give to charity. Opportunistic beggars are happy to sell them this feeling of charitable piety.” said many of the city’s beggars are organized by a begging syndicate, which deploys them to strategic locations, such as cemeteries, houses of worship and restaurants, where they can best pester people for money.

Foreigners also find Indonesia rich grounds for begging. In September, police in East Java arrested a German tourist, Benjamin Holst, for begging. Holst has an enlarged right leg, which is a handy prop for begging and has helped him to travel the world. In August, three mainland Chinese tourists in Bali were deported for dressing up as monks and begging.

If you don’t know how to respond when a mournful beggar approaches your car window, the usual Indonesian method is to politely raise your right hand. Or you can attempt to brighten their day with a big cheerful smile. Remember, there are some great charities that need assistance, but giving money to beggars on the street only feeds your ego and encourages indolence. issue 177 Indonesia expat

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE MEET THE EXPAT Karen Davis is a NYC artist and writer.

A Photographic Surf Legend in Bali Meet the photographer who brought Indonesian surfers to the international level.

Jason Reposar is now one of Bali’s top fashion photogs.

BY K AREN DAVIS

What are your origins?

I was born and raised in the concrete jungle of Liverpool, England. My parents met at a lunchtime Beatles show. By the age of six, I was trained to be a football player, but was always more interested in art and fashion. I remember a defining moment when I was 12 and watched the Pipeline Masters on TV. I remember thinking, I want to do that.

At age 14, my world changed. My parents moved us to San Fernando, California. I started surfing. I surfed at Canoga Park but mostly in Malibu. It became the foundation for the rest of my life.

How did you start your career as a photographer?

First I was a graphic designer and that just came to me! I worked at a chic restaurant in Malibu where people from the film industry went. Late one night, these guys came in who always requested me as their waiter; Wim Wenders and David Pincher, both well known in the industry. While waiting for me they started going through my personal journal. They said, ‘You’re an artist! What are you doing working here?’ So I started working for the Generated Digital Post in LA. I was an assistant HTML programmer and worked on interesting projects like Michael Jackson.

In my spare time, I did advertisements for various companies. I got a job for a surfboard ad and the photo was so bad I told the owner I’d do it myself. The day I shot was also a day a lot of major surfers were out. I shot 20 rolls of film and after doing the add, I went to Surfer magazine and ended up with a contract of exclusivity with Transworld Surf; and enjoyed 16 years of travelling, surfing and photography. This was probably the most magical thing that has happened in my life. It is exactly what I was meant to do. I can say this: I am the best scouse surf photographer on the planet! Scouse is a bloke from Liverpool.

How did you make the transition from surfing to fashion?

I was here on a contract to do surf photography. I basically ended up being fired for my preference of shooting Indonesian surfers. After five years of consistently putting

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“The crown jewel of my career

so far has got to be when I was promoting Indonesian surfers to an unprecedented international level and helping them get the financial respect they deserve.” local surfers at the forefront and finally helping them gain recognition, I was let go but stayed on in Bali. I met Michaela of Bali Starz and she took me under her wing, giving me jobs in the fashion industry and it grew from there. Now I photograph many known models and personalities.

You have been very successful in surf and fashion photography. What kind of photographer do you see yourself as?

Portrait photography. Five years ago I would have said surf, rock ‘n’ roll and women. My experience has taught me to communicate with people. Before shooting anyone, you have to connect on a deeper level. I know that comes naturally to me. I like being able to capture a person’s essence, their hidden dark side – that side that connects us all as humans, but we hide it. I would love to end up shooting personalities and celebrities to deal with a different personality each day and catch a moment of it.

What is one of the highlights of your career?

The crown jewel of my career so far has got to be when I was promoting Indonesian surfers to an unprecedented international level, and helping them get the financial respect they deserve. When I first arrived in Bali, I was exposed to a different way of life and given a feeling of tranquillity that will be a part of me forever. I am eternally grateful to all those people who made me feel at home when I was most lost, and who showed me a new way of seeing the world. Surfers from all over the world have used Indonesian surfers to gain

knowledge and learn where the good conditions are, but they never get the media exposure they deserve. By me only sending pictures of Indonesian surfers, they had to print the images to justify the expense of my contract. When it came time to renegotiate, they did not offer another contract.

What interests you the most?

It has been a long road of discovery to know who I am and what I have to offer, what I’m curious about and what interests me. I am most interested in being a disturber!

I am more interested in what people are not telling you; what is behind their personal presentation of themselves, their name, their job, their relationships. When I put them in front of the camera, through the dark shadows and bright lighting, the mood of that moment will reveal the dark side of who they are. It is left up to the interpretation of the viewer. I want to offer images of light and dark; yin and yang, there is no light without darkness. It is the hidden side we all own. It is what makes us human.

What has made you stay in Bali and Indonesia?

I have learned so much about myself in Bali and Indonesia.

It is a whole different society which I must respect because I am a guest here. My opinions mean nothing. I’m learning and growing as an individual by being aware of the differences in our eastern and western societies, which enlightens me daily. Here in Bali, I discovered the meaning of karma. That we are all one and all part of each other.

Every move we make has an impact. I want to give back to this society which has given me so much. Indonesia is the number one capitol of great surf. It offers every kind of wave you would want to ride or photograph. Whether it is Sumatra, Bali or Sulawesi, I am treated so well and taken to the very best spots for surf. I learn spiritually and mentally from these relationships. That is why I have remained in Bali and in Indonesia.

For more information, contact jason@reposarphoto.com

EXPAT LIFESTYLE QUIRKS

Jakarta Man Withdraws Funny Money from ATM

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

A man in South Jakarta was surprised to find one of the bills he withdrew from a Bank Mandiri ATM in early October was actually fake money.

Many people, especially foreigners, have always joked about Indonesia’s multicoloured rupiah bills looking a lot like Monopoly money.

Earlier this month, Satriaputra Sukarno shared on his Instagram page a photo of the fake money his father withdrew on Wednesday, October 5. The caption read: “So… my father withdrew Rp.50k from the Mandiri ATM at Circle K in Cipete, it came out like this. Nice joke, Mandiri, but pls give actual 50.”

Shortly after Sukarno posted, Mandiri’s Customer Service Instagram account commented on the photo, apologizing for the problem. The bank was prompt to instruct Sukarno to have the fake money exchanged for the real thing at one of their Mandiri branches nearby. He could get his cash so long as he produced an authentic receipt for his withdrawal.

Government Puts Bounty on Local Rats, Dead or Alive

Sukarno seemed to have been satisfied with the bank’s service, as he later edited the photo caption to add: “Mandiri does an amazing customer service job. Case closed!

Mine, at least. Shout out to any of you who got Monopoly money as well.

BY LEIGHTON COSSEBOOM

Mandiri’s corporate secretary Rohan Hafas told Tempo that the incident could have been due to an oversight from the vendors in charge of restocking their ATMs with cash. Hafas said Mandiri will have the vendor investigated accordingly.

Indonesia is well-known for its counterfeit money black market. In August, police apprehended two suspected counterfeit money dealers who operated in South Tangerang and Depok. The suspects had roughly Rp.45 million (US$3,460) in notes. Authorities say it’s not an irregular sort of arrest in cities like Bali and Jakarta.

In what might closely resemble a future dystopia in the capital, Jakarta provincial government has asked locals to kill rats for a financial reward. It says, “Just round them up!”

Strap yourselves in, because this is absurd. Evidently, the provincial government of Jakarta has put a price on the heads of all local rats. It has asked citizens to help reduce the population by offering them a financial reward for each rat carcass they can produce. With policies like this, a world like that of Mad Max might not be as far off as we imagine.

Vice Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said the government is offering Rp.20,000 (US$1.50) for every rat you catch as part of a new Rat Extermination Campaign. He told Kompas, “Just round them up, later district heads will get involved. Just count the number of rats and we’ll pay accordingly.”

Despite turning locals into rat bounty hunters, Hidayat did not indicate whether the rats should be brought in dead or alive. That part is probably not important, as the vice governor said he plans for their carcasses to be turned into compost anyway.

The rat population in Jakarta has been growing, said Hidayat, adding that it’s particularly the case in crowded areas of the city. According to him, rats are the cause of diseases spreading to local children.

This is not the first time citizens in Asia have been called upon to hunt vermin in their cities. The same thing was done in Hanoi in the past. In India the government once paid people to kill poisonous snakes. The results of these two programmes went awry, however, as locals starting breeding the animals in their homes so they could then kill them and turn a profit.

Police Confiscate “Pornographic” Textbooks in West Sumatra Pasaman police raided a number of West Sumatra schools early this month and confiscated “pornographic textbooks” that supposedly contained vulgar content, according to complaints filed by parents.

Pasaman Police said they had the consent of the schools to conduct the raid and confiscate the textbooks allegedly containing “pornographic content”, as reported by the complaining parents.

Other than the academic challenges of being in fifth grade, students also need to deal with the bodily changes that the onset of puberty comes with. It’s widely known that Indonesia isn’t exemplary at giving the young population practical sexual education. The popular reason continues to be ‘morality issues’, although most schools do cover the basics of human anatomy.

Police Chief Syamsuir told JPNN that some schools in the Rao district requested that authorities form a team to trace the books throughout the region. He added that the schools are willing to surrender them, as the textbooks have been troubling people in the area.

Fifth-grade students in the Pasaman regency of West Sumatra, however, will be learning nothing close to the basics of sex ed. The only thing they will be learning is that they should be ashamed of their bodies after their science and health books were confiscated by the police and the region’s Department of Education. The textbooks were deemed “vulgar” for containing an illustration of both male and female reproductive anatomy.

In relation to the police raids, a memo banning the vulgar textbooks was also issued by the Pasaman Department of Education.

Yunzar Lubis, head of the Pasaman District Education Council, told Okezone he would be requesting his superiors to review the memo. He argued that the textbooks in question had been compiled and reviewed by educational authorities from the Ministry of Education, and were recognized by the ministry as fit for fifth-grade academic use.

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Nobel Prize Winners to Inspire Change in Indonesia Indonesia will welcome Nobel Prize winners for the first time next year in a bid to promote global peace. Here is what locals should expect from the event series.

BY CAR ANISSA DJATMIKO

“Bridges is one of over 1,000

programmes that IPF has arranged thus far.”

In the past, as many as 66 keynote speakers, which included 48 Nobel winners, have contributed in Bridges which has taken place in countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. Although the event is known among academics, it has also invited well-known public figures who set out to reach the global audience by highlighting interesting topics.

Actor Jackie Chan, for example, is among those who visited Thailand to speak on the topic “Art and Culture as A Pathway towards Peace” back in 2010. He spoke to drama and arts students about the importance of delivering valuable messages through movies and encouraged them to give back to others.

A select group of Nobel laureates will be visiting 14 universities across the archipelago from January to March in the event series called "Bridges - Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace". As part of the series, locals will get the chance to attend seminars and engage in a range of topics including the economy, politics, science, culture and the media.

Bridges is hosted by the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation (IPF). Since its inception in 2003, the programme has sought to support education in ASEAN by inviting Nobel laureates and distinguished figures to lead discussions about important issues.

This time, Indonesia will finally be able to participate in the global initiative. In January, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Economics Erick Stark Maskin will kick off the event series with a speech on how the global market has failed to address the issue of inequality. Maskin, who is also a professor at the Adams University at Harvard, will make an appearance at Surabaya University in East Java.

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In the capital, Jose Manuel Barroso, who is a former Portuguese prime minister and winner of the prize in 2012, will be discussing global governance at Prasetya Mulia University. Other participating Nobel laureates include Peter Agre of John Hopkins University (chemistry) who will speak about the role of medical science; Sir Richard J. Roberts (medicine) on why we must love bacteria; and Sheldon Lee Glashow (physics) on how science can foster technological advances.

Chairman of IPF Uwe Morawetz recently said that he hopes Bridges can motivate local institutions to build networks and partnerships with the Nobel laureates. During a press conference in Jakarta, he also highlighted the role of education as the basis of peace and development.

Also present at the conference was none other than Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who came to support the event.

He revealed that Bridges could indeed broaden the horizon of local academics.

Local organization will soon launch third floating hospital to help deprived community in Indonesia.

DoctorSHARE is currently preparing to launch RSA Nusa Waluya II, a floating hospital that serves to provide medical access to poverty-stricken locals in Maluku. The programme was first conceived in 2013 in a bid to improve health services in remote islands across the world’s largest archipelago.

The organization first came up with the idea of building floating hospitals in 2009. That year, a nine-year-old girl came to DoctorSHARE for help after sailing in the sea for three days. The girl, who was accompanied by her mother at the time, was suffering from a digestive disorder that required her to undergo a surgical procedure.

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Similar to programmes like Bridges, they also include the help of distinguished figures who have earned accomplishments as Nobel laureates. Their presence is meant to encourage scholars, students and people across the globe to partake in bringing about change.

Locals interested in attending the event series can catch these Nobel laureates during their visits to universities like University of Indonesia (Depok), the Bandung Institute of Technology (Bandung), Binus School Simprug (DKI Jakarta), University of Gajah Mada (Yogyakarta), Airlangga University (Surabaya) and Udayana University (Bali). The events are free of charge.

For more information please visit www.peacefoundation.net

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Bridges is one of over 1,000 programmes that IPF has arranged thus far. The not-for-profit foundation was established in 1989 and is best known for supporting peace activities by focusing on scientific projects and research that would help provide solutions for international conflicts.

“A person with a hernia should go into operation within six to eight hours [after being diagnosed] and Susanti [the patient] had been sailing for three days and two nights,” said a member of DoctorSHARE. Luckily, the team was able to perform the surgery and rescue the girl. That incident also drove DoctorSHARE to set up floating hospitals so that others could receive medical help when needed.

The first two ships, RSA Dr. Lie Dharmawan and RSA Nusa Waluya I, were built in 2013 and 2015 and have provided locals with maritime health facilities they deserve. Similarly, RSA Nusa Waluya II is planning to rescue more lives at sea.

Last year, the Maluku Provincial Government officially agreed to work together with DoctorSHARE in building a care centre.

One of the reasons is that the limited number of doctors assigned to the region has made it difficult for locals to attain proper medical assistance.

DoctorSHARE is an organization that seeks to refine the nation’s health system through innovative programmes like ‘floating hospitals’ and ‘flying doctors’. Through its latest project RSA Nusa Waluya II, the organization is inviting everyone to make a contribution and bring change to Maluku’s poor healthcare infrastructure.

For more information please visit the following sites: https://kitabisa.com/rumahsakitapung http://www.doctorshare.org

Ascott Helps Clean Up Jakarta Jakarta Ascott Jakarta organized teams to participate in Clean Up Jakarta Day on Sunday, October 16, 2016. This year, Ascott properties were proud to invite the residents to participate in the cleaning day. Kenneth Rogers, Ascott’s Regional General Manager for Indonesia and Australia, said, “We want to encourage our staff and our residents to participate in this positive activity to help make Jakarta a better place and to encourage events within our community.”

Jakarta produces 6,700 tonnes of rubbish each day, and much of it ends up on the street and in the city’s rivers. Ascott believes that by conducting this annual social activity, participants can trigger more awareness from nearby communities about the environment. Ascott conducted this social activity as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme. The event started in the morning in front of the five Ascott properties in Jakarta and was followed up with a range of guest activities and a photo competition with the hashtag #CleanUpDayWithAscott.

The Ascott Limited is a Singapore company that has grown to be the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator. It has over 29,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

Toast the Macallan Returns to Indonesia

Anantara Seminyak Reinvents “Tea Tails” Bali Upgrading the afternoon tea temptations at Anantara Seminyak Bali Resort, Executive Chef Brandon Huisman presents a brand new Tea Tails experience, inspired by a delicate east-meets-west fusion.

Jakarta The Macallan, a brand known to be in a league of its own in the world of single malt Scotch whiskey, proudly presented its iconic Toast the Macallan event for the second time in Indonesia. Taking place at the newly established luxury hotel in the capital, The Westin Jakarta, Toast the Macallan welcomed Indonesian whiskey connoisseurs to experience the fascinating journey of its peerless spirit in a four-day affair from October 18 to 21.

With brand trainer Keith Nair and brand advocate Randall Tan as hosts, the celebration included the signature 60-minute whiskey experience that offered a behind-the-scenes look at The Macallan’s state-of-the-art distillery process and later invited attendees to sample the brand’s line of exquisite expressions.

David Pattison, Commercial Director for Japan, India and South East Asia of Edrington, said, “Indonesia has marked its status in last year’s inaugural Toast the Macallan. The event has just entered its second year in Indonesia but the responses we have received to date indicate how knowledgeable the consumers are. In less than a week following the launch [...] hundreds of whiskey connoisseurs have signed up, occupying the capacity of 1,700 guests over the four days.”

The new signature Tea Tails menu offers an array of delicious luxuries, presented in an ornate white tower of artistic boutique treats. Savoury delicacies delight the palate with intriguing new highlights of roast duck summer roll, Prosciutto wrapped grissini,

Potato Head Beach Club to Welcome Kaum

Bali Following the launch of Kaum at Potato Head Hong Kong, PTT Family, the Indonesia-based hospitality and lifestyle group behind the Potato Head brand, is opening the second outpost of Kaum at Potato Head Beach Club in Bali.

Kaum, which means “clan” or “tribe" in Indonesian, pays tribute to the more than 600 ethnic groups that make up Indonesia. Marking PTT Family’s commitment to place Indonesia’s rich culinary heritage at the centre of the world gastronomic map, Kaum celebrates and presents a taste of Indonesia’s culinary origins inspired by the archipelago’s indigenous tribes to a wider global audience.

The culinary collective behind Kaum, PTT Family CEO Ronald Akili, Kaum Brand Director Lisa Virgiano and Executive Chef Antoine Audran, explored the vast islands of Indonesia and worked closely with remote tribal communities and independent local producers to develop Kaum’s concept and discover Indonesia’s rare and almost-forgotten ingredients and cooking techniques.

Through these efforts, both the menu and ambiance at Kaum combines the exotic with the familiar, accurately reflecting Indonesia’s heritage and creating a new culinary dialogue for explorative palates.

egg salad sandwich and lemongrass fish satay. Sweet tastes include freshly baked raisin scones, colourful macaroons, rich dark chocolate brownies, light and fruity strawberry pavlova and a tart lemon meringue. Guests sip their perfect brew with the newly inspired afternoon tea, choosing from a range of specialty teas and coffees.

Tea Tails is available daily from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Wild Orchid restaurant, which offers a casually elegant beach club vibe to partake in the charming ritual - whether in the comfortable dining room or lounging outside on beachfront daybeds in full view of the Indian Ocean’s glorious waves.

Penfolds Partners with Saint-Louis to Celebrate Grange Region In late October, Australian wine producer Penfolds celebrated a collaboration with Europe’s most respected French glassmaker Saint-Louis to acknowledge the art and culture of a service ritual long associated with the flagship Grange. This collaboration recognized the first commercial release of only five 2012 Grange Imperial 6 litre bottles available on the planet.

The distinctive hand-made crystal objet d’art service vessel, Penfolds Aevum Imperial Service Ritual, was designed exclusively for the 2012 Grange Imperial. It precisely balances and elevates the Imperial to facilitate the perfect pour. This statuesque design reflects a powerful and passionate union and painstaking hours of crafting and refining the perfect piece. It also ratifies Penfolds reputation of innovation and experimentation while respecting customs of the past and the rarity and splendour of every drop of Grange.

“Care, double decanting and ceremony is woven into the fabric of Penfolds and transcends the ordinary. The elevation of the service ritual by way of the Penfolds Aevum Imperial Service Ritual enhances the enjoyment of Grange to release aromas and flavours through aeration, and importantly delivers an unforgettable visual experience and sense of occasion,” said Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker. issue 177 Indonesia expat

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EXPAT OUTREACH PHOTO ESSAY

In Photos: The Aftermath of Garut’s Flood Disaster At 11 pm on September 20, 2016, flash floods occurred on the Cimanuk and Cikamuri rivers in the city of Garut, in the mountainous region of West Java. The main disaster areas were at Kampung Bojong Sudika in the district of Tarogong Kidul on the Cimanuk River and behind the Dr. Slamet General Hospital, also on the Cimanuk River.

Excavators were sent to clear up the huge areas of mud, clothing and debris from destroyed homes.

The flash flood washed away many homes and several parts of the river wall along the Cimanuk River.

WORDS AND IMAGES BY GEORGE BARKER

Debris piled in front of a damaged house.

Salvaged copies of Al Quran.

Furniture and clothing strewn across the disaster site.

At 11 pm while most people were asleep, the water rose to 2.5m above the banks of the river behind the Dr. Slamet General Hospital, as evident on the walls of this damaged house.

This resident of Kampung Bojong Sudika Village shared the details of the horrific event. High up on her wall can be seen the level to which the water rose.

Volunteers and residents work together to clear away the mud.

A man stands in front of the remains of his ruined house.

Piles of clothes in mud could be found in every alley throughout the village.

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Jakarta Business Networkers Every Tuesday and Thursday Make the r ight connections and grow your business over breakfast. At Jakarta Business Networkers (JBN), all attendees are encouraged to help others by exchang ing referrals and introducing them to their target audience. JBN is all about helping you grow your business. Promote your business, personal brand or portfolio each week to the rest of the attendees and explain to the group the type of referrals you would like to receive. JBN professional networking sessions are from 07.00–09.00 ever y Tuesday at Sapori Deli, Fairmont Jakarta, and 11.30–13.00 every Thu r s d ay at R i s t or a nt e d a Valentino, MD Place. RSVP: info@jbnetworkers.com arts & culture

UOB Painting of the Year 2016 24 October – 22 November 2016 The UOB Painting of the Year is one of the most prestigious art competitions in Southeast Asia.

The annual programme started in Singapore back in 1982 as an initiative to support talented and emerg ing ar tists whose works have made significance contributions to the art scene in the region. This year, Indonesia has chosen 36-year old painter to become the first artist who have won twice in the competition.

Gatot Indrajati received the award earlier in October for his work Right or Wrong My Home, while he previously won in 2011 for his painting Repacking. Other artist who also took home the prize include Dicky Takndare who was recognized as Most Promising Artist of the Year for his work Khanikla mey Moyo Yarate Ate (they have taken what belongs to us). The winners’ collections are now showcased at Ciputra Artpreneur until November 7 before being moved to the UOB Plaza in Central Jakarta from Nov 8 to 22. For more information please visit www.uobpoy.com Salihara International Performing Arts Festival 8 October – 6 November 2016 Salihara International Performing Arts Festival is back to bring you more local and international

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arts groups from various areas includ ing music , da nce a nd theatre. This year, the festival will be showcasing up to 15 groups from around the nation, as well as from Australia and the US. A mong the talents featured, three percussion groups will be highlighted in the music section; Indonesian choreographers Eko Supriyanto and Fitri Setyaningsih will be taking the lead in the dance section; and the Kalanari Theatre Movement from Jogjakarta will be on the theatre stage. International acts include the dance group Benoît Lachambre & Montréal Danse from Canada, theatre group She She Pop from Germany, and composer Lukas Ligeti from Austria. For more information please visit www.salihara.org

Pukat Chr istma s Concer t is retur ning this December to celebrate the holy yet festive spirit of holiday with your favourite Chrstmas carols. Last year the event brought renowned local musicians and artists on stage like Andi Riyanto, Rio Febrian, Maruli Tampubolon, Lea Simanjuntak, Angela July and OlivOla. The participating artists for this year will soon be announced. The event takes place at Ciputra Artpreneur.

For more information please visit www.ciputraartpreneur.com education

Indonesian Heritage Society’s Morning Talk Series November 2016 – February 2017 BIBAP IN JAKARTA 11–13 November 2016 Bibab in Jakar ta is a unique musical from South Korea that combines non-verbal attractions w ith dy namic movement s.

The comedic show will present the process of making Korean t r a d it ion a l fo o d Bibi mbab, where players will make sounds a c c ord i ng ly t h roug hout . To mimic these sounds, they will be performing beat-boxing, acapella, acrobatics, B-boy and also martial arts. Bibab in Jakarta is presented by the Korean Culture Centre and Jirea Tourism Organization. The event will take place at Ciputra Artpreneur. Tickets are available at www.loket.com/bibap

Indonesian Heritage Society (HIS) returns with Rumahku morning talks this November.

The event is open to members of the non-profit organization and is held on Thursday mornings where participants can engage with one another over tea, coffee and snacks. Rumahku is held to introduce potential members of HIS and those who take an interest in the programmes it offers. Guests are welcome to suggest topics and speakers that would like to have, and be a part of the Rumahku Committee to arrange events and w rite newsletters accordingly. This November, Erza Setyadharma will serve as a guest speaker to share his story about his career as a creative consultant, classical music, opera producer, as well as a writer. Registration is made under first-come and first-served basis. The event costs Rp.50,000 (for IHS members) and Rp.75,000 (for non-members). For more information please visit www. heritagejkt.org/lectures/rumahku conference Markplus Conference 2017 8 December 2016

Belgian Beer and Dutch Cheese Tasting 15 November 2016 This month, Holland and Belgium are uniting to conjoin their most iconic traditional food: Belgian beer and Dutch cheese. During the Indonesian Netherlands A ssociat ion (I NA) Business Cocktail Party, guests are invited to try a wide selection of Belgian beers and Dutch cheeses. Guests will get the chance to mingle and network during the tasting.

Belgian Beer and Dutch Cheese Tasting is presented by INA and the Embassy of Belgium. The event costs Rp.450,000 (for member) and Rp.550,000 (non-member).

For more information please contact events@ina.or.id or visit www.ina.or.id

Markplus Conference is one of the nation’s biggest marketing conferences in Southeast Asia and will soon be back this December.

To celebrate the event ’s 11 t h anniversary, Markplus Conference will be taking the theme of New Realities New Marketing: New Content, For Indonesia Human, Beyond 3.0. Scholars, practitioners and the public in general are i nv i t e d t o joi n p a ne l s a nd discussions on the latest trends in the nation’s marketing. This year, keynote speakers include Professor Jonathan Wilson from Richmond Universit y UK , who w ill be discussing the development of marketing; and Professor Robert Wolcott from Kelogg School of Management, USA on new worlds and opportunities. Guests will also get the chance to witness awarding ceremony and mingle during exhibition and networking.

The event will take place at RitzCarlton Pacif ic Place. Price: Rp.825,000. For more information please visit www.markplusinc. com/markplusconference/agenda

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music

The 39th Jazz Goes to Campus 27 November 2016 Indonesia’s oldest and most anticipated jazz festival w ill return next month. In its 29th anniversary, Jazz Goes to Campus will take on the theme of ‘Jazz is the Moment’ with an exciting line-up.

This time around, participants will celebrate jazz along with local and international artists like Barry Likumahuwa (Indonesia), Kgomotso (South Africa), Margie Segers (Indonesia), Samy Thiebault Quartet (France) and more who have yet to be announced. Last year, the festival managed to invite over 20,000 people. It is looking to expand this year. The event will take place at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia. For more information please visit www. jgtc-festival.com/index.php leisure

F&B Experience at Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel Sher at on Gr a nd Ja k a r t a i s c elebr at i ng t he Indone sia n cuisine by offering new food a nd b e v e r a g e pr o g r a m me s at the recently opened Anigré Restaurant. The hotel accordingly offers three interesting choices of food f iest a: g uest s could enjoy all kinds of local cuisine every Friday in the Authentic Indonesia Feast; experience the unique street food scene every Saturday at Hawker Festival; and join the open-air market for handmade crafts and services from local farmers, artisans and vendors every Sunday at Market Brunch. In addition to the food programmes, guests could even learn new culinary skills every day in At Your Convenient: Spice Me Up! Cooking Class. For more information please visit www. sheraton.com/jakartagandariacity Djakarta Warehouse Project 2016 9–10 December 2016 One of the most anticipated electronic dance music (EDM) festivals, DWP will bring the greatest par ty of the year to Jakarta with explosive sounds.

Recognized as the ‘Best EDM Festival of 2015’, according to a

number of music publications, and with the arrival of guests from more than 30 countries, DWP is looking to recreate the success it’s had over the years. The two-day festival will take place at Jakarta International Expo and Kemayoran (JI. Expo). Please note that the event is valid for those who are at least 18 years of age.

For more information please visit www.rajakarcis.com charity

5 Day Photo Tour to Tana Toraja with Melbourne 11–15 December 2016 Join a five-day photo tour with Melbourne the Photographer to develop your skills and talents in photography in one of the most majestic regions in Sulawesi, Tana Toraja. Melbourne is a commercial photog rapher who nor mally holds photo tours across Asia in countries like China, India and Cambodia. Additionally, he also trains amateurs and experts via various programmes, workshops, seminars and photo walks. This time, he and his wife Maria invite photographers and enthusiasts to explore the diverse culture of Tana Toraja w ith hopes of finding the perfect shots. For more information please visit www. melbournethephotographer.com

LOMBOK Wisma Chesire’s Christmas Bazaar 25 October 2016 Yayasan Wisma Cheshire invites you to a Christmas Bazaar this October. The foundation offers homes to people with disabilities whose families are not able (f inancially or other w ise) to care for them. Additionally, Yayasan Wisma Cheshire offers its residents vocational training in carpentry, handicraft sewing, tailoring and computers, with the intention that every resident is able to become f inancially independent. The event w ill take place at Hotel Kristal and requires no entrance fee. For more information please visit http:// www.wismacheshire.com

BANDUNG arts & culture

LALALA FESTIVAL 5 November 2016 This November, music enthusiasts should look out for the LALALA Festival, the first International Forest Festival in Indonesia.

Participants can experience a festival like never before with local and international musicians set in the line-up. For its first year, the festival invites Kodaline, Keith Ape, Jasmine Thompson, MYMP and Naxxos. Local artists like Maliq & D’Essentials, Teza Sumendra and Maudy Ayunda are also slated to take the stage.

The event will take place at Cikole, lmbang. For more information please visit https://www.kiostix. com/events/details/1072-lalalafestival.tix

sports

Lombok Marathon 2016 4 December 2016 Get ready for the next big running event in one of the archipelago’s most illustrious islands of Lombok.

This year, the Lombok Marathon will take place in West Lombok, starting from J. Senggigi and ending at the Governor building in Jl. Pejanggik Mataram City.

Racers will also be entertained by traditional music as they reach for the finish line. The event will be also include a pre-race dinner, exhibition and post-race festivals.

Guests will also get to enjoy live music and get to know local culture at the food festival. Both local and international people are invited to join with a maximum quota of 5,000 runners. For more information please visit www. lombokmarathon.com

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Located in a quiet living area and close to the Raffles International School in Pondok Indah. Asking Rent: USD. 3,000.00 per month.

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in South Jakarta for expatriates community. Asking Rent: USD. 2,250.00 per month, inclusive of Service Charge. Appointment, call: Padua Property Agency ~ Agus Djuarta – Cell: +62(0)811 961763

A Luxury Apartment Unit at Kemang Village~Infinity Tower 17 th Floor. Unit size 160 sqm, 3 Be d ro om s , 2 Bat h ro om s , Spacious Living room, Dining room, Pantry and wet Kitchen and Storage room. Fully furnished.

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A Luxury House available for rent at Jl. Prapanca IV, Kebayoran Baru. Land area 500 sqm, 2 storey Building ± 500 sqm, including 4 Bedrooms, large Living rooms, Mini bar, Dining room, Pantry & Kitchen and medium size of pool with Gazebo. Service area include Servant and Guard rooms, Storage and Garage. Unfurnished condition. Electricity supply 33,000 VA. Located in a quiet residential area. Suitable for VVIP expatriate family and or Staff ’s Embassy family. Asking Rent: USD. 5,500.00 per month.

Open house by appointment, call: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency. Cell.: +62(0)811961763 or +62(0)818 131152, e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo.com

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Luxury House available for rent at Jl. Sekolah Kencana I Pondok Indah. Land area 892 sqm; 2 storey building approx. 900 sqm, includes 6 bedrooms (2 master bedrooms and 4 family bedrooms) with attached bathrooms, guest room, study room, big reception ha ll, fa mily room, 2 d ining rooms, pantry and kitchen. Big terrace and balcony, nice pool and poolside. Garage and carport to accommodate 5 cars. PLN electricity capacity 26,000 VA. Close to The Jakarta International School. Rent: USD 5,000/month, rent payable in IDR currency.

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Pondok Indah house for rent , jl Kencana Permai IV/2. Land size 388 sqm, 2.5 building , with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room, pantry & kitchen, swimming pool at front. House is located in closed area. Rent USD 3,000/month. Pictures request/ v iew ing appointment. Hardy +62(0)8161116779 ERA Property Email : sellrent.property@gmail. com

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E x c e l l e n t D r i v e r available Mid November As we are leaving Jakarta next month, we unfortunately have to say goodbye to our driver Maul.

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I would like to sell my unit at the Anantara Seminyak. It's a top floor ocean front unit and has had historical ROI of ~$18K net and ~$25K gross. I paid US$325K for it in 2007 and I'm asking only US$295,000. Need to sell quickly that is why the price is so attractive. services Nagaland and Assam Dec 7-18, 2016 – Tribal India Photo Tour Wa nt t o le a r n mor e a b ou t photography? Ever heard of Nagaland in NE India? If you want to witness 17 ethnic tribes coming down from the mountains to celebrate their music and dance, then join this extravaganza – The Hornbill Festival. David Metcalf, Masterclass Photographer is taking a small group with oneon-one photography tuition. Fun and learning. Tour: Dec 7-18, 2016 Read what others have to say. www.davidmetcalfphotography. com. David Metcalf operates a Photo Galler y in Ubud, Bali.

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Discover Villa Gamrang Beach house and ex per ience our ho spit a l it y. V i l la G a m r a ng (Nearby Cisolok, 4 hours ‘drive from Jakarta and 1 hour drive from the still unspoiled Sawarna beach ) is designed to offer guests a beautiful nature, complete privacy and luxury. Listed (Jan 9, 2014)

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BALI personals

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Unfurnished condition. Backyard area with Gazebo and Swimming pool. Security guard house, garage for 2 cars and carport. Electricity PLN 23,000 VA. Close to The Jakarta International School and Raff les International School.

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Sports enthusiasts were back to join the annual running event at a local five-star hotel and resorts set in the beautiful mountainous regions of Central Java.

Every year, participants of the race will get the chance to be immersed in the beauty of the nature as they run. Those who decide to join the 100k category will have the chance to traverse five mountains in the Central Java, which include Mount Andong, Mount Merbabu, Mount Merapi, Mount Telomoyo and Mount Gilipetung. Those who from other categories will also still experience the joy of running through bamboo forest and local villages.

The international race was also joined by people hailing from various nations like Japan, Denmark, Malaysia, Philippine, Australia, US, Thailand, Brunei, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Singapore, China, the Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Belgia and Canada. The amount of participants joining this year has also increased from the previous years.

MesaStila Resort and Spa is located in the village of Losari, Magelang. Losari is officially recognized by the UNESCO as a historical site as it is believed to be the area where Buddhist temples were once at. To this day, MesaStila still preserves the mystique of Losari by building the hotel and resort in a traditional Javanese atmosphere. This indeed is one of the specialties that MesaStila offers.

During the running event, Indonesia Expat caught up with one of the guests which was none other than the ambassador of Paraguay for Indonesia Cesar Esteban Grillon. In an exclusive interview, the ambassador revealed that he was very impressed by the resort that he claimed to not miss Jakarta for one bit. “The people were very friendly, the food was incredible and I highly recommend this place,� said Esteban.

The ambassador stayed with his wife and the two could not be happier by the services and facilities that the resort offered like spa and swimming pool (where guests can overlook the mountains as they take a swim). Most importantly, they thought that it was the perfect getaway from the busy scene of the capital city.

For more information please visit www.mesahotelsandresorts.com/mesastila

MesaStila Peaks Challenge 2016 kicked off on October 8 and ended the day after.

The winners for this year are Jan Inge Nilsen (Thailand) from the 100k category who won first place, Muhammad Dzaki (Indonesia) who came in second, and lastly Fauzi Difinubun (Indonesia).

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