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PACE your Education

BY JASPAL SIDHU (B.ENG, MBA) FOUNDER — SIS GROUP OF SCHOOLS

It is becoming increasingly clear that employers do not think that universities are preparing their graduates well for the workforce. The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) asked groups of employers and college students a series of questions about career preparation. The results displayed in the online version of INSIDE HIGHER ED (By Scott Jaschik on January 2015) shows very low scores that employers give graduates for preparedness across learning outcomes. Other surveys out there show similar findings. They say graduates cannot work well in teams, decision making and communication skills are weak and proficiency in other languages not up to par. Yet, year after year we pay so much to send our children overseas to come back with a degree.

With unhappy employers, technology disrupting economies, and anti-globalization politicians coming to the fore, I am worried about jobs for my children. Where and how will they compete? I don’t have a family business so that they can come seek shelter.

The fact is 21st century challenges need 21st century skills. And high schools and universities are lagging behind. These are skills like Perseverance, Analytical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration and Entrepreneurism, which I call PACE. Let me explain.

P for Perseverance Things will often look difficult and the young may question their own abilities. We need to help our children to understand adversity and persevere. We need to work with them very closely in their journey towards their own goals. We need to celebrate their effort.

A is for Analytical Thinking Activities around subject content must look at real life situations and problems. Students must be taught to analyze before solving problems. They must learn to test predictions and generate solutions.

They need to learn to plan, prioritize and act.

C is for Communication/Collaboration Students must be guided to communicate in a manner where others can understand their viewpoints. They must learn to appreciate other views. Students must be given ample opportunities to work in teams that are randomly put together. They must learn about collaboration across cultures. They should take turns leading groups and understand what leadership is all about.

E is for Entrepreneurism Entrepreneurism comes from creative and innovative thinking. It comes from the application of knowledge across many disciplines, testing and communicating ideas. It comes from watching gaps in business processes.

How do we do all this?

Well, some people say that “A child is born with these qualities.”

I don’t believe that. I believe these are skills that can be taught. I believe these 21st century skills can be imbibed in the curriculum at every level. What is really needed are passionate educators and mentors who are in tune with these skills. Teachers who are observant.

We also need strong school-based and university programs that include annual internships across different industries. I like to see more mandatory boot-camps that promote collaboration and leadership skills, with students interacting early with industry players who can play the role of mentors. There should be regular inter-disciplinary projects that require presentations and more opportunities to work with people of different nationalities and culture. And around this, there must be a feedback loop to ensure that students understand their strong or weak points, every step of the way. Finally, I would like to see some of these assessors to be industry players and not teachers and professors.

It’s time to transform the way our children are taught.

Please write to jaspalatsis@gmail.com if you have anything to share on this article.

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Dear Editor, We, PT Sarimelati Kencana, as the franchisee of Pizza Hut Indonesia, Pizza Hut Delivery and The Kitchen by Pizza Hut in Indonesia, hereby submit our responses and clarification related to the articles and/or news in the Indonesia Expat tabloid titled "Pizza Hut, Marugame Udon Accused of Mouldy Malpractice" edition 21 September – 4 October. On page 14, the Indonesia Expat tabloid stated the following: While Pizza Hut is not a name that resonates with health-conscious consumers, Indonesia still has a high demand for the junk food brand. But this time, it seems the food from Pizza Hut, along with that of popular Japanese restaurant chain Marugame Udon, literally contains junk. According to an investigative report by BBC Indonesia and Tempo, both restaurants have been linked to the illegal malpractice of extending expiration dates on perishable foods served to customers.

The report highlights documents, emails, and photos provided by an ex-board member of Sriboga Food Group, illuminating damning evidence of someone from the group’s sales team asking a member from quality assurance to extend the expiration date on a certain ingredient. Sriboga is the owner of several franchise food and beverage names in Indonesia such as Marugame Udon, Pizza Hut, J. Co and GarudaFood.

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20,000 Volunteers Come Together for a Cleaner Jakarta, Thousands More Join Across Nation

Expat Business Featured Indonesia's Tax Amnesty Policy Hinges on SMEs Business Profile Meliรก Hotels International: One Hotelier's Take on Indonesia as an Emerging Market Meet the Expat Founder of Vice Indonesia Aims to Change the Local Media Game

Expat Lifestyle Food and Drink Applebee's: Serving Up American Nostalgia in Jakarta Travel Karangasem: Memories of East Bali's Great Kingdom

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Scams in the City King Con: How Dimas Kanjeng Graduated from Tricks to Murder

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Worthy Causes Breaking the Stigma on Mental Illness in Indonesia Announcements Clubs Meet Indonesia's Drinking Club with a Running Problem Events Business Directory Classifieds

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20,000 Volunteers Come Together for a Cleaner Jakarta, Thousands More Join Across Nation On Sunday, October 16, the fourth annual Clean Up Jakarta Day took place, with 20,000 volunteers and joined by celebrities and public figures – all coming together in an effort to clean up the capital.

BY ANGEL A RICHARDSON

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he annual gotong royong event, Clean Up Jakarta Day took place on Sunday, October 16. The event was attended by approximately 20,000 volunteers from all walks of life, who gathered together to clean up at 53 locations across the capital – including two in Tangerang – on this very special Sunday morning. The mission of Clean Up Jakarta Day is to raise awareness of the problem of littering and trash, as well as educate volunteers about the importance of implementing the 3Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle – into their daily lives.

Volunteers, dubbed ‘Clean Up Heroes’, were educated to separate recyclable from non-recyclable litter as they cleaned. Working closely with Dinas Kebersihan DKI (the capital’s sanitation department), each clean-up location was accompanied by two trucks: one for organic and mixed waste, and one for recyclable waste. All waste collected was weighed, with the grand total of approximately 80,000kg (80 tonnes) of waste collected from the streets and gutters at 53 sites in North, East, South, West and Central Jakarta, and approximately 3,000 kg that were delivered to the city’s Bank Sampah (waste banks) for further sorting and recycling.

The event was used to launch Dinas Kebersihan DKI’s new recycling collection initiative, led by Governor Ahok and his pasukan orange. The capital is now in possession of 80 recycling trucks, which will be used to collect recyclable waste from residences and office towers for further sorting at the city’s many waste banks in an effort to reduce the amount of trash that ends up at Bantar Gebang, the largest landfill in Indonesia. This new initiative hopes to be underway by the beginning of 2017.

Ali Maulana Hakim, Deputy Head of Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta, made an appearance at Gelora Bung Karno stadium, one of the main clean-up sites in Jakarta, which had over 1,500 volunteers. “I hope that Clean Up Jakarta Day can be an inspiration for other regions in Indonesia to do the same thing,” he said. “This is an initiative that gathers the government, the people, and corporations for the dream of a cleaner and better Jakarta.”

All types of celebrities could be seen cleaning up on Clean Up Jakarta Day, including ambassador of Clean Up Jakarta Day, actor and TV presenter Mike Lewis. Lewis believes we all have to be held accountable for our actions. He said, “It starts with you, and if everyone takes that challenge on, we will finally see a change; we will finally see a clean Jakarta.”

Other TV celebrities included comedy actress and TV host Maya Wulan, as well as TV show actors from abroad, Langston Hues and John Packer. Sunday’s event also saw the likes of business moguls Sandiaga Uno, who is now running for Governor of Jakarta, and Edwin Soeryadjaya getting their hands dirty for the cause. These public figures cleaned up with thousands of volunteers at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium from 6am to 9am on Sunday.

Adding to the colossal clean-up in the capital, alongside Clean Up Jakarta Day, Bandung held its first official Clean Up Day at the same time, gathering the support of nearly 2,000 volunteers in the city once known as the ‘Paris of the East’. Volunteers cleaned at ten locations, also separating recyclable from non-recyclable litter in an event supported by the local government and organized by NGO Peduli Ciptaan.

North of Java, on the island’s bigger sister, nearly 20,000 volunteers came together at the second annual Clean Up Tabalong Day, an event organized by PT Adaro Energy.

Okty Damayanti started the initiative in Tabalong, which is now fully supported by the local government. She said volunteers in Tabalong are proud to be part of a large-scale movement. She added, “We are all coming together because we believe in a better Tabalong, and a better Indonesia.”

In Bali and surrounding islands, volunteers from the community Trash Hero, an NGO that runs regular cleanups, dedicated their weekly clean-ups to Jakarta’s cause in Komodo, Amed, Candidasa and Sanur. In Flores’ Labuan Bajo, team leader Sofia Tedestam and several other volunteers collected 151 kg of trash. Tedestam believes that the problem of trash is a global one. “Plastic and other harmful materials are polluting our land, rivers and sea,” she said. “Clean-ups are one way to raise awareness and a good way to connect with like-minded people.”

Clean Up Jakarta Day 2016 was sponsored by Coca Cola Amatil, PT Adaro Energy, Risco Energy Group, Danone Aqua and PT Trakindo Utama. The event is organized by Indonesia Expat and works together with Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta and Dinas Pendidikan DKI Jakarta.

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Indonesia’s Tax Amnesty Policy Hinges on SMEs

BY HERU NAINGGOL AN

You can buy the latest smartphone through Indonesia’s consumer-to-consumer e-marketplace Bukalapak. You can even invest your money by purchasing gold on the site. But did you know that you can also apply for tax amnesty with the help of Bukalapak?

In July, the e-commerce company was recruited by the Indonesia Stock Exchange to hold a campaign and help lure smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into participating in the nation’s tax amnesty programme. Co-founder and CFO Muhamad Fajrin Rasyid said the online marketplace helped attract SMEs through its chat group and forum features.

“For now, we are just helping spread the information, both online and offline. For online, we have a forum, while for offline, we often hold gatherings for our members outside Jakarta,” Rasyid told Indonesia Expat.

Rasyid believes that educating his users on how to participate in the tax amnesty programme is necessary, considering that the e-commerce site is home to more than one million SMEs and individual merchants, many of whom make their living mostly through C2C marketplace sites like Bukalapak and Tokopedia. Stakeholders feel the strategy has potential, seeing as how only 68,500 SMEs participated in the first round of the programme, which began on July 1 and ran until the end of September.

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“We see this as something that might benefit our members. Big business owners have already applied [for the tax amnesty programme]. We can’t let small business owners not capitalize on this opportunity,” explained Rasyid.

This low involvement from SMEs is expected to change in the second and third phases, as stated recently by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. She said, “We will continue familiarizing them with it and hope they will dominate the programme.”

Bukalapak’s campaign is part of the government’s initiative to tap into the massive tax potential of the archipelago’s SMEs, as participation from this segment so far as been low.

An SME is defined as an individual or a business entity with an annual turnover of Rp 4.8 billion (US$370,000) or lower.

The penalty rates - for both declaration and repatriation - are set at 0.5 percent for SMEs with total assets of Rp.10 billion (US$770,000) and 2 percent for those with total assets above that level.

The tax amnesty programme is President Joko Widodo’s flagship effort to solve the country’s tax revenue problems, which have continuously experienced shortfalls in recent years. The government aims to do so by repatriating funds from overseas into the local real estate and financial markets.

The programme is divided into three phases.

The first phase ran from July to September, and the second phase will last until December 31. The last phase will run from January 1 until March 31, 2017.

The first phase proved to be a success, collecting Rp.97.2 trillion (US$7.49 billion) in revenue, or 58.9 percent of an initial Rp.165 trillion (US$12.7 billion) target it has set to achieve by the end of March 2017.

Yet, SMEs only accounted for less than 20 percent of the total number of asset declaration statements, and less than 5 percent of the total amount of penalty or redemption payments during the first phase.

Unlike non-SME participants that see rates climb higher after entering the second and third phases of the amnesty programme, the rates for SMEs remain flat throughout all three periods.

With flat rates, the government hopes that SMEs, which make up a significant portion of the country’s economy (there are more than 50 million SMEs in the country), will be enticed to join the tax amnesty programme. In the aggregate, they account for around 60 percent of the country's economy and 99 percent of its workforce.

Yustinus Prastowo is the executive director at the Center for Indonesia Taxation Analysis. “The potential is huge because our informal economy makes up 60 percent of our GDP. There are also millions of SMEs, and thus they are important to broaden the basis of our taxpayers,” said Prastowo in an interview with Indonesia Expat.

Despite the huge potential, Prastowo said that the challenges in attracting local SMEs are many, and indeed complex.

“SMEs have been reluctant in paying taxes because they feel they have never gotten help from the government, so why should they pay taxes?” he explained, adding that Indonesia is infamous for its bureaucratic red tape which likely discourages SMEs from bothering with taxes at all.

“There are also administrative challenges.

SMEs are not familiar with filling out forms and so on. So they need assistance. If possible, the tax office should register them through data from banks or the database in the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry,” said Prastowo.

Echoing Prastowo, Rasyid said that most of the SMEs on Bukalapak do not know how to participate in the programme, as they most often hail from outside Jakarta.

“The interest is there, but many of us are still confused on where to go and how to register,” he said, adding that some are also reluctant to register because the process must be done offline. “If we can register online, then it would be easier,” Rasyid suggests.

Prastowo also urges the tax office to let SMEs register for the amnesty programme online. “It’ll be easier for SMEs, especially those in the e-commerce sector,” he said.

“They are already literate in IT, so don’t force them to do it offline.”

Heru Nainggolan is a Jakarta-based freelance writer and journalist who's been covering a variety of issues since 2011.

“SMEs have been reluctant in paying taxes because they feel they have never gotten help from the government, so why should they pay taxes?”

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairwoman for SMEs Nina Tursinah said business people need assistance on several fronts, including the paperwork.

“If there’s no one assisting them, some mistakes may occur as shown in several cases in which they paid higher redemption payments,” she recently told The Jakarta Post.

The higher rates were charged because the SMEs were not aware of special rates available to them. Apindo recommended that the tax office holds events for the special purpose of distributing information to SMEs, using simple and easy-to-understand language, so that the government can inch closer to its target.

Responding to the suggestions, the Finance Ministry’s directorate general of taxation said that taxpayers who have not participated in the programme will be approached and invited to join.

“We want to chase SMEs and taxpayers who did not participate in the first round of tax amnesty, including prominent taxpayers," said the tax office’s director general Ken Dwijugeasteadi.

Dwijugeasteadi added that his office would coordinate with the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises

Ministry to encourage SMEs to participate.

Prastowo said that it was important for the tax office to work together with other government agencies like the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry, which manages SMEs in the country.

“This is a moment to create a synergy among government institutions because SMEs do not fall under the Finance Ministry or the tax office, but they are under the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry, the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry, the Bank of Indonesia and the regional government,” he explained.

Therefore, there needs to be a regulation that obligates various government institutions to work together, seeing how one of the core problems in the country’s tax system is a lack of coordination among the government, added Prastowo.

Apart from collaborating with other government agencies, the tax office said it would also issue a regulation to ease procedures for SMEs. Among the things to be included is a provision that SMEs will be allowed to fill out amnesty forms by hand and pool the documents at a business association, with the latter submitting the paperwork to the tax office.

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One Hotelier’s Take on Indonesia as an Emerging Market

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

One of the world’s largest resort companies and the third-biggest hotel chain in Europe, Meliá Hotels International says it is committed to the development of international hospitality standards. It has gained strong footholds in traditional markets across the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe, while its presence in major international markets like the United States, the Persian Gulf and China has helped it earn a great deal of recognition.

In 2015, after the successful opening of branches in China, Maceda moved back to Indonesia to jump-start another expansion, not just in the archipelago, but throughout all of Southeast Asia.

“While I have worked in several positions with Meliá - from hotel operations, finance and HR - the logical step for my career after the move back to Indonesia was the development department. That is where we focus on deciding the specific locations where we want to establish Meliá’s presence and find the necessary partners and investors to make it happen,” Gonzalo explained.

Named the best hotel chain in Europe at the 2015 European Hospitality Awards, Meliá began its operation in Indonesia in 1986 when it opened Meliá Bali, the brand’s first hotel outside Spain.

Maceda explained that while Meliá Bali may not be the biggest, it is the oldest player in the Indonesian market. This has proven advantageous for the hotel chain. It is wellknown as one of the early players in the market, which has made it easier for Meliá to spread brand awareness in the island nation.

The success of Meliá Bali became synonymous with the man behind it: Gonzalo Maceda. Indonesia Expat caught up with Gonzalo in recent weeks to understand more about Southeast Asia’s largest emerging market, through the eyes of a seasoned hotelier.

With a background in business administration, Gonzalo Maceda joined Meliá Hotels (one of the brand’s 180 outlets in Spain) as the director of finance back in 2001. After a brief assignment with the Embassy of Spain’s Commercial Office in Bangkok, Maceda was then moved to Bangkok where he made a working stint before ultimately arriving in Indonesia.

At that time, Meliá was operating seven hotels in the archipelago.

According to Maceda, operating hotels in Asia is different than in Europe. “From a service point of view, we are lucky to have experienced great attitudes towards hospitality and enough resources to make sure that our guests have a great ‘Asian luxury’ experience,” he said.

Despite being a global company with almost 100,000 rooms in 400 hotels across 42 countries, the Meliá brand operates as an Asian company. The majority of daily decisions affecting the business and the strategic plans are brainstormed and decided in the company’s Asia offices.

Maceda says the business always aims to “think globally but act locally.”

Maceda crunched numbers in Meliá’s Jakarta regional office for two years, where he focused primarily on finance and operations. In 2006, the company decided to move part of its business structure to Shanghai in an effort to support new projects in mainland China.

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Indonesia to Import More Coffee Due to Adverse Weather The archipelago’s coffee bean imports are expected to jump this year as local production declines due to adverse weather, say industry players. Local coffee demand is rising, and stakeholders say more beans are needed to satisfy the nation’s caffeine craving. But supply from local farms remains tight.

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Quick growth of coffee industries and a more vibrant culture of coffee drinkers and cafes have helped drive local demand for beans, namely Robusta which is used in low-cost instant coffees.

Indonesia's coffee bean imports could grow 43 percent to 100,000 metric tonnes in 2016 from places like Brazil and Vietnam, according to the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industries.

According to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), foreign investors are not excited about the idea of putting money into Indonesia’s infrastructure push because they don’t want to get paid in rupiah. This is a problem for the government, as it limits the archipelago’s access to heavy hitters from overseas that could really help sort out financial bottlenecks.

Indonesia is increasing its own spending in the infrastructure space, and has made key amendments to the Negative Investments List to let foreigners participate, but potential overseas backers still remain skittish.

PwC says that in the first half of this year, foreign direct investment in infrastructure dropped to US$1.97 billion from US$6.02 billion at the same time the year before.

It also reports that Indonesia is not always seen as cooperative. The nation defers to the central bank's regulation that only allows payment in rupiah for all transactions within the country.

“Other countries in the ASEAN region, especially Vietnam and Thailand, have been very proactive in attracting foreign investment in hospitality projects. Indonesia has to learn from them.”

In line with this, Meliá’s now vice president for development revealed how despite the great differences between city hotels and resorts, both customer bases have turned towards an “Asian customer” profile.

“This can be attributed to the fact that both intra-Asian business and leisure travel have grown exponentially over the last 13 years since I arrived in Asia, and that has significantly affected the reality of our hotels. As for business hotels, Asian customers are now demanding a higher level of luxury than their western counterparts, as they are used to receiving that kind of treatment. Thus, our SOPs have been evolving to continuously answer that need.”

In 2015, Meliá Hotels International launched its Asian-friendly programme “Peng You by Melia.” Initially introduced across 80 hotels - all Asian hotels and properties in London, Barcelona, Miami, Mexico, Paris and others - the worldwide programme aims to adapt to the needs and expectations of the growing Asian customer base. The programme includes extensive training, new regulations on proficiency in Mandarin and other Asian languages for the staff. It also incorporates Asian food on menus and in buffets, includes Asian TV channels and translates of all of Meliá’s materials into numerous eastern languages.

Maceda disclosed that in the case of leisure hotels in Bali, “the change of our market base from European to domestic, as well as the rest of ASEAN and China, means more visitors follow the travel patterns of Asian customers. They are more inclined to spend their time visiting local attractions and enjoying local culinary delights outside the resort area.”

For the hotels, Maceda observed how revenue generated in food and beverage outlets, spas and more has in fact declined. “We have made adjustments to compensate for the issue. We now encourage consumption in the resort such

Local Steel Companies Fearful of Infrastructure Push Indonesia’s steel companies are asking the government to provide a regulation or loophole that will protect domestic producers from overseas competitors jockeying for market share in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

as all-inclusive formulas, adult-only hotels, family-oriented hotels focused on in-house activities for children and so on.”

When asked about Indonesia as a developing nation, the hotelier was quick to point out how both the final customer and investors are excited about the hospitality market.

“This is evident with how we continue to work on many mixed-use projects where you can find a hotel attached to a shopping mall, office towers, and the like.”

Maceda revealed how there has been a bit of a slowdown in hotel investment in 2016: “Many investors have adopted a wait-andsee attitude that can probably be blamed on the uncertainty generated by the tax amnesty. Once the tax amnesty programme is completed and some investors have benefited from it, we expect the number of new projects in many different parts of Indonesia to increase rapidly. We are very optimistic for the second [half] of 2017 and most of 2018.”

Maceda applauded the Indonesian government for the work it has done to promote the new ten priority destinations including Flores, Toba, Mandalika Lombok, Labuan Bajo, Belitung, Wakatobi, Pulau Seribu and Morotai. This has encouraged investors to look into these less developed locations and examine how to make use of the government’s push to improve infrastructure, airline access, and other industries that can be profitable.

Maceda believes more effort is needed to attract foreign investment to the archipelago. “Other countries in the ASEAN region, especially Vietnam and Thailand, have been very proactive in attracting foreign investment in hospitality projects.

Indonesia has to learn from them and adapt to the rules of the game accordingly to eliminate the obstacles to foreign investment and foreign ownership of commercial real estate in the country.”

Against the backdrop of Jokowi’s planned infrastructure overhaul set to take place over the next few years, the Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association projects that the annual local demand for steel would rise to 27 million tonnes by 2020 from the current 17.5 million tonnes. Its data shows that the local steel sector can only supply 7 million tonnes, leaving a large gap that will likely be filled by imported steel.

Domestically, state-owned producer Krakatau Steel has the largest production capacity of 3.15 million tonnes annually, with the utilization rate across the nation expected to hit 70 percent in 2016.

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EXPAT BUSINESS MEET THE EXPAT

Founder of Vice Indonesia Aims to Change the Local Media Game

BY CAR ANISSA DJATMIKO

One of the world’s most popular youth-focused media companies has come to Indonesia. Caranissa Djatmiko sits down with Vice Indonesia’s Managing Director to find out how the new company hopes to change the archipelago’s media landscape.

English expat Mo Morris is currently gearing up for the big launch of Vice Indonesia which will take place on November 1. Along with his team, Morris has been busy planning editorial content, creating videos (Vice is known by its reputation for edgy, sometimes controversial, documentaries) and brainstorming ideas for a TV series that will be out later next year.

But before taking part in Vice and its international expansion, Morris started his journey back in the UK, where he lived for more than 20 years. “London has a very special place in my heart. But sadly, as rent and the cost of living becomes more and more ridiculous, it’s slowly killing its creative spirit,” he lamented.

The exorbitant lifestyle in London, according to Morris who was also a music producer, has unfortunately prevented artists from realizing their full potential and has ultimately forced them to leave the town. Many of these creative workers have consequently moved to the suburbs or other countries in search of a better quality of life.

In Morris’s case, these setbacks might turn out be a blessing in disguise. After witnessing the “growing gentrification madness of London”, he and his wife decided to travel to Indonesia four years ago to break free from the realities of his hometown. But what initially appeared to be just a regular getaway instead turned into a business opportunity for the Englishman, who would soon add the archipelago to Vice’s growing international market share.

Morris previously worked as a freelance consultant for Vice back in the UK and Germany, where he got involved in the media company’s marketing and events. He enjoyed assisting and curating events, and often joined launch tours for Vice’s programmes. His past experience, coupled with Vice’s current international expansion spurred him to put Indonesia on the media enterprise’s radar.

In March, Vice Media announced its mission to launch its television and digital services in more than 50 countries across the globe, which included regions like Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The massive expansion will include Viceland TV channel, Vice News and Lifestyle along with other culture and entertainment programming.

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“Vice Media claims to adhere to the new media age by presenting digital content with “Gonzo-style journalism” – which thus far has seemingly wooed the majority of a young audience all around the globe.”

Montreal’. Co-founder Shane Smith, along with Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes, started the company with a US$5,000 investment from their parents to create magazines that were distributed for free on the street.

Today, the company is worth more than US$4 billion, with the mission of revolutionizing the media business. Vice has expanded aggressively due to its ability to win the hearts of the millennial generation.

“Now, the baby boomers have had a stranglehold on media and advertising for an entire generation. That stranglehold is finally being broken by a highly educated, ethnically diverse, globally thinking, hard-to-reach generation. Media is having a hard time adapting to this rapid change,” said Smith in a speech at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, as quoted by The Guardian.

Smith thinks that young people were not given the kind of media coverage that specifically pertains to them because television often places more attention on topics that merely interest the people behind it. As a result, young people today are often mistaken as a generation that does not care about the news, while in reality they do care, but instead tend to have problems with the way news is delivered to them.

To tackle this issue, Vice Media claims to adhere to the new media age by presenting digital content with “Gonzostyle journalism” – which thus far has seemingly wooed the majority of a young audience all around the globe.

In line with this strategy, Morris intends to impress Indonesia’s millennials via fresh culture pieces and powerful documentaries.

Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam were the countries in Southeast Asia that had already joined the enterprise, while earlier in June, India agreed on a joint venture deal with Times Group to launch mobile and digital initiatives, as well as the Viceland Channel on pay-TV.

But in a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, would it be possible for a local audience to welcome Vice’s unique platform with open arms? Morris acknowledges that the greatest challenge for Vice as the newcomer will be dealing with the nation’s censorship. Although aside from this particular issue, Morris remains optimistic that Vice will serve as a game-changer in the nation’s media landscape.

Vice Media was established in 1994 in Montreal, Canada as a punk rock magazine that mainly served as a counterculture publication using the moniker ‘Voice of

“I think there is a lack of exciting media for forwardthinking millennials in Indonesia. So Vice will be bringing a well-needed refreshing change to local media,” he said.

RETIREMENT (Getting old) IN INDONESIA, NOT THAT DIFFICULT The KITAS requirements:

If there is a subject that is much discussed among elderly staying in Indonesia or who want to, it is the retirement visa (Lansia). Many urban legends are going around and actually many expats have no clue what is required and how to obtain one, despite all information already to be found on the internet. Even travel- and formalities agencies sometimes fail to inform visitors clear and transparent. In this article the aim is to shed a light on this phenomenon, that might become more and more popular among the ever becoming older humans all over the world.

There are a few criteria (steps) to abide by, before you can indulge the (old) life of your dreams: 1. Be sure to assess to meet all the requirements, before you start the process 2. Obtain a Limited stay visa D-319, when you are eligible 3. Convert the visa to a KITAS (temporary stay permit), valid for one year (Kitas no I) 4. Extend the KITAS for two complete years (Kitas no.

II and III) 5. Apply for the fourth KITAS (Kitas no IV) 6. Convert the fourth Kitas to a KITAP (permanent stay permit), immediately after obtaining it. So in just 3 years you can relax and really get old with the peace of mind of having no permit issues anymore.

7. Extend the KITAP after 5 years and do so till you reach the age of ..... ? (only God knows)

What are the criteria, the requirements or the steps needed? The Indonesian government, following this era of free and open information, devoted a part of a website page to be clear about visas. This is a clear start to understand the path to your own retirement.

one of those 15 appointed travel agencies! Our main role is to negotiate a fair price with the agency and be sure that the formal work done is to your satisfactory.

Unfortunately, the website forces you to dive deeper into each single requirement. Below an overview of what you actually need, to be sure that your application will run smooth and you understand what is needed:

1. The applicant must be 55 years of age or older.

2. A valid passport with at least18 months validity and consisting of 4 empty pages.

3. An updated Curriculum vitae, signed and dated by applicant.

4. A letter of domicile of the address where the applicant lives.

5. A statement regarding that living accommodation. Minimum value of USD 35,000 if it is a purchased house/apartment, or a minimum rental cost of USD 500 per month. In the tourist areas local regulations may prevail.

6. A statement from a pension fund or a bank of available funds. A minimum monthly income of USD 1,500.

7. A statement from a bank regarding a current minimum balance on a bank account of IDR 55,000,000 8. A statement from the applicant that he employs an Indonesian national. When submitting the application the ID Card of the Indonesian must be attached.

9. A sponsor letter from the appointed agency/sponsor (see below).

10. A statement regarding the intention not to engage in business activities (work) or enter into an employment agreement.

11. Proof of medical/health Insurance, life insurance, and/or third-party personal liability insurance in country of origin or Indonesia.

12. Obtain the limited stay visa D-319 (see above) first.

13. There is no travel limitation as the applicant will receive a MERP (Multiple Exit and Re-entry Permit) automatically nowadays when the KITAS is obtained.

14. Be a citizen of one of the countries of origin that are allowed to obtain a retirement visa.

An appointed travel agent as sponsor.

There appear to be only 15 travel agency companies - appointed by the Tourism Department - to sponsor and process the Retirement Visa for the whole of Indonesia. This is a main bottleneck price wise. Some of these agencies charge huge sums, just for the simple fact they are appointed. Therefore, if your travel- or formality agency is not one of these 15 agencies, it can only act as an intermediate and not as the sponsor. Only if you trust the intermediate, it is useful to use one. Else the intermediate may become an unnecessary cost raising factor.

(http://www.imigrasi.go.id/index.php/en/public-services/ limited-stay-visa#requirements)

(Note: The Permit House is in the process of obtaining an appointment from the Tourism Department, but not being a travel agency as is a huge hurdle to overcome. While we are recognized and licensed by the Ministry of Immigration and Manpower for processing visas, stay- and work permits, we have good hopes in achieving it ate the end.)

Countries of origin

As mentioned above under point 14, the law has limited the eligibility to retire in wonderful Indonesia and you must be a citizen of one of the following countries:

The costs The appointed travel agencies should be able to present a cheaper price than The Permit House can offer, since we are only intermediate. Our price for a retirement Kitas, including the appointed travel agency costs is IDR.17,500,000, as we just made a new arrangement with one of the appointed travel agencies. This actually means that if you are in direct contact with such an agency you should be able to discuss a lower price.

Shipping your goods to Indonesia Some final words about shipping your goods to Indonesia while you are in the process of a retirement Kitas. Only when you already posses the (retirement) Kitas, then there will be no problem in sending personal items or household goods to Indonesia. Problems can occur when the retiree does not present the KITAS card at the customs or sooner when he has already shipped this household goods. The moving company must present a Kitas and must proof that it is a retirement Kitas as well, so there won't be any working permit requirement asked for at the shipment clearance.

The intermediate The Permit House – just like other not appointed agencies – can only act as an intermediate and assist, and must also use an appointed travel agency to be the sponsor and process the formal application. So you check with your agent if he is

ABOUT THE PERMIT HOUSE The Permit House commenced operations providing the KITAP and has expanded into a full authorized formalities agency, handling all visas, permits and other documentation required by expats to stay, live and work in Indonesia. The Company founders are expats and have endured the processes first hand.

Graha Tunas Buidling Unit D, Floor 4, Jl. Warung Jati Barat 63 Jakarta 12740, Indonesia

Phone : 021-79195805 / 7987589 Email : info@thepermithouse.com Website : www.thepermithouse.com

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE FOOD AND DRINK May Tien is an award-winning home cook and champion of dispersive cuisines.

A PPLE B E E ' S

Serving Up American Nostalgia in Jakarta When I first set foot in Applebee’s at Plaza Senayan Mall, I was taken by surprise when I saw the hip décor and modern atmosphere. Gone were the bright and playful family-oriented furnishings from my suburban childhood memories in California.

BY MAY TIEN

“Although Applebee’s in Indonesia seems to be a cooler and hipper version of what I remember all those years ago, I am willing to bet that people still go for the friendly faces, the relaxed ambiance and solid meals.”

The dedicated bar is fully stocked to provide quality cocktails and beer, with skilled bartenders who are eager to satisfy any beverage request. On this occasion, we ordered the Red Apple Sangria and a Classic Margarita. The fruity sangria came in a bulbous glass almost as large as our heads. This particular concoction could have easily served two people, but my husband happily finished it in due time. The margarita was tart and bright; there is nothing more refreshing than a good margarita on the rocks served in a glass with a heavily salted rim.

Muted television screens displayed sports in certain areas of the dining room, playing to the lunchtime crowd of families and office workers on their midday break. There was a platform with turntables and speakers, which was interesting. I never knew Applebee’s to be so trendy, but there we were, asking about the Friday night DJ and chatting about the music he would be spinning.

The food menu was a little booklet of classic and new Applebee’s fare. Those longing for quesadillas, steaks, baby back pork ribs and chicken wings will still be able to order them here in Jakarta. However, there was also a variety of other flavours and dishes to explore. We ordered the Pork Chop with Apple Chutney and Brisket Beef Burger.

Everything about the meal was fine-tuned, in only the way that some flavours can bring upon a nostalgic sensory journey. Our thick-cut, bone-in pork chop was grilled on open flames, tender and juicy with a Cajun kick. It’s paired well with sweet apple chutney. The brisket burger was as immense as it was delicious. Slices of juicy Australian beef brisket were piled high with red cheddar cheese, jalapenos, tangy BBQ sauce and slaw, topped with a perfectly fried egg. One definitely required wet naps to wipe away the dribbles of sauces, but it was an extremely satisfying burger. That it was also created by William Gozali, the winner of MasterChef Indonesia 3, is a testament to the creativity and ability to attract the young, local market of this new Applebee’s concept.

The Applebee’s I knew has completely transformed into a stylish grill and bar over the years. However, it retained the kind of friendliness and scrumptiousness from the early days that provided some reassurance, much like seeing and bear-hugging an old friend from long past.

Americans are quick to recognize the famous red apple branded restaurant in every community and rely on the hearty, lip-smacking bar snacks and comfort food to satisfy appetites for each member of the family. In high school, I recall there wasn’t a week that would go by that my friends and I didn’t abscond from campus activities to the Applebee’s down the road and gorge on boneless chicken wings and fried mozzarella sticks. The Applebee’s staff would always give us the booth in the back, where we could hide away from watchful adult eyes as servers brought refills of our favourite drinks. I suppose we never found ourselves in much trouble as we spent our afternoons laughing and eating since there were more debauched activities in which we could have immersed our teenaged selves.

I explained all of this to my husband as we sat at this new restaurant, as he did not understand the cultural significance or share the same references from some of the menu items that made me giggle with delight. He, being a Kiwi, never grew up knowing the wonders of a neighbourhood Applebee’s. Perhaps it was also the location at Plaza Senayan in which this particular restaurant is found that brought the flood of memories back; after all, it was tucked discreetly away in a cul de sac on the fifth floor, away from the hustle and bustle of the main mall.

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Applebee’s Grill and Bar Plaza Senayan Mall, Floor 5 Jalan Asia Afrika, Senayan, Jakarta Telephone: 021 2970 4981 ext. 544 Hours: 11.30am – 11pm

Although Applebee’s in Indonesia seems to be a cooler and hipper version of what I remember all those years ago, I am willing to bet that people still go for the friendly faces, the relaxed ambiance and solid meals. Families with young children sat elbow to elbow with young couples on dates. Small groups of office workers chatted away whilst munching on the special lunch combos that were a bargain for a create-your-own-two-course meal and fountain drink. It all made me feel spritely again: young, carefree and happy to be tasting a little bit of Americana, even though I was all the way on the other side of the world, albeit this time a little older and wiser (and not shunning my academic responsibilities).

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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

K AR ANGASEM

Memories of East Bali’s Great Kingdom

BY GR ACE SUSE T YO

“I Gusti Bagus Djelantik is not the ‘Last Raja’ of Karangasem. The Raja is the raja,” said AA Made Arya of his late grandfather who bore the title. A true Balinese renaissance man, I Gusti Bagus Djelantik (also known as Anak Agung Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem) was best known for maintaining a peaceful rule through several changes of political sovereignty, religious poetry that the Balinese Hindu revere as life-giving wisdom and his architectural masterpieces of meditative water garden palaces.

Established in 1661 by I Gusti Anglurah Ketut Karang, Karangasem was an eastern Balinese kingdom that included the territory presently known as the Karangasem Regency and the western half of Lombok.

The 18th and 19th centuries saw Bali-Lombok colonial wars against the Dutch, led by the Anglurah Ketut Karangasem sub dynasty until its defeat in 1894.

Born in 1887 during Karangasem’s sovereign independence era, I Gusti Bagus Djelantik started his reign in 1908 as a Dutch colonial representative (stedehouder) heading 22 localities. Karangasem fell under the Japanese invasion during World War II and saw another period of brief independence in 1945. A few years later Karangasem joined the State of East Indonesia under the short-lived United States of Indonesia, and eventually merged into the current Republic of Indonesia in 1950 as part of Bali province.

In contrast to I Gusti Ngurah Rai who slaughtered a great number of Dutch soldiers in the 1908 Battle of Tanah Aron and Bebak, I Gusti Bagus Djelantik does not quite fit Indonesia’s typical template of the national hero. Rather than frontally attacking the colonial rule, I Gusti Bagus Djelantik collaborated with the Dutch for opportunities for the advancement of his people. In 1922, he got the Dutch to grant zelfbestuur over Karangasem - a policy of autonomous governance - during which the Dutch constructed water distribution systems, electrical grids, and asphalt roads for Karangasem.

Entrance to Puri Agung Karangasem

Banyuwangi

Karangasem Kuta

Karangasem Country: Indonesia Province: Bali Land area: 839.5 km2 (Karangasem) Largest city: Denpasar (Bali province) Population: 430,251 (2008 estimate) How to get there Daily flights into Denpasar international airport, and car rental to Karangasem What to bring Camera, sleeved tops and sarong for entry into sacred places, cash for entry tickets, donations and souvenir purchase

According to Professor Dr AA Gde Putra Agung - historian and I Gusti Bagus Djelantik's heir apparent - Bali’s wealth of cultural heritage continues to become a colonial point of interest for the Dutch to the present day. Many of Karangasem’s lontar manuscripts, prasasti inscription stones, and keris are no longer in the royal family’s possession because they were brought to the Netherlands where they are professionally cared for in museums. Prof Putra Agung conducted studies for his doctoral dissertation on Balinese Babad manuscripts in Leiden because these documents are no longer in Bali.

There has been dialogue between the Netherlands and Indonesia regarding the possession of Nusantara royal heirlooms.

However, Indonesia’s bargaining power in the matter is weak due to the lack of competent human resources, the prohibitively high cost of professional care for the items, and a corrupt bureaucracy that is not designed to facilitate Indonesian possession of its own cultural heritage.

“We need a leadership that is heritageoriented and common-people-oriented.

Unfortunately, our bureaucracy is still very militaristic and elitist, and yet Balinese ethical values are corroding away,” said Made Arya. He adds that there is hope for Bali to eventually receive a return of exported cultural property once Bali demonstrates a commitment to this heritage-oriented vision through competent professionals and well-maintained facilities.

This should give the heirlooms the treatment they deserve.

Though Prof Putra Agung never became Raja, he is currently active in an organization of Nusantara monarchs.

“Although we come from royal families throughout Nusantara, we are committed to the Republic of Indonesia in a collaborative partnership to celebrate and perpetuate the diverse heritages that make us Indonesia today,” said Prof Putra Agung.

While some members of the royal family do not acknowledge the dissolution of Kerajaan Karangasem, it is a fact that no one has succeeded the throne since I Gusti

Bagus Djelantik. When asked what he thinks of currently legitimized kingdoms within the Republic of Indonesia such as the Yogyakarta Sultanate, Putra Agung mentioned the Suharto era Land Reform Law of 1969, which set limits on private property ownership to seven hectares and ruled royal land as private property.

“The difference between Yogya and Karangasem is that Keraton Yogyakarta still owns much of the land and many businesses in Yogya,” said Prof Putra Agung.

“That’s why Yogya has so many abdi dalem (royal servants committed to serve the Keraton pro bono out of devotion and pride), because the kind of wealth in the Keraton’s possession serves as a guarantee to the people’s prosperity. In contrast, Kerajaan Karangasem and other Balinese kingdoms lost most of our land to the Land Reform.

Consequently, Bali has no equivalent to abdi dalem, only penglingsir puri (committee of royal family members that takes up responsibilities managing the palaces and organizing ceremonial family gatherings) and a more independent kind of royal bureaucracy. I don’t know why Karangasem became subject to the Land Reform, and Yogya became exempt.” It may be worth noting that Suharto is of Yogyakarta heritage.

Regardless of its status, Karangasem today remains full of memories of the great kingdom it once was. From the water palaces of Amlapura to the ancient villages of Tenganan and Pesedahan, from the majesty of Gunung Agung to the ocean waves of Candidasa-Padangbai, every step in Karangasem is a reminder of the cultural vision that its great leader once had, and the life-giving energies of the land his people call home.

“As an artist and architect, I Gusti Bagus Djelantik wanted to leave a noble legacy for the royal family of Karangasem to remember, and for the people of Bali to be proud of. But there have yet to be other Balinese from the following generations to match the greatness of I Gusti Bagus Djelantik’s legacy,” said Made Arya.

Treading through politically sensitive interests from all fronts throughout his reign has earned I Gusti Bagus Djelantik much wisdom, which he expressed through meditative Hindu poetry. Awi-Awian, a collection of the Raja’s lontar manuscripts, details wisdom for governing a nation and a large family from at least a dozen wives.

It also contains teachings on human values, accounts of wars with Lombok, advice given

by Buddhist and Shivaist royal advisors, and the meditations architecturally expressed through the Raja’s water garden palaces such as Taman Ujung Sukasada, Tirta Gangga, and the royal palace Puri Agung Karangasem. The Raja, whose architectural training is strictly traditional Balinese, drew blueprints for the palaces in sand and directed craftsmen to construct them in accordance to the revelations gained in his meditations.

One of the main buildings in Puri Agung Karangasem

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Gang Leader Gets Death Penalty for Teen’s Rape and Murder The leader of the gang accused of raping and murdering a teenage schoolgirl was sentenced to death in a Sumatra court. Four other members of the group were sentenced to 20 years in prison for their roles in the heinous and high-profile April attack. The victim, whose name was Yunyun, has become a figure synonymous with women’s rights and the fight against sexual assault in Indonesia.

Dead Infant Found in Airplane Toilet in Jakarta On October 9, airline officials made a tragic discovery on board Qatar Airways flight 956 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

The plane arrived from Doha, Qatar in the afternoon. Reports indicate that when workers and cleaners boarded the aircraft for routine maintenance after all passengers exited, they found the dead body of a newborn baby boy inside one of the lavatories.

Police and investigators are shocked and disturbed, and believe the infant to be the child of a domestic worker identified only

by the initials EWR. It remains unclear whether the suspect may have given birth on the plane, or smuggled the deceased body on board first, then left it in the bathroom before exiting in Jakarta.

An initial forensic investigation suggests the infant died shortly after being born.

Reports indicate that the suspect was seven months pregnant at the time of the incident, but it remains unknown whether she may have intentionally expelled the baby, or if premature birth naturally took place.

While sexual violence against women and children shows up in the news semi-often in the archipelago, gang rapes and murder are more of a rarity.

The case of the 14-year-old girl’s rape and murder prompted President Joko Widodo to sign a law imposing harsher punishments – including chemical castration and death – for attacks on children. The regulation has been submitted to Indonesia’s parliament and is waiting for approval.

Yogyakarta Bars “Non-native” Indonesians from Owning Land

Hospital Holds Baby Hostage for Unpaid Bill It is common to hear about Indonesians from the low-income class being unable to pay hospital bills or not having any medical insurance to cover expenses. Stories about these people not getting admitted or getting turned away by different hospitals despite their immediate need for medical attention are widespread.

One married couple recently made claims that their new-born baby was being held at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Senen, Central Jakarta, as they have yet to settle the hospital bill for the baby’s delivery of roughly US$4,000.

With the bill now running at Rp.800,000 (US$61) for every day past due, the couple claims to have run out of options, and are now asking for help from governor Ahok and City Hall. It’s unclear whether Ahok has met with the couple or whether any financial assistance has been extended.

What makes the Special District of Yogyakarta so special, apart from its system of government, is that it apparently seems to have different views on what your nationality is.

Evidently, officials in Yogyakarta believe there are two kinds of Indonesian citizens - native and non-native. Depending on the group you belong to in the eyes of the law, you might not be able to own the land you’ve purchased.

The local government says a “native” Indonesian has the right to declare ownership on the land they’ve bought. However, if the administration classifies you as a “non-native”, then you are only granted the right to build on the land, while the ownership of the real estate itself is shifted to the government.

Indonesian citizens Eni Kusumawati, Zaelous Siput Lokasari, and Willie Sebastian claim to have been victimized by this vague “natives only” rule. All three of these people have been denied ownership of land they already purchased – courtesy of the National Land Agency (BPN) – allegedly because they are of Chinese descent. On September 14, Lokasari sent a legal notice to the governor in Yogyakarta. In the document, he declares that if the regulation is not dismissed within 30 days, he will take the matter back to court. The public should hear more on this soon.

Police Chief Orders Shooting of Thieves “On Sight” Just as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is dealing with the drug problem in his archipelago with bloody and brutal tactics, Central Java Police Chief General Condro Kirono has likewise taken an iron fist approach to his region’s war on crime. Kirono has ordered his officers to shoot thieves “on sight” as part of a resolution to curb the rising number of robbery cases in his jurisdiction.

While Indonesia remains serious about its fight against drugs and crime, at least it has not adopted the hard-line tactics like those of the Duterte administration, where an estimated 3,000 extrajudicial killings have been reported only a few months into his presidency. That said, Indonesia should remain vigilant about maintaining its rule of law and due process. Many believe the general should rescind his order.

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE CHANGE Karen Davis is a NYC artist and writer.

M A N OJ B H A RG AVA

Billions in Change

BY K AREN DAVIS

Manoj Bhargava is the Indian American businessman and philanthropist who is the founder and CEO of the popular consumer drink 5-Hour Energy. For those who are not familiar, 5-Hour Energy is a two-ounce caffeine and vitamin elixir which claims to keep one alert without crashing, sworn by truckers, traders, and hung over students the world over.

By 2012, the small bottle shoppers would see at the checkout counter in the grocery store was pulling in over a billion dollars per year, making Bhargava one of the richest men in the US. But unlike most Silicon Valley moguls, in 2015, Bhargava pledged 99 percent of his net worth to improving the wellbeing of the world’s less fortunate. He created Billions in Change, a limited liability company with the goal of developing and financing technologies that can aid in the elimination of world poverty. Bhargava's inspiring documentary can be seen in full on YouTube.

Billions in Change has created elegantly simple inventions made to change the world. Bhargava saw that that the greatest challenges for the planet’s most indigent were water, energy and health. He initially went to well-known consultants and companies to develop new tech, and soon found that simplicity was the key. He hired a dedicated staff, which included a former garage mechanic, to focus on building technologies which could be easily maintained in the remote villages they would be going to.

Some of the team’s innovations include a stationary electricity generating bicycle, a tool for harnessing the earth’s geothermal energy, a medical device which facilitates circulation, and a machine that converts sea water into drinking water on a large scale. Bhargava plans to donate

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“If you don’t improve the lives of the poor, it’s not charity.”

– Manoj Bhargava 99 percent of his wealth to these social impact ventures.

The company is starting by distributing 10,000 powergenerating bikes to homeowners in India before the end of this year.

The Wealthiest Indian in the US At US$3 a bottle, 5-Hour Energy has made Bhargava a fortune, and the product is by far the largest player in the energy shot market to date; not so much because of its delicious taste and effective results, but because Bhargava plays the game tough. In the corner of his office sits a display of all the copycat brands successfully litigated by 5-Hour Energy. Regardless, he remains a low-key individual, staying under the radar and doing very few press interviews. That said, Bhargava admits to being “the wealthiest Indian in the USA”. Vague and inscrutable is how he likes to keep things. Colleagues and acquaintances describe Bhargava as humble. He is proud of his frugal lifestyle: his antique flip phone, cheap office furniture, and modest two-story home in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where his wife and 20-yearold son live.

Bhargava came to America as a teen, from Lucknow, India where he was born in 1953 and raised until 1967 when the family moved to Philadelphia. The family lived in an

US$80-per-month walk-up apartment. A math prodigy, Bhargava attended the prestigious Hill School before enrolling at Princeton. He attended one year at university, and shortly thereafter is when his “real education began,” said the billionaire. Bhargava dropped out of Princeton to attend communal life monasteries in India. At that time, he would often return to the USA to work at a variety of middle-class jobs, working as a taxi driver, accountant and construction worker in order to finance his trips to India.

In his early thirties, Bhargava returned to America and revitalized the family business in plastics. He stumbled upon the formula for energy shots at a health trade show, and went on to create the elixir which today makes up 90 percent of the energy shot industry.

Following what he did with the energy drink, achieving more with less also crosses over into his other ventures.

Bhargava is constantly questioning his engineers on how to go smaller and simpler. According to him, this is the opposite of how major industries set their assumptions.

“I am a student of simple” said Bhargava. “I’m not an inventor, nor do I consider myself an inventor.” In his main offices, participants write on the walls. No traditional institutional laws of behaviour prevail in his startups. “Just focus on saving the world,” said Bhargava, who meditates in his basement for an hour each day. About 30 engineers work with Bhargava closely. He has a proclivity for hiring small tinkerers and garage inventors.

The energy bike is the first of Bhargava’s inventions already being distributed. One hour of pedalling on the stationary bike creates 24 hours of energy; enough to power light bulbs, electric fans, iPhones and iPads, all from minutes of cycling on the Free Electric hybrid bike.

The company is based in Singapore.

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of anywhere from Rp.500 billion to Rp.1 trillion (US$38 million to US$77 million). Some of his followers were given counterfeit money and fake gold in exchange for their real money. Others received ornately carved boxes, which were padlocked and had to be kept shut for months or years.

How Dimas Kanjeng Graduated from Tricks to Murder

KING CON A con-man who pretended he could magically double people’s money was just operating a Ponzi scheme cloaked in religious mysticism. It fell apart after he allegedly hired some old soldiers to murder two associates to stop them from exposing the scam.

BY KENNE TH YEUNG

“One bashed him on the back of the head, while another strangled him with a rope and a third gaffer-taped a blue plastic bag over his head. He was then stripped naked and bent into a plastic storage crate, which was dumped in a reservoir.” into a non-academic “learning institution”, modestly named after himself.

His initial scam was claiming he could attract gold and jewels from the ground by using a “magical holy oil”. His earliest followers were asked to buy such oil. They also had to pay a fee to join his cult.

Many Indonesians still believe magic is real, especially when it is given a veneer of religious respectability.

Dimas Kanjeng Taat Pribadi, 46, capitalized on this superstition by claiming he could create money out of thin air.

The fifth of six children, Taat Pribadi (his name means ‘obedient person’) was born on April 28, 1970, in the hamlet of Cengkelek in Probolinggo, East Java. His father was a village policeman and his mother was of Middle Eastern descent. Neighbours and friends recall he was a quiet child with a keen interest in Javanese mysticism.

He attended an Islamic boarding school in Mojokerto and would subsequently claim that one of his teachers, Abah Ilyas, rewarded his obedience by teaching him the “secret” of how to double money. In 1994, he married his fellow student Rahma Hidayati. Her family was wealthy enough to give the couple two hectares of land. For a while, Taat Pribadi worked in the family’s fields, but he sometimes travelled in Java, purportedly to learn from mystics.

Obsessed with social status, he began prefacing his name with Dimas Kanjeng (Kanjeng is a form of address for Javanese nobility, meaning ‘his excellency’, while Dimas just means ‘younger brother’). In 2000, he started a quasireligious foundation and the following year he broadened it 20

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Dimas then diversified into the “money doubling” scam, telling people he could increase their money by up to 1,000fold if they entrusted it to him. It was classic Ponzi stuff – money handed over by new followers was used to double the money of earlier followers. Dressed in black or white robes with concealed pockets stuffed with money, he would perch on a throne, put his hands behind his back, extract wads of banknotes and throw them on the floor. People saw this as proof of his great Islamic and Javanese mystical powers.

As his wealth grew, Dimas expanded his institution’s compound and campground to seven hectares. He built himself a palatial residence, some mosques and dormitories for his disciples. His siblings say he was not inclined to share his riches and he rarely visited them.

Over the years, he took two more wives. In 2012, his institution was registered by a decree issued by the minister of justice and human rights. His dream of becoming a king came true in early 2016 when the Indonesian Association Kingdoms and Sultanates bestowed upon him the title “His Majesty Sri Raja Prabu Rajasanagara”.

To maintain a facade of piety, he would donate money to widows, orphans and the poor on Islamic holidays.

On Thursday nights, his mosques would provide alms to the poor.

Murders Dimas had about 26,000 followers from various provinces and is reported to have accumulated net personal wealth

One of the men who recruited new followers was Ismail Hidayah, a former labour supplier and garment trader.

He started working for Dimas in 2010, collecting money from the gullible. He also persuaded adherents to hand over any valuable amulets, such keris daggers and rings, which were then sold to collectors.

Depending on whom you believe, Ismail either embezzled some of the cash for himself, or he grew concerned over the unstable Ponzi scheme and urged Dimas to repay people’s money. After becoming openly critical of the institution’s treatment of its followers, he was abducted outside his shop-house in early February 2015. His body was later discovered in a forest outside Probolinggo and was identified only a few months ago.

Abdul Gani, who served as chairman of the foundation, was also reported to have been troubled by the money doubling scam. On the evening of April 11, 2016, he was lured to a meeting at the compound on the pretext of receiving a payment of Rp.130 million (US$10,000). He was met by the compound’s security men – including active and retired military officers. One bashed him on the back of the head, while another strangled him with a rope and a third gaffertaped a blue plastic bag over his head. He was then stripped naked and bent into a plastic storage crate, which was dumped in a reservoir near Wonogiri town. His body was found a day later by a fisherman.

Police have arrested most of Abdul’s alleged assailants, who claimed that Dimas ordered the killing and paid them a total of Rp.320 million (US$24,000) for the hit.

Dimas was arrested on suspicion of murder on September 22 after about 600 police and soldiers raided his compound.

He also faces charges of financial fraud and money laundering.

It soon emerged that plenty of high-profile people had been taken in by his scam. Among them was politician Marwah Daud Ibrahim of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), who is chairwoman of the sect. She is also an advisory board member of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association and was until September a member of the Indonesian Ulemas Council, the nation’s top Islamic authority. She remains convinced that Dimas is innocent.

Dimas had sought to augment his credibility by displaying banners and photos of himself with state dignitaries, such as President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Indonesian Military commander General Gatot Nurmantyo.

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung denied rumours that Dimas had performed the money-doubling trick for Jokowi or been part of his campaign for the 2014 presidential election. He said the photo with Jokowi could be genuine because the president “will accept anyone” who visits the State Palace. Likewise, the military chief said he is also often photographed with strangers.

When Jokowi came to power two years ago, he called for a mental revolution to make Indonesia a smarter, better country. Yet scammers still thrive because people are not being taught that mystical magic is just trickery.

Worryingly, some recent media reports declared that Dimas really does have the power to create money. A report by Berita Satu claimed that Dimas in early October proved his powers to police by producing ten Rp.50,000 notes and two Rp.100,000 notes from behind his back while wearing only prison clothing.

Until the media and all politicians and all religious leaders come out and denounce those who use magic tricks as proof of mystical powers, Indonesia can expect such scams to continue.

EXPAT LIFESTYLE QUIRKS

Large Reptiles Emerge from the Sewers in Kemang

BY LEIGHTON COSSEBOOM

A gigantic python slithered up from one of the sewers on Kemang Raya. It was one of two large reptiles that emerged as a result of flooding in the neighbourhood.

Flooding as usual took place yesterday, October 4, in Jakarta’s hip and trendy Kemang district. It was the latest in a string of many bad floods to hit the neighbourhood, and locals are at a loss of what to do or think about the government’s inaction to solve the problem.

It would have been business as usual. However, this time a gigantic python about three metres in length slithered up from one of the sewers in front of the Colony building on Kemang Raya. The snake frightened locals, as they half expected the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to appear as well.

While Leonardo and Michelangelo did not make an appearance, a giant one-metre-long lizard did show up to accompany the humongous snake. Seriously folks, we can’t make this stuff up! “The snake was swept here by the flood.

It came from one of the sewers,” a Bangka neighbourhood official told Kompas.

Locals believed the python to be dead on arrival in Kemang, but local media Okezone later reported that someone who works for the city soon thereafter turned a profit by selling the snake to a security guard at a Kemang cafe for Rp.150,000 (about US$11.50), which is bizarre to say the least.

For expats who think Jakarta is an urban locale that is free of forest animals, think again. Indonesians, however, don’t even seem fazed by it, as some apparently just see exotic animals in the city as a way to make some extra cash.

Passenger Grabs Wheel from Sleepy GrabCar Driver

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

GrabCar is investigating a claim from one Indonesian user who says he had to grab the steering wheel of the vehicle after noticing the driver was falling asleep.

An Indonesian man named Irfan, a frequent user of the ridehailing service GrabCar, recently posted on Facebook that he acted on instinct and took matters into his own hands by grabbing the wheel of his GrabCar ride after noticing that his driver was sleepy.

The social media post went viral in early October, and mentioned how Irfan and a couple of friends hailed a GrabCar on Thursday evening, September 29, from Palmerah Selatan.

After dropping his friends off, Irfan was on his way to Depok when he noticed the car was swerving, and nearly crashed into a parked vehicle close to Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu.

Irfan reported that the GrabCar was going at an estimated speed of 60 km/hour, nearly crashing into the parked car when he screamed, jolting the driver awake. Fortunately, the GrabCar driver was able to narrowly avoid the collision.

But that was not the end of Irfran’s scary experience. When the car pulled up to the Pasar Minggu crossing, it once again almost collided with something, this time a motorcyclist.

Irfan reprimanded the driver with a loud voice. It turned out that the driver’s head was facing downwards, and he was visibly on the brink of falling asleep.

Fearing for his safety, Irfan knew he had to do something.

He took over the GrabCar’s wheel from the driver who confessed that he had just taken some medicine for his cold and was exhausted from driving 15 passengers that day.

Ekhel Chandra Wijaya, GrabCar’s public relations manager, said the firm is investigating the incident. Wijaya told the media on Monday, October 3, that Grab needed to corroborate the truth from both the passenger and the driver before he can comment on the issue.

Wijaya mentioned that GrabCar may temporarily suspend the driver or permanently cancel his contract with the company if the investigation proves him guilty of falling asleep at the wheel and putting the passenger’s safety at risk.

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EXPAT OUTREACH WORTHY CAUSES 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

Breaking the Stigma on Mental Illness in Indonesia

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

A non-profit organization called Get Happy wants to change this. In introducing the community-based organization, co-founder Caecilia Tedjapawitra explained that people with mental illnesses in Indonesia most often choose to suffer in silence instead of seeking medical help. The organization aims to provide free access to mental health education in the belief that it can help reduce, if not eliminate, the negative stigma related to mental health problems in the archipelago.

Many people suffering from mental illness in Indonesia remain undiagnosed and untreated. The Get Happy Campaign aims to eliminate the stigma and encourage awareness of the country’s mental health problems.

A recent study by Human Rights Watch shows that an estimated 19,000 people suffering from mental problems in Indonesia are confined to their homes or at some informal institution where they do not get proper treatment. In some cases, they are even exposed to abuse.

Tedjapawitra herself struggled with mental problems in the past. After sharing her story on social media, many people felt comfortable reaching out and sharing their own stories.

This made Tedjapawitra realize that people will generally feel good when they are fully in touch with their mental problems, and know that there are other people with the same struggles. Inspired by the idea, Tedjapawitra and her husband Andreas knew they needed to do something. They created an avenue where mental health issues can be freely discussed and addressed - thus, the inception of Get Happy.

Clinical psychologist Wulan Danoekoesoemo explained why mentally ill people in the country by and large choose not to seek professional help, as they often want to stay away from the stigma that comes with it.

A separate 2015 report from the Ministry of Health mentioned the government’s “negligible” budget allocation for mental health issues and showed that a meagre 10 percent of those suffering from mental illness actually have access to the appropriate services.

Tedjapawitra explained that while people find it easy to see and accept physical illnesses, they find it “harder to understand an illness you cannot see.” This could be attributed to cultural norms in Indonesia where people refrain from talking about their feelings publicly so as not to be labelled as someone who “washes their dirty laundry in public.”

To make matters worse, there are only 48 mental health hospitals and 800 psychiatrists currently operating in Indonesia, where the population is approaching 260 million.

With these figures in mind, coupled with society’s deeprooted stigma on mental illness, it is no surprise that many Indonesians with mental health problems are mistreated, systematically abused and not cared for in general.

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“The organization aims to provide free access to mental health education in the belief that it can help reduce, if not eliminate, the negative stigma related to mental health problems in the archipelago.”

As part of the campaign, Get Happy holds monthly workshops that encourage widespread awareness of mental illnesses. These workshops normally include informative sessions with experts and professionals that provide perspectives on healthy mental habits such as expressing oneself, vocal exercises, drumming activities, and more.

Only eight months since it began, Get Happy has educated more than 500 people on the importance of good mental health via online and offline activities the group has organized.

To get involved with Get Happy, please visit http://get-happy.org/

Actions From Across The Archipelago

An Activist’s ‘Tell-All’ Book about Teaching Children to Read in Eastern Indonesia Earlier this month, philanthropist Nila Tanzil launched a book which tells about her journey of building as many as 39 libraries on 15 islands across eastern Indonesia. The book chronicles her experience in setting up these public facilities, along with all the challenges that went with it.

Tanzil first came up with the idea of building public libraries in eastern Indonesia as an attempt to help educate poor children living in the region. She wanted to give them the opportunities they deserve. Tanzil believes it is crucial for Indonesia’s children to develop their reading skills so they may have better chances of reaching their goals in the future.

In 2010, she founded Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Garden) in East Nusa Tenggara as a non-profit organization

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that aims to build children’s libraries in remote areas. The first library was set up in the small village of Roe, Flores with just 200 books.

Three years after its inception, Taman Bacaan Pelangi was registered as a foundation under the name Yayasan Pelangi Impian Bangsa. Today, the foundation has built as many as 39 libraries in the region. The public facilities have collected a staggering 85,000 books for more than 12,000 children so far.

Tanzil’s journey of growing children’s literacy in eastern Indonesia is now captured in her book Lembar-Lembar Pelangi (Pages of Rainbow), which can be purchased in local bookstores.

For more information please visit https://tamanbacaanpelangi. com

Hotel Borobudur Jakarta Invites Guests to Try New Signature Dishes Jakarta Hotel Borobudur’s Bruschetta is introducing the restaurant’s new must-try for customers: the savoury Lamb Shank. Located in the heart of Jakarta, Bruschetta is familiar to those who enjoy its fine-dining restaurant experience that is best known for its vintage Italian atmosphere.

These chefs describe the dish as a Mediterranean meal with an impeccable taste.

“With the special aroma of fresh herbs like rosemary, bay leaves, basil and parsley, this lamb shank showcases a simple and hearty dish made of locally grown food.”

Apart from Bruschetta, other restaurants at the hotel are also offering new signature dishes. Japanese restaurant Miyama highlights its most talked-about specialties Kama Hamachi and Shishamo Mayo Maki; while Chinese restaurant Teratai entices guests with its Seared Foie Gras Apple Sauce and King Prawn.

Hard Rock Cafe in Jakarta Brings Back Meatless Menu

Golden Tulip Jineng Resort Opens on Sunset Road in Bali

Bali The new resort provides versatile meeting rooms, wedding facilities with 190 deluxe rooms and suites. All guests have free access to Wi-Fi, and rooms are equipped with flat screens with an extensive international selection of TV Channels. It also features a spa, yoga studios, gym, kid’s club, two restaurants and pools, offering guests an uplifting experience for mind, body and soul.

Located at the central crossroads of South Bali, near Simpang Dewa Ruci, the resort is within easy walking distance to some of Bali’s most popular shopping centres, including Bali Galeria Mall, Duty-Free Shop and Lippo Plaza Sunset. The airport, world-famous Kuta beach, the shopping, nightlife and restaurants of Seminyak are all just 10 to 15 minutes away by car.

It incorporates a pool bar and grill on the first floor, fitness centre on the second floor, Dedari spa on the third floor, while the top floor is a modern Ananta yoga studio.

Panoramic windows on each of the floors invite you to become one with the world around the resort.

Jakarta For the second year in a row, Hard Rock is going green with new offerings from its limited-time vegetarian menu, just in time for Vegetarian Awareness Month. Until November 30, Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta will expand its menu and serve up fresh and satisfying vegetarian-friendly dishes and plantbased beverages, including Cauliflower “Wings” served Buffalo-style, a Grilled Ratatouille Wrap featuring grilled vegetables and Sriracha mayo, and a Very Veggie ‘Tini featuring a mix of fresh vegetable juice, Greek Yogurt and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.

“With the success of last year’s vegetarian offerings and the increased consumer interest in meatless dining options, we wanted to introduce a new menu that goes beyond the typical,” said Antonio Bautista, Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations for Hard Rock International.

“Whether it’s one of our new vegetarian-friendly salads or my personal favourite the Pico de Gallo Quinoa Arugula Salad, we have something to satisfy our guests’ everchanging cravings.”

Spice Opens Up New Outlet in Sanur Bali Spice has opened its second outlet in Sanur. Like the original restaurant in Ubud, it will also be helmed by celebrated chef Chris Salans, founder and chef of the world famous Mozaic Restaurant Gastronomique in Bali.

“I am excited to bring Spice to Sanur and soon also to Seminyak. This is in response to popular demand, after the big success of Spice in Ubud.

I’m grateful to the many loyal customers who have inspired us to achieve this new milestone with our new casual dining concept named Spice,” he said.

Chef Salans is known for applying his French cooking techniques to Indonesian ingredients which will give diners a unique culinary experience. At Spice, all ingredients are locally sourced and the chef commonly relies on Indonesia’s aromatic roots, herbs and spices. The menu includes Slipper lobster with curry-leaf butter and tempé and Snapper Carpaccio with tamarind croutons and rujak.

Shangri-La Hotels and Singapore Airlines Form Strategic Alliance SEA Region Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Singapore Airlines have come together to provide members of Golden Circle and KrisFlyer enhanced benefits. Named ‘Infinite Journeys’, the two globally recognized travel brands now offer travellers around the world greater rewards, with the promise of new experiences for every journey with Shangri-La and Singapore Airlines.

Golden Circle Diamond and Jade members will enjoy an accelerated upgrade to KrisFlyer Elite Gold which gives complimentary access to Singapore Airlines’ airport lounges worldwide. Additionally, Golden Circle members can now redeem their GC Award points for KrisFlyer miles, which can be used for flight upgrades, or for award flights on over 30 airlines including Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. issue 176 Indonesia expat

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EXPAT OUTREACH CLUBS 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

Meet Indonesia’s Drinking Club with a Running Problem

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

Towards the end of 1938, one Friday evening, G finally managed to convince his friends to do his inaugural paper trail - the birth of the Hash House Harriers (H3), which would later be known as Mother Hash.

So What’s It All About?

The youngest of seven children, Alberto Stephano Ignatius Gispert was born on July 31, 1903, to Catalan Spaniard parents. While his family had residences both in London and Barcelona, they immigrated to the UK before his birth officially making him an Englishman.

Alberto studied mainly in London, trained as an accountant, and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

With the reputable acronym ACA appended to his name, he applied for and was accepted to Evatt & Co for a position in Singapore and eventually to one of the Federated States of Malaya.

In 1934, as fate would have it, Gispert (who came to be called “G” for short) was assigned to meet a new recruit, Mr. Ronald Bennet. “G” and “Torch” (Bennet’s nickname due to his flaming red hair) would become the best of friends.

With the accounting business expanding, Torch was transferred to Kuala Lumpur, where G was appointed as branch manager. While in Malacca, G discovered the local Springgit Harriers. The Harriers were mostly men (and a few women) who ran in and around the nearby rubber estates, right up G’s street.

In 1938, G introduced Torch to these hard and hound paper chases. Missing his Malacca Harriers group when he moved to Kuala Lumpur, G started making enquiries and heard from member Cecil Lee about how the formerly popular KL Harriers had grown inactive.

G took it upon himself to sow the Springgit seeds in Malaysia’s capital. He and Torch regularly brainstormed their ideas over bottles of Tiger beer at the famous Long Bar of Selangor Club, which would later be known as the Hash House.

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Hashing is a creative mixture of socialization and athletics, indulgence and hard work, and a refreshing escape from the daily hustle and bustle of city living. The hash is a great opportunity to be outdoors, discover new places, and meet new friends. It’s a unique and invigorating combination of running, acquainting, orienteering, partying, and simply having fun.

The underlying concept behind hashing is having the opportunity to get out of the city, do some minor exercise, meet a whole bunch of expats of different nationalities, make friends with some locals, and see new places most expats didn’t know existed. You join the hash by simply showing up at one of the runs.

Hares set the run by marking the trail with cut or shredded paper, including some short stretches of dead ends and false trails. These are intended to keep both the fast and slow runners together for the duration of the run.

The Batavia Hash House Harrier Hoons In the early 1970s, the Hash House Harriers began to spread across the globe, and in Indonesia, the Jakarta Hash House Harriers was founded. The Jakarta Hash House Harriers was also organized to accommodate female members.

Three Medan Hashers working for different companies who moved to Jakarta in the late 1980s founded the Batavia Hash. All three previously ran with Jakarta H3 but felt Jakarta needed its very own Hash group. Thus, on October 30, 1986, Jorang “Geronimo” Sirait, Eddie “Wombat” Machinski, and Peter “Trapper” Ward put together the first run for the Batavia Hash House Harrier Hoons (BH4).

Since then, BH4 members have run without fail every Thursday. On Thursday, May 14, 1998, however, only four hashers managed to reach the Cibubur Scout Camp, the venue for the run; this was the day of the infamous Jakarta riots. The successful hashers were Wombat, the Hare,

Witless Wanker, and a Singaporean visitor. In legendary fashion, the driver of the truck that had all the refreshments and beer made it out as well.

BH4’s 30th Anniversary Hash In an interview with Indonesia Expat, the group’s On Sec Paul Heavey said, “BH4 has held more than 1,680 runs and celebrated major milestones at 100 runs, 250 runs, 500 runs, 1,000 runs and recently 1,500 runs in June 2013.” The group celebrated its 10th, 20th and 25th anniversaries with a series of weekend events. “At the end of October, we have organized the run to celebrate our 30th anniversary,” Heavey added.

Since its inception, “the drinking club with a running problem” has had more than 1,370 people join in. Two dedicated Hashers have participated in more than 1,000 runs, another 14 Hashers have participated in more than 500 runs, and 65 others have completed more than 100 runs.

While most of their runs are held in Jakarta, BH4 also holds weekend runs at venues outside the city such as the beaches at Sambolo and Carita on the west coast of Java and Pelabuhan Ratu on the south coast. The group has also held runs at Puncak, Jatiluhur, and even once travelled to Lampung for a weekend event.

Events for the 30th anniversary celebration of BH4 will include a mixed run, where wives and girlfriends are welcome to join the boys at 5:00 pm, Thursday, October 27; a party at the Eastern Promise restaurant in Kemang, which will feature shows from each Jakarta-based Hash at 6:30pm, Friday, October 28; a men-only run on Saturday, October 29; and finally the recovery / Halloween family run with the TGIS Hash on Sunday, October 30. Hash clubs from around the region will also join.

“BH4 is well-known for the camaraderie that exists between its members. Hence, this will be a great occasion for all of us to get back together for some running, some socializing, drinking, eating together and simply having fun.”

From October 27–30, the Batavia Hash House Harrier Hoons club will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a combination of running, partying, and Halloween festivities. For more information about the “drinking club with a running problem”, please visit www.bataviah4.com.

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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

Salihara International Performing Arts Festival 8 October–6 November 2016 Salihara International Performing Arts Festival is back to bring you more local and international arts groups from various areas including music, dance and 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

Indonesian Heritage Society’s Evening Lectures 27 September – 1 November 2016 Indonesian Heritage Society returns with evening lectures this October. The event is one of

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the oldest activities held by the non-profit organization and has invited numerous key speakers including university professors and artists alike. Participants are invited to attend a series of lectures with subjects concerned with the archipelago’s historical roots. The themes for the lectures i nclude Ta le s of Indone sia: Revitalizing Forgotten Songs of the Archipelago; Batavia: the Melting Pot that Helped Lead to the Creation of Indonesia; and The Unifying Role and Impact o f B a h a s a I n don e s i a . T h i s event is open to the public and requires no registration. For more information please visit http:// www.heritagejkt.org/lectures/ evening-lectures

Bislacchi. A Tribute to Fellini by Artemis Danza 21 October 2016 The Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute and Ciputra Artpreneur proudly present a ballet performance of Bisslacchi: A Tribute to Fellini, showcased

by Italian ballet group Artemiz Danza. The show pays homage to Ita lian f ilm direc tor and screenwriter Federico Fellini, be st k now n for his d ist inc t style in combining fantasy with earthiness. Choreographer and Director Monica Casadei gives the dance an imaginative and poetic interpretation. The dance will be divided into two acts. During the first act, Giorni Bislacchi dancers will be performing with music f rom Fellini ’s mov ies composed by Italian pianist and conductor Nino Rota. The second act will afterwards see dancers performing to the music from Fellini’s film Il Lungo Viaggio, along with the narration from Italian poet Tonino Guerra. For more information, please visit www.ciputraartpreneur.com

Dramaturgy Public Lecture: Peter Eckersall 23 October 2016 Peter Eckersall is coming to Jakarta to discuss ‘dramaturgy’.

Eckersall is a professor who teaches Asian Theatre at City University of New York and for this workshop, he will introduce the idea of applying dramaturgical thinking to both Indonesian arts practitioners and those interested in learning the method. The public lecture is held by Arts Summit Indonesia, a festival that includes workshops and international arts events. The event will start at 4pm at Dia.Lo.Gue. For more information please visit http:// bit.ly/2ca5eb5

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The 39th Jazz Goes to Campus 27 November 2016 Indonesia’s oldest and most anticipated jazz festival will return next month. In its 39th 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 http:// www.jgtc-festival.com/index.php

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 leisure

F&B Experience at Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel Sher at on G r a nd Ja k a r t a i s celebrating Indonesian cuisine by offering new food and beverage programmes at the recently opened Anigré Restaurant. The hotel offers a variety of interesting culinar y choices. Guests can

musicians, whom they get to watch closely, while also taking in the views of Mount Merapi, Raung, Ranti and Suket. When night falls, guests will be served dinner and have the chance to interact with fellow visitors and musicians.

Performers include local and international musicians: Jean Sebastien Simonviez (France), Pablo Calzado (Cuba) and Patric Lauwerends (The Netherlands).

For more information please visit www.jazzgunung.com

enjoy 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 craf ts and services from local farmers, artisans and vendors every Sunday at Market Brunch. In addition to the food programmes, guests can even learn new culinary skills each day in At Your Convenience: Spice Me Up! Cooking Class. For more information please visit www. sheraton.com/jakartagandariacity charity

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

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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2016 26–30 October 2016 The 13 th annual Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) is back this year to celebrate the power of arts and literature in tackling global issues. Taking on the theme of Tvat Tvam Asi, which translates to ‘I am You, You are Me’, UWRF will be focusing on the importance of diversity in the nation – in terms of religious, ethnic, and historical background – and how it will lead to more mutual respect. Artists joining UWRF this year from Indonesia are Eka Kur niawan, Iswa d i Pratama and Slamet Rahardjo; and international artists include Juan Pablo Villalobos, Magda Szubankski and Stan Grant. For more information please visit www.ubudwritersfestival.com sports Sunset Run 2016 29 October 2016 This October, Antara Seminyak Ba li R esor t is set to hold

BANDUNG Seminyak ’s f irst charity run.

The Su nset Ru n is i nv it i ng sports enthusiasts to join its three-k ilometre track along the beautiful Seminyak beach, where they can enjoy the ocean breeze and watch the sunset while running. The event is part of a charity which aims to improve the mental health system in Bali and the collected funds will be donate to two non-profit organizations in the island: Suryani Institute for Mental Illness and Yayasan S e n y u m B a l i . To j o i n t h e programme, participants will have to pay Rp.150,235 to receive entry, a t-shirt, mineral water and a shopping voucher. For more information please visit http://bali.anantara.com/SunsetRun-2016/

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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

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E-Series is a quarterly-regular lifestyle, sport and fun running programme that is open to the greater Bali Communities. The event invites locals to walk, jog, or run in the beautiful surroundings of the Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort. E-Series will be hosted close to the wonderful view of Tanah Lot Temple. The resort is not merely a wonderful hotel – it is also one of the top 20 golf resorts in the world. With breathtaking views of Indian Ocean as a backdrop, lovely rolling hills, green, lush Balinese tropical gardens, participants can enjoy the scenery of the location in this this inaugural familyoriented running event. For more information, please visit https:// www.panpacific.com

BANYUWANGI music

Ijen Summer Jazz 30 July – 22 October 2016 Jazz lovers will cheer this summer with the opportunity to embrace their love for music in the beautiful resort of Jiwa Jawa, Ijen. Set in a beautif ul mount ainous area, about 300 attendees will be entertained by a number of

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

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A Nice House available for rent at Jl. Duta Indah I, Pondok Indah.

Land area 450 sqm, 2 storey Building ± 400 sqm, including 4 Bedrooms, 1 Study room/ Office, Living room and Family room, Dining room, Pantr y & a m p; K i t c h e n . B a c k y a r d include terrace and medium size of swimming pool. Balcony and open terrace. Semi furnished condition. Located in a quiet residential area and close to the Jakarta International School.

Asking Rent: USD.3,000.00 per mont h, rent payable i n equivalent IDR currency. Open house by appointment, call: Agus Djuarta~Padua Property Agency. Cell.: +62(0)811961763 or +62(0)818131152, e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo.com

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Nice House available for rent at Jl. Sekolah Duta Pondok Indah.

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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, family room, 2 d ining rooms, pantry and kitchen. Big terrace and balcony, nice pool

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