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Indonesia's Largest Expatriate Readership | 91st Edition | 10th April - 23rd April 2013

Pacitan Indonesia by Lauren Irons

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Dear Readers,

91st Edition | 10 April - 23 April 2013

Editor in Chief Angela Richardson angela@jakartaexpat.biz Assistant Editor Cecilia Forsman cecilia@jakartaexpat.biz Management Edo Frese edo@jakartaexpat.biz Sales Dian Mardianingsih ads@jakartaexpat.biz Marketing & Public Relations Silvia Forsman silvia@jakartaexpat.biz Distribution Dian Mardianingsih dian@jakartaexpat.biz Graphics Randualas didiet@jakartaexpat.biz Finance & Admin Pertiwi Gianto Putri tiwi@jakartaexpat.biz Lini Verawaty lini@jakartaexpat.biz Contributors Nithin Coca Terry Collins Hush Petersen Grace Susetyo Julia Tchezganova Rolf Tjalsma Kenneth Yeung Editorial Enquiries letters@jakartaexpat.biz Circulation Enquiries info@jakartaexpat.biz

Firstly, I would like to thank all of our Photography Competition entries – all of which were thought-provoking views of how you see the Earth. Congratulations to the winner via Facebook likes, Lauren, whose photo titled “Pacitan Indonesia” shines on the cover of this issue for you all to enjoy.

With the success of our first Photography Competition, keep your eyes and ears peeled for more to come!

The theme of ‘The Earth’ is clearly a hot topic which affects everybody. Many people have asked me why I bother caring about the environment, and some have gone as far as saying that what one person does cannot make a difference. I couldn’t disagree with this statement more. Like the quote “Charity begins at home”, making a difference in the environment begins with how we, as individuals live. You may think that one person recycling and sorting their rubbish doesn’t make a difference in the grand scheme of things, but if you thought the opposite, you would also sort and recycle your rubbish, as would others, and eventually everyone would do the same. I believe we created this mess therefore it is our responsibility to live with a higher conscience, aware of our impact on the environment.

What I see on a daily basis on my commute to and from Jakarta Expat HQ is littering, namely of plastic. And the way in which it is thrown on the streets or dumped into the river is with complete ignorance, without the slightest glint of guilt in the litter bug’s eyes. This would suggest that the problem lies in the person’s upbringing and takes us back to education. It is

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the younger generation of today who are more responsible, knowing not to litter because they are taught this at school. Luckily my education had a strong environmental influence, with a sound focus on the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). This has stayed with me until now.

Hopefully I’ve got your attention, so how do you help? There is a fantastic recycling service available through KDM, a charity helping street children of Indonesia whom many have heard of. This project, KDM Green Project, encourages you to recycle your paper and plastic waste at home or in the office to be collected weekly. The rubbish is then resorted at KDM and sold on to recycling companies whereby the money made goes towards supporting the children of KDM. This is a fantastic incentive to recycle and will not cost you anything. For more information please visit http://jakartagreenproject.com or follow them on Twitter @jktgreenproject and please start thinking about where your rubbish goes today.  “Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something.” - Carl Sagan Angela Richardson

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4 The Ocean's Friendly Giants Caring for the sentinels of the deep 6 Laws & Legalities Legal protection of indonesia's forests 7 Conservation can it work? progress report on saving indonesia's precious forests 8 Staple Foods rice is nice, but... 9 Art in the City David K. Rees' reflected dimensions 10 Meet the Expat Natalie stewart 11 Faces of Jakarta Edi the street sweeper 12 Waste The great stink 14 Featured cheap frying oil or orangutans 16 Light Entertainment The Elusive Mr. X 17 Expat Golfer Putting for Effect (Continued) 18 Scams in the City / Events 2o classifieds

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ASCOTT OPENS FIRST CITADINES SERVICED RESIDENCE IN INDONESIA The world’s largest international serviced residence owner-operator, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has expanded its network of Citadines serviced residences with the opening of the first Citadines property in Indonesia. The 153-unit Citadines Rasuna Jakarta is Ascott’s 59th Citadines property to open across Asia Pacific and Europe. It further reinforces Ascott’s position as the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in Indonesia with over 2,200 apartment units across 10 properties. Providing a vibrant urban living experience with unparalleled convenience, Citadines Rasuna Jakarta is strategically located in the city’s central business district, next to the Metropolitan Medical Centre.

Within walking distance are embassies and office towers housing multinational companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rabobank and Petrochina. The serviced residence is also near retail and entertainment centres including Plaza Festival, Rasuna Epicentrum, Kota Kasablanka and Kuningan City Mall.

Mr Kenneth Rogers, Ascott’s Country General Manager for Indonesia, said, “Citadines Rasuna Jakarta complements our existing Ascott and Somerset serviced residences in Indonesia.

It allows us to cater to a wider segment of customers – savvy independent travellers who value urban living in prime locations and the flexibility to choose the services they require

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to personalise their stay experience. With the property’s proximity to premier medical centres and facilities, we are also able to reach out to the burgeoning group of medical tourists who value home comforts and conveniences.”

“Foreign direct investment has been on the rise in Indonesia and we see even greater demand for our serviced residences ahead.

Besides Citadines Rasuna Jakarta, Ascott will be opening Ascott Kuningan Jakarta later this year, Ascott Waterplace Surabaya and Somerset Kencana Jakarta in 2014 as well as Citadines Marvell Surabaya in 2015.”

recharge after a hard day’s work, residents of Citadines Rasuna Jakarta can workout at the fitness corner or enjoy a leisurely swim at the swimming pool while overlooking the Jakarta skyline from the 21st floor of the property.

Other facilities include a Jacuzzi and sauna room, business corner, launderette, cafe and restaurant serving French and Indonesian cuisines. The serviced residence also offers 24-hour reception, 24-hour security, housekeeping service, business centre services and residents’ programmes to help guests settle comfortably into their new home.

Part of a 30-storey integrated development known as The H Tower that also includes offices, specialist clinics and premier medical care facilities, Citadines Rasuna Jakarta offers residents privacy as the serviced residence will maintain its own distinct lobby and facilities. Each of the studio, one- and twobedroom apartments in Citadines Rasuna Jakarta provides a comfortable and homely environment with a fully-equipped kitchen, separate dining and living areas as well as modern amenities such as complimentary.

Internet access, home entertainment system with DVD player and flat-screen television with cable channels. The apartments are also designed to reflect a local touch, with artworks, carpets and fabrics influenced by traditional Indonesian batik designs. To

To celebrate the opening of Citadines Rasuna Jakarta, Ascott is offering special introductory rates from IDR 750,000+ per night from now till 29 April 2013. Attractive rates are also available for monthly stays.

For reservations or more information, please visit www.citadines.com, call (62-21) 2995 6888 or email enquiry.jakarta@the-ascott. com. Ascott currently also manages Ascott Jakarta, Somerset Berlian Jakarta, Somerset Grand Citra Jakarta, Somerset Surabaya Hotel & Serviced Residence and Countrywoods Residences in Jakarta.

Visit www.the-ascott.com for more information and connect with us on social media at www.the-ascott.com/connect.

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The Ocean's Friendly Giants

Caring for the Sentinels of The Deep

By Grace Susetyo

Much of Indonesia’s seas are being “watched over” by friendly creatures whose underwater singing and dancing never cease to melt the human heart: some 30 species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins). North Bali’s whale watching industry is reported to generate about US$4.1 million per year, or about 40% of the incomes of local hotels in Lovina. But despite Indonesia’s millions of square-kilometres of territorial waters, cetacean conservation has hardly been on top of Indonesia’s agenda.

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ven the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has hardly paid attention to Indonesia’s whales and dolphins, until in October 2012, 48 pilot whales were found mysteriously stranded on Savu Island. The MMAF has since formed a national committee for the development of protocols regarding cetacean stranding, to be published this year gradually throughout Indonesia.

One of the cetologists working on this national committee is Dr. Putu Liza Mustika, who has been studying marine mammals since 2002. “A stranding event is a wake-up call that something is wrong with the way we manage our ocean. These stranded animals are the sentinels of our ocean, our port,” said Mustika. “If our sentinels are collapsing, that means our port is under attack.”

Unfortunately, finding funding for the protection of species today is harder than 20 years ago, because it’s not currently trendy.

“There’s currently not much awareness on the link between the conservation of species and the other things it implies for the environment,” said Mustika. “In order to conserve an umbrella species, measures must be taken to conserve the ecosystem in which the species lives—for sea turtles this means the nesting sites, and for dolphins this means the nursery grounds where mothers rear their young. This may involve assigning marine protected areas.”

It also means managing and educating the users of the species, such as those involved in the fishery or tourism industries. It can mean developing policies for sustainable fishery, or preventing hazards to the species, such as vessel collision. “It’s like rowing 4

Indonesian whale hunters are found in the villages of Lamakera in Solor and Lamalera in Lembata, both remote islands east of Flores. In Lamalera, where the population is predominantly Roman Catholic, the sperm whale is locally known as koteklema (package from God) and priests hold a special mass to bless the whaling season in late April.

past a couple islands on one stroke,” said Mustika, meaning that the conservation of marine megafauna achieves so many things other than the survival of the species itself.

In a marine ecosystem, whales and dolphins are usually the top predators in the food chain. Theoretically, when the numbers of a predator species declines, it creates a “cascading effect” on the entire food pyramid.

“In Alaska, for instance, the sea otter population declines due to harvesting. Sea otters normally eat sea urchins, so now that there are less sea otters, the numbers of sea urchins grow. Sea urchins eat kelp, and their growing numbers are depleting the kelp forests [which supply underwater oxygen]” said Mustika. In regards to the whales and dolphins of Indonesia, their decline may mean the increase of other species that may hurt Indonesia’s fishery.

Traditionally, most Indonesians have a friendly relationship with whales and dolphins.

Sometimes dolphins assist fishermen by leading catch into the net. Although, there are exceptions to this, such as when dolphins happen to be after the same kind of fish the fishermen want.

Most parts of Indonesia have a taboo against eating whale and dolphin meat. In Bali, whale meat’s spiritual terminology is “ulam agung” (sacred meat); the Balinese are encouraged not to kill whales, but allowed to eat ones that are stranded. Many scientists think this is not a good idea though, because stranded whales could be sick, injured, be contaminated with heavy metals, or carry parasites. Necropsies should be performed to determine the animal’s cause of death, but they are seldom done in Indonesia due to high costs, the scarcity of human resources, and complicated bureaucracy.

For instance, on this recent Good Friday (March 29), Mustika received news of a stranded whale in Pangandaran, West Java. Mustika lives in Bali and co-ordinates with her colleagues in Jakarta to organise a speedy necropsy before the carcass decays. But not only did the colleagues have difficulty borrowing a car on such short notice—even if transportation was out of the way, they would not be able to access the national park without permission papers from the authorities, who were off for the long weekend.

Traditional harpoonists row handmade boats and fatally pierce the 16 metre-long bull by hand before dragging it to shore. Lamaleran Catholics liken the catch to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, offering his body for the redemption and unity of humankind, and new life. The whale’s body is then divided and distributed to the inhabitants of Lembata, usually bartered with rice and vegetables from other villages. This becomes a time where coastal Lamalerans and inland Lembatans come together for a reunion.

The International Whaling Commission and most conservationist organisations such as WWF do not oppose aboriginal whaling like that practiced in Lamalera and Lamakera. However, Mustika said that she does not know whether Lamaleran whaling is sustainable, because Indonesia does not keep track of its whale populations, and whether they are “residents” or passing “migrants”. These numbers are important to determine the species’ Potential Biological Removal, or the acceptable number of individuals that can be harvested without compromising the population level.

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eggs in one go, sperm whale bulls sexually mature at about 18 years (or at the length of about 12 metres). The cows give birth to one calf at a time, with a gestation period of 14-16 months and births spaced more than four years at a time.

Additionally, whales and dolphins face various hazards on a regular basis. Oil & gas operations may cause spills and noise pollution. The navy uses sonar, which may disturb a cetacean’s health and navigation sense. Cetaceans can get injured when caught in fishing nets, and even when they are released sometimes the wounds get infected or otherwise compromise the animal’s wellbeing. Mining and industry

may cause contamination by heavy metals and chemicals, or otherwise alter the cetaceans’ habitats.

Making Indonesia’s seas a safe place for our sentinels would thus require the collaboration of so many entities: the government, businesses, and civilians.

In order to engage civilians, the national stranding network will hold a “first responder” training (like first aid but for stranded cetaceans) in Bali on May 1-2. Later this year, the network is also planning a workshop that trains veterinarians to perform necropsies on stranded cetaceans, and currently raising funds for this.

For more information on Whale Stranding Indonesia: http://www.whalestrandingindonesia.com • http://putuliza.blogspot.com or contact Dr Putu Liza Mustika at putu.liza@my.jcu.edu.au

Grace susetyo Grace is a freelance writer, former TV journalist, and aspiring documentarist with a passion for Indonesian history and culture. Now in her 6th year in Jakarta, Grace has lived in various countries and looks forward to exploring more places. Contact her at g.c.susetyo@gmail.com

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Laws & Legalities

Legal Protection of Indonesia’s Forests

By Julia Tchezganova

Environmental protection in the Indonesian archipelago, while rather bleak historically, has been improving, especially in the last few years.

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oncerns regarding mining, deforestation, as well as marine and agriculture pollution have been the topic of many debates between a number of groups, including government institutions, NGOs, as well as the general public. When looking at the current state of legal affairs on the protection of the environment, it can be said that the debates will not diminish anytime soon.

Since the topic of environmental concerns in Indonesia is vastly outside the scope of this article, it will concentrate on the issue of deforestation. The subject of forests and logging problems, including illegal logging, gave rise to a number of laws, regulations, as well as bills that are currently being drafted.

In terms of the existing legal framework, in September 1999, Forestry Law No. 41 of 1999 (Forestry Law) replaced the 1967 Forestry Law. It included provisions on sustainability, multiple functionality of forests, and stipulated that use of forests must accommodate the dynamic of community aspirations and participation, customary and cultural values in accordance with national norms. However, Forestry Law did not provide the protection that the forests so sorely needed.

Illegal logging and timber clearing has been estimated to be responsible for over 70% of log production in Indonesia, resulting in deforestation, among many other injuries to the environment and the society, as well as losses of trillions of Rupiah in government revenues.

In October of 2009, the world saw a stronger commitment to the protection of Indonesia’s environment with the passing of Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management (Environmental Law).

The purpose of this Law is to create an environmentally sustainable development

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through means of planning policies, maintenance, supervision, and control.

Environmental Law stipulates that the government is responsible for controlling natural resources, environmental pollution and damage, conducting environmental assessments, regulating legal actions, and controlling activities that have social impact.

It is important to note that every business/ activity that can substantially impact the environment is required to secure an Environmental Impact Assessment (Amdal), Environmental Management Statement (SPPL), or an Environmental Management Efforts-Environmental Monitoring Efforts Reports (UKL-UPL) in order to ensure that the business or activity is sustainable and to obtain an Environmental License to begin operating.

In May 2011, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a two-year moratorium on new forest concessions, which was a result of a bilateral agreement with Norway. The moratorium expires in May 2013 and it is currently being decided whether to extend the forest clearing ban or to lift the moratorium.

Nevertheless, the efforts to support the curbing of deforestation are evident. For example, according to Greenpeace, on 13 March 2013, Indonesia’s largest palm oil producer Agri-Resources launched a forest conservation pilot project (greenpeace.org), which intends to promote cooperation between communities and the government to conserve forested areas in all concessions that it is currently developing.

The licensing process has been recently stipulated under a Government Regulation No. 27 of 2012 on Environmental License (PP 27/2012), which is an implementing regulation to the Environmental Law.

In addition, Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the largest pulp and paper producers in the world, confirmed in February 2013 that it has stopped clearing natural forests across Indonesia and stated its commitment to improving its management and working with communities.

It should be noted that a State Minister of Environmental Affairs Decree No. 11 of 2006 specifies that if a business or an activity relates to the forestry industry, environmental analysis of the sustainability of the business or activity is compulsory (Appendix I).

It should be noted that the House of Representatives is also preparing to hear comments and suggestions on the new Draft Bill on Deforestation for its next plenary session, which will take place on 9th and 12th of April 2013.

Furthermore, PP 27/2012 obliges Environmental License holders to comply with the requirements and obligations printed on the license, report every six months on the compliance with the requirements and obligations, and provide collateral funds to ensure environmental rehabilitation (Article 53).

Overall, the next few months could be quite positive for the forestry industry legal protection framework. However, the actual results, of course, remain to be seen. 

In terms of the current legal framework, there are a few significant developments that are worth mentioning at this point.

JULIA TCHEZGANOVA If not found in the office, Julia can be seen falling off a mountain bike in Puncak or on her way to see an Opera in Singapore

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Conservation

Can it Work?

A Progress Report on Saving Indonesia’s Precious Forests

By Nithin Coca  Center for International Forestry Research

As a child, my nightmares weren’t like other children’s. They didn’t have monsters, ghosts, or terrifying creatures, instead, they came from the videos we saw in science class.

It was images of acid rain, extinction of species, air pollution and other natural ills kept me up at night. It’s not surprising then that I grew up to be an environmentalist, nor that this choice brought me to Indonesia.

is taking notice of Indonesia’s forests and the vital role they play. Money is flowing into Indonesia under programs like REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), while international NGOs like WWF and Greenpeace and increasingly making Indonesia a primary focus point.

In 2010, to much international fanfare, Indonesia signed a $1 billion agreement with Norway and implemented a moratorium on new forest concessions, a groundbreaking deal that many hoped would signal a shift in fighting deforestation.

o other place in the world has such a concentration of environmental issues – urbanization, water, pollution, migration, and, chiefly, forest destruction. I believe Indonesia’s greatest asset is its diversity, human but also biodiversity; the immense varieties of plants, marine and wildlife which grace the archipelago, a true treasure that only two other countries can match. Did you know Borneo has the densest biodiversity on planet earth? The immensity is hard to comprehend, but here’s one fact.

Nearly 2 1/2 years later, forest cover is still shrinking, fires are still burning, and more and more peatland is being lost to the palm oil monster. What happened?

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A single square mile in the forests of Kalimantan has as many species as the entire United States.

This biodiversity is disappearing. 40% of Indonesia’s forest cover has been cut down since independence, a startling number that is much higher than the devastation in the world’s other mega-biodiversity hot-spots – the Congo Basin in Africa and the Amazon basin in South America. Rampant forest fires and destruction of carbon-rich peats have made Indonesia the world’s number three emitter of Greenhouse Gases, behind only the United States and China.

There needs to be a change, but there are challenges. The country is poor, and the resources from forests are helping fuel economic growth. Palm oil plantations, the primary source of deforestation, make up a large percentage of Indonesia’s exports and provide the Government with needed cash.

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For one thing, the moratorium was only for new concessions – existing ones weren’t affected, and numerous loopholes, including decentralization, allow for business as usual. Another part of the problem is cost – though $1 billion may sound like a lot, Indonesian palm oil exports in 2011 totalled $19.7 billion. Norway’s investment is barely a drop in the bucket, and gravely minimizes the value of leaving the forest as is.

Right now, forest is more prized when turned into a plantation, biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions be damned.

That is where I believe the root problem lies; in how we measure economic development globally. We need to start using alternative analysis to understand Indonesia’s growth, which respect natural capital. Currently, a tree is only worth something when it is cut down and sold. Its contribution to air, soil quality, clean water, and the myriad uses for forests resources that indigenous people, like the Dayaks in Kalimantan, know of are all not factored into GDP. Understanding the value of biodiversity is key to protecting biodiversity, and realigning economics to valuate these ecological systems properly is an essential step towards protecting forests not only in Indonesia, but globally.

Moreover, Indonesia must change its development strategies. Right now, the country is following the path of European countries which completely destroyed their

old-growth forests during the industrial revolution. In fact, the only old-growth forest left in Europe is along the Polish-Belorussian border. Indonesia’s dense biodiversity and huge carbon stock means we cannot afford the same scenario here. But there is an alternative model – Japan. Limited by resources, Japan restricted forest destruction, aided by a culture that believed in the merit of forests, and now has the highest old-growth forest cover of any populous developed country, at 64%.

Indonesia is my childhood nightmares turned into dark, adult reality. But I came here not to witness failure, but because I felt that there was huge opportunity to build a new, ecologically sustainable growth model. There are many Indonesians and expats who believe, as I do, that things can improve. Kehati, the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation where I worked last year, recently embarked on an innovative project where the United States relieves Indonesian Government debt, under stipulations that the relief must go towards forest protection. Peta Hijau Jakarta is raising awareness about the capital’s lack of green space. In the outer islands, improved satellite and spatial technology is allowing for better tracking of illegal deforestation – and exposing Government complicity and corruption.

Overseas, there is action taking place from a different direction. This Easter saw a campaign in the United Kingdom that asked consumers to purchase chocolates that didn’t utilize forestclearing palm oil. Currently, the United States and the European Union are implementing tough standards on imports of timber that are forcing the Indonesian Government to accurately source timber and clamp down on illegal deforestation. If China begins to also impose similar measures, it could have a real, discernible impact on saving Indonesia’s amazing, disappearing biodiversity. So there is hope that 2013 is the year that the tide finally turns.   Kalimantan by David Metcalf Nithin Coca Nithin was born in San Diego, California to parents from South India, and has taken his international upbringing to the maximum, having lived and worked in the United States, France, Spain, Nepal, and currently Indonesia, where he hopes to play a role in protecting this country's amazing environmental and cultural heritage through education, policy and social activism. He can be reached at 2011@nithincoca.com

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Staple Foods

"White rice is lacklustre, lifeless, tasteless and irritating to prepare; brown rice is flavoursome, wholesome and easy to prepare".

Maud Grieve F.R.H.S. (1858-1941) - A Modern Herbal (pub. 1931)

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very society has a staple food: my London upbringing revolved around potatoes, varieties such as King Edwards in winter for baking and Whites for salads. We grew them in our back garden. My mother also made a delicious rice pudding with sultanas and raisins; it was boiled in milk, then baked for a while with a sprinkling of nutmeg on the top.

Later, as an adult, I’d enjoyed the occasional Chinese takeaway with white rice, Indian meals with basmati rice and vegan meals with brown rice bought from the community wholefoods store. Yet, not yet being a traveller, I knew little about the other 40,000 plus varieties of rice - yes, there are really that many, nor that Indonesian alone has about 7,000 varieties, suitable for uplands, lowlands or tidal swamps.

Shortly after I arrived in Jakarta in preinternet days and began the process of acculturation, I was somewhat taken aback

by Indonesian’s obsession with food meaning rice.

Sudah makan, belum?

It is thought that around 1000BC rice cultivation spread to the Malay-Indo archipelago from the Bronze Age Đong San (Dongsan) culture centred in the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam. This brought irrigated rice-growing techniques, as well as husbandry skills, buffalo sacrifice rituals, bronze casting, the custom of erecting megaliths, and ikat weaving methods. Some of these practices survive today in the Batak areas of Sumatra, Tana Toraja in Sulawesi, parts of Kalimantan, and Nusa Tenggara.

By the 1st century AD, small kingdoms, collections of villages subservient to petty chieftains, evolved in Java*. The island’s constant hot temperature, plentiful rainfall and volcanic soil was ideal for wet-field rice cultivation. This largely self-sufficient organisation, with surplus rice being stored for communal use in times of drought or festivities, could explain why the Javanese developed a seemingly more feudal society than the other islands. Dry rice cultivation is not such a collective enterprise.

However, the population explosion last century - from c.50 million in 1900 to c.110 million in 66/67 - led to rice shortages.

President Sukarno advocated the eating of corn, or rats from the rice fields - accounts vary but the populace were unimpressed either way - and the famine was temporarily and partially alleviated by USAID rice aid shipments.

The Bureau of Logistics (Badan Urusan Logistik/BULOG), a government-owned company which deals with food distribution

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and price control, was originally established in 1967 to purchase rice for the provisioning of the armed forces, the civil service, and state corporation employees. It now monitors and sets prices for a much wider variety of foods. (Since its foundation, Bulog has raised the living standards of farmers, but it’s also proved a much larger source of illicit funding for its managers.)

In 1968, Suharto launched his ‘Green Revolution’ aiming for food self-sufficiency.

The government provided subsidies for fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation, which helped to increase yields and production.

By 1978, programs to build up the rural infrastructure, such as irrigation canals, water supply, bridges and roads, amounted to 12% of the national development budget, demonstrating the importance of rice to political stability. This worked for a while; in spite of a drastic drop in production due to the 1975–76 wereng (brown planthopper) plague, by 1984 rice production exceeded domestic consumption for the first time. Suharto was honoured for this by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in November 1985.

However, Indonesia became a net rice importer once again in 1988 and the rural

rakyat were advised to eat ubi (cassava) as their staple food. It wasn’t until last year (2012) that Bulog had “the highest ever rice stocks” with 2.3 million tons, having imported just 700,000 tons.

instead of flooded ones, ensuring wider spacing between rice seedlings, preferring compost or manure to synthetic fertilizers, and managing water carefully to avoid that the plants’ roots are not saturated.

The ‘Green Revolution’ and the recent move towards genetically modified seeds has had several unfortunate consequences. Farming on an industrial scale with centralised distribution of insecticides, pesticides, fertilisers and ‘standard’ seeds has reduced the fertility of the soil, with chemicals leaching into the water table via run-offs from the fields. Farmers, who had localised and inherited knowledge of the terrain they were working, have been displaced, many becoming workers in the fields their families once owned.

Another major advantage of SRI is that it relies on local knowledge, which increases the likelihood that the seeds used would be more resistant to prevalent infestations

In 2007, the government, through national seed company, PT Sang Hyang Seri, launched a major hybrid rice programme in association with such Indonesian oligarchs as Tomy Winarta and Jusuf Kalla. Since then, many farmers have experienced crop failures because, as Prof. Dr. Kasumbogo Untung, an entomologist at the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta said in 2010, hybrid seeds are especially susceptible to pests such as brown planthoppers.

I’m with SBY on this: support local farmers, not the genetically modified conglomerates. 

Many farmers have reverted to more traditional methods such as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). This was developed in India and seen yields per hectare increase by as much as 40%. It is based on eight principles which are different to conventional rice cultivation. They include developing nutrient-rich and un-flooded nurseries

SBY, who has a PhD from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, supports SRI because, “it increases production, yet does not damage the environment. We should think about the future of our children [and] the lives of the next generation.”(video: http://srivideo.zoomshare.com)

*Stamford Raffles, in his History of Java suggests that the name is derived from the Sanskit word ‘yava’, which means barley.

Did you know?

Rice farming is responsible for 14% of total global methane emissions.

Terry Collins Terry Collins, co-author of Culture Shock! Jakarta, writes the Jakartass.net blog, now with Facebook page.

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Art in the City

David K. Rees’ Reflected Dimensions

By Angela Richardson

Many people dream of doing their passion for a living, but very few have the guts, not to mention financial support, to be able to do so. David K. Rees, originally a Liverpudlian and now living just outside of Cairns, Australia, has done just that, and you can see his work on display all over the walls of Koi Kemang throughout April.

His exhibition, aptly named Reflected Dimensions, portrays the precise images seen through David’s eyes, which light can oftentimes create when it bounces off of window panels of different, and sometimes obscure, buildings. The exhibition is made up of reflections from around the world, including the iconic Sydney Tower and buildings in Dubai and the combination of bold colours and asymmetrical lines are sure to captivate your curiosity, as well as the art-lover in you.

Pleasure to meet you David. Tell me, how did you get into the cutthroat world of advertising?

When I was young all I ever wanted to do was be an artist. My father was a banker and asked me to go to the bank one day, which I thought was very strange because he never invited me to go to the bank. So up above the bank was this little garage where this artist was painting away and it was absolutely freezing! My father introduced me to him and when we came downstairs my father had this cup of coffee with chocolate biscuits waiting for me in his lovely warm office and he said, “Look son, you don’t want to end up like that do you?” And I said, “No, the poor bugger’s freezing!” So he had me a job within an hour after ringing a few mates and that’s how I got into advertising.

What made you take the plunge into painting for a living?

I took off round the world when I was 26 because I was killing myself with my work in advertising. It’s also too cold in England!

I ended up driving all over Australia and I went back to the UK and applied properly to move to there, which took about 18 months.

Then I started my own advertising company in Adelaide called Motivators. I had two partners and we were doing extremely well, but my marriage didn’t exist anymore because I was working seven days a week, and even had a bed in the office. The plan was to work our bums off for five years, sell up and never work again.

I told my partners that I needed a break, which they were fine with, and when I returned, they had changed the locks and I ended up facing an enormous legal battle. Anyway, we won’t delve into that, but it was a very good experience.

Sounds like one! So you went from advertising in the UK to advertising in Australia. But how then did you get to painting?

We’re getting there! I was going broke and so I ended up taking an offer from a friend in the Middle East and one thing led to the next and I ended up as a Consultant there. I got involved with Emirates Airlines and then General Motors and I ended up living in the Middle East for ten years. I had an Indian girlfriend at the time, and it was her who presented me, on my 50th birthday, with a box of oil paints and said, “Now get off your backside and bloody well do it!” So Jakarta Expat­­­­ · 10 April - 23 April 2013

I thought about it and loved the idea. I called the boss at General Motors and said, “I’m giving up advertising. I’m going to paint.” He said, “Nobody resigns General Motors,” and I replied with, “Maybe I’m the first!” and I put the phone down! From that day, I got the paints out and I started painting, locking myself away for about 18 months to go back to basics, and prove to myself that I had the ability to really do it.

So tell me about your exhibition Reflected Dimensions. How did you start creating this quite niche type of art?

It goes back to living in Dubai where they started building these towers and lots of these had reflective glass. I thought how amazing the reflections were. I lived in a tower block myself and the next door’s block was pink and when looking at it, a slight movement changed the reflection image. I was amazed by the distortion and found it absolutely incredible, so that’s how I started. When the eye sees a reflection on a building, the brain says it’s not registering that, it’s just a reflection.

I’ve tuned my brain to say, “Look at that reflection.”

It’s in glass and water and metal and everything else, and it’s fascinating. That’s the road that I’ve chosen to follow in amongst all the other genres of painting I do.

How has your art been received?

Many don’t understand what I do. Some people ask what all the black lines are and some people don’t quite know what they’re looking at! Many of the expats in Jakarta who have come to see my exhibition have understood the concept, which is great!

And how did you wind up doing an exhibition in Jakarta?

It’s through family ties really. Gillian Arnold, my wife’s sister, planted this seed in Jakarta and set all this up for me, so I have her to thank for this exhibition. Please do come along and enjoy my work, which will be hanging up on the walls here at Koi throughout April. 

Reflected Dimensions Koi Kemang Jl. Kemang Raya no. 72, Kemang, Jakarta +62 21 719 5668 www.david-k-rees.com 9

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Jakarta Expat­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Meet the Expat

Meet Natalie Stewart.

American-born animal lover, animal protector and one of the founders of Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN).

By Cecilia Forsman Natalie, where are you originally from and how did you end up here in Indonesia?

I grew up in Canada but was born in the US. We have been overseas for 30 years now.

My husband works in the oil industry and his job has taken us to Bangkok, Den Haag, Los Angeles, Bangkok again for 10 years and then to Jakarta in 2003.

You are one of the three founding members of JAAN along with Femke den Haas and Karin Franken. What inspired you to establish the organization?

In 2007 the three of us got together and talked about how there was no network in Jakarta for people to turn to when they had questions about animals in distress. We wanted to implement such a network and try to improve the welfare of Indonesian animals, both domestic and wild. We started small with just our dog rescue and rehoming program, our raptor rehabilitation and release program on Kotok Island, and monitoring the wildlife trade. Soon we expanded to cat sterilization, assistance for the carriage horses, campaigns to stop the performing street monkeys and protesting the illegal capture of wild dolphins used for travelling circuses.

What does JAAN strive to achieve, what are the primary goals?

JAAN strives to increase awareness about the proper care of companion animals and that wild animals should live in the wild. One of our primary goals is to rescue animals that have been abandoned, neglected and abused, and try to re-home or rehabilitate and release where possible.

We use those activities to spread our message about awareness by giving presentations to schools and community groups, by giving interviews on the radio and on television and by taking every opportunity to

have our work mentioned in newspapers and magazines. We believe that if people can see what we do, they will wonder why and then learn about compassion towards animals and the importance of protection of Indonesian wildlife.

There are those who believe helping animals is a waste of time when there are thousands of children who need help. What would you say in response to those people?

Helping is never a waste of time. There are many groups that help children in Indonesia and we certainly applaud their efforts to improve education and employment opportunities. We would love to see the government provide alternate employment to the people who currently live off of the exploitation of animals. Improving the standard of living of people would improve animal welfare in a trickle down effect so we all need to work together to achieve both of these important objectives.

Since the establishment of JAAN, what has the organization accomplished and are there any particular accomplishments that you are most proud of?

JAAN is very proud that the city governors, Fauzi Bowo and Jokowi have responded positively to JAAN’s plea to end Topeng Monyet. We are also proud that the Minister of Forestry pledged to shut down illegal travelling dolphin circuses after JAAN brought to his attention the plight of wild caught dolphins used in these shows. Of course we are also happy that we have saved the lives of hundreds of dogs, sterilized over 1,000 street cats, rehabilitated and released many Brahminy Kites and that we have been recognized here and abroad as a successful animal welfare group in Indonesia.

Sadly, confining pets (dogs particularly) in miniscule cages seems to be almost the norm here in Indonesia. What is the reason behind this

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and what can we, as individuals, do to stop the mistreatment of these animals?

JAAN gets many calls and emails every single day reporting dogs being kept in cages, monkeys being kept on short chains or in cages, slow lorises being tied by their feet on poles, etc. We believe that people just don’t realize how to take proper care of animals. Companion animals such as dogs do not belong in cages. Isolation from people and confinement cause them stress and depression and will lead to barking or aggressive behaviour. We try to teach people that dogs will not bark or destroy things if they are allowed inside the house, to be with their people and to receive loving care. Every person can help by approaching the owners of pets that are caged and asking about them.

People can initiate a conversation about dogs being happier not being chained or caged. JAAN also has leaflets and brochures about the proper treatment of companion animals that we can provide to those who would like to give such information to their neighbours that have animals in distress. And as individuals, NEVER buy a wild animal from the roadside or from the markets. This directly perpetuates the trade in wildlife.

For any readers who would like to donate their time, what volunteer options are available?

JAAN welcomes volunteers at our new centre in Cijantung to help with yard work, poop scooping, dog socialization, cage cleaning, fund raising, event organization, campaigning and promoting awareness. The dogs at our centre are not confined and they are allowed to roam around freely to interact with each other and with the staff and volunteers. Volunteers are advised to wear old clothes as the dogs sometimes jump up and can be muddy.

Improving the standard of living of people would improve animal welfare in a trickle down effect so we all need to work together to achieve both of these important objectives.

People can also support JAAN by promoting and attending PAW DAY on May 5th- our annual fund-raiser dog-walk, by donating dog food and medical supplies, or simply by becoming a JAAN member. Just send an email to info@jakartaanimalaid.com !

Everybody remembers their first pet! Can you tell us a little bit about him/her and do you currently have any pets living here with you in Jakarta?

My first pets were two dogs, Teddy and Cleo, a golden lab and a German shepherd, but my parents gave them away because the doctors said that I was allergic to dogs. I was only eight-years-old. Today I have six dogs of my own and regularly take in JAAN foster dogs and cats as well. I also look after other rescued JAAN animals before they are sent to rehabilitation facilities. These include monkeys, a tortoise, a yellow-crested cockatoo, several turtles, iguanas, snakes, and even an otter.

Before founding JAAN, what field of work were you involved in?

In another life, I was a lawyer specializing in immigration law. I have been involved in animal welfare issues for about 15 years.

Apart from your work with the organization, how do you like to spend your free time?

I love rock n’ roll and support a few Indonesian rock bands, and of course I love to spend time with my family.  Jakarta Expat­­ · 10 April - 23 April 2013

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Jakarta Expat­­­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Faces Of Jakarta

Edi

t h e S t r ee t S w ee p e r Words and photos by Hush Petersen

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n a sunny Wednesday morning in Kebayoran, Edi Sukandi is going through the motions. His dark wiry arms work without thought. He looks off into the distance at the sound of a car horn before lowering his head and focusing on the road again. Then like a pendulum, his traditional broom swings and lifts withered yellow leaves and bright plastic juice cups into the same pile.

Meanwhile, Edi has seen plenty over the years. He’s watched the city grow and change. For example, when he started working for the city he swept up more leaves than anything. But now as the city grows in leaps and bounds Edi finds himself cleaning up plastic wrappers and bottles rudely discarded by lazy drivers leaving Edi shaking his head at progress.

The intricate lines Pak Edi Sukandi makes in the dirt that collects along the gutters of Jalan Gunawarman look more like a single path drawn in a sand garden than the wake of a cracked wooden broom held together with a barrage of aging rubber bands.

For the last 26 years, the father of six has loyally hit the streets of Jakarta broom inhand with one thing on his mind: keeping the city clean. Jokowi owes this guy a handshake.

The Sukabumi native says he's never considered another profession because he sees himself as an everyday ambassador of Jakarta, working outside, keeping the Big Durian clean, helping the image of Jakarta with every sweeping motion.

“I’m never bored,” he says. “Being out here gives me time to think and it makes me happy to know I’m making the city look nice so people can enjoy it.” Plus, Edi says with a smile, every motion of the broom in his hands means he›s making money.

Edi, who scratches his head and chews his lip before settling on being 58 years old, takes to the streets every morning, walking the same route, starting on Jalan Patal Senayan just before 6 am and ending his day along Jalan Gunawarman as the sun begins to set on Jakarta.

But we all know men like Edi aren’t in it for the money. He takes pride in what he does. It means something to him that he keeps the city clean. It should mean the same thing to us.

So, if you see Edi along Jalan Gunawarman, give him the right-of-way. Better yet, roll down your window and thank him. He deserves it. 

Hush Petersen Hush Petersen is currently on sabatical from the hero's journey. He loves sipping Budweisers, doing the crossword and judging people outside Ranch Market in Mega Kuningan. You should join him sometime.

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Jakarta Expat­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Waste

The

Great Stink

By Rolf Tjalsma

It is the summer of 1858. A soaring heat warms up the river Thames and its urban tributaries, encouraging bacteria to thrive in the sewers beneath London.

Clogged by untreated human waste, remains from slaughterhouses, and other garbage, the stench from below becomes near to unbearable to many, while cholera is rampantly spreading. Heavy rain finally brings relieve, but something drastic had to be done.

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ore than 150 years later and London’s sewerage is modernized. The people are educated not to use the city’s streets as a tip anymore. Laws and regulations are in place to keep it clean, while law enforcers make sure citizens act accordingly. Even though it took a while for the streets and sewers in Europe to get as clean as they are now, it could still be argued that in the fast world of today problems could be solved in less time than before.

It is April 2013 now. Plastic bottles and bags are stacked in the sewers stagnating the water, odorous mountains of garbage gracefully lead rivers astray during rainy season, and fumes from an estimated 15 million vehicles colour the horizon every morning and night.

Welcome to Jakarta, one of the dirtiest and most polluted cities in the world.

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less likely buy a motorcycle or car, resulting in less traffic and cleaner air,” Longgena adds. “All we need is strong leadership and a will to change.”

Jessica Tan thinks it will prove to be more difficult to change the habits of Jakarta’s inhabitants. This young activist runs a website called Let’s Plant Tree, which donated 50,000 trees to Lebong, Bengkulu last year and continues to incentivise people all over the world to plant trees and create a sustainable environment to live in.

“In a developed country such as the United States, one government policy can be the solution to the problem. The level of education of the people, the level of trust towards the government, and the level of effective policies enacted by the government allows developed countries to solve the issue just by the government.”

“We are very hopeful of Joko Widodo, the new governor of Jakarta,” says Longgena Ginting, Country Program Manager of Greenpeace Indonesia, “The government has to learn from the past and I think he does that. He doesn’t sit around waiting for the problems to solve themselves. The main actor to amend is the government, because through politics, policy, and law, they can change things.”

She thinks that organizations such as Greenpeace and her own are important to let people understand why the government enacts its policies, saying, “With more information exposed about what organizations do and why they are doing it, people will not only follow the government’s rules, but also understand why they must follow the rules.”

Such changing includes the upcoming construction of mass rapid transport in Jakarta, for which Widodo is consulting authorities in Singapore. “There have to be incentives and disincentives. With safer, cheaper and faster public transport, such as a mass rapid transport system, people will

According to Jessica it is different in lesser developed countries. She thinks that policies are highly unlikely to be successful, and must thus rely on organizations to solve the issues. “Government policy is successful when enforced, and countries such as Indonesia do not have the capacity to

enforce such policies. We do not even have the budget to enforce basic human right laws; how do we expect the government to enforce laws stating throwing trash in sewers is against the laws?” She continues, “If the government wants to fine people for throwing trash in sewers, with what can they possibly ensure such a program with the lack of budget, and the amount of corruption present in the political system?”

Teguh Surya, Forest Political Campaigner for Greenpeace, thinks the subsidy on fossil fuel is a big problem. “Last year, for instance, cost the government IDR 160 trillion.

The government uses energy as a political commodity, not as a resource for the welfare of the community.” He adds, “Also many politicians have interest in the coal and oil industry, which is why it’s hard to move from fossil fuel economy to renewal economy.”

Longgena believes that a change of habits can change the waste problems Jakarta is facing. He says, “Citarum River is one of the most important rivers in Java, but also one of the most polluted rivers in the world.” This river plays an important role in supporting agriculture, electricity, fishery, industry, and much more.

“It also supplies 80 percent of Jakarta’s drinking water,” Ahmad Ashov Birry adds to Longgena’s remark. Ashov is the Toxicfree Water Campaigner for Greenpeace in Indonesia and is worried about the river.

“The problem is not only industrial, but also municipal waste. There is a water treatment facility just before Jakarta, so it looks clean, but we don’t know for sure.”

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Also Jessica deems habits should be changed, however difficult that may be.

According to her, public awareness has gotten better over the years, though it is still not good enough. “Public awareness must start very early on in the process, which means it must be well integrated in the education program. Studies about the ecosystem must be taught to the entire population if we want to establish an environmental-friendly population. I believe education is one of the most effective ways of extending public awareness.”

It seems everyone agrees the need for change has never been more dire. The most difficult next step is agreeing on the best solution because, as the population in the

Greater Jakarta area keeps growing rapidly, more voices are arguing about the right path. Let’s hope there will be a consensus among the governing officials soon.

Wouldn’t it be nice to think back about 2013 as the last year of the Great Stink in Jakarta?  Interested in their work?

Check out their websites. http://www.letsplanttree.com/ http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/id/

Rolf Tjalsma Rolf is a student from Belanda and works as an intern at Jakarta Expat since February. Likes music and travelling, dislikes sunburn and traffic. Don’t be angry because of his antics on the motorbike; he’s not used to driving here yet.

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Jakarta Expat­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Featured

Cheap Frying Oil or Orangutans?

By Kenneth Yeung

There are two schools of thought regarding palm oil. First, that it’s unhealthy and oil palm plantations are pushing orangutans to extinction. Critics claim traditional forest dwellers have been driven off their land or coerced into plantation work crews, while profits go to big corporations and their political patrons.

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he second view is that palm oil is brimming with health benefits, and plantations create carbon sinks and lift remote communities out of poverty. Proponents dismiss allegations of deforestation and biodiversity loss as “exaggerated lies”.

Palm oil is classified as a vegetable oil and comes from the reddish fruit clusters of the African oil palm, which has been used by humans for 5,000 years. The palms flourish in the tropics and now cover vast swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.

Crude palm oil has an orange-reddish colour and undergoes considerable processing before ending up in supermarkets. First, it is degummed and then bleached to remove oxidative trace metals and pigments. Next, it undergoes steam refining and deodorization to remove smells, fatty acids and remaining pigments. The resulting product is a yellowish-whitish mush. It is further processed by fractionation to produce olein (liquid) and stearin (solid). Palm olein is used for frying, while palm stearin goes into soaps, instant noodles, confectionary, biscuits, margarine and other products.

Palm oil became popular during Britain’s

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Industrial Revolution as a machine lubricant and an ingredient for candles.

During World War II, scientists at Harvard University mixed palmitic acid with naphthenic acid to create napalm. These days, palm oil is the most popular edible oil and is used in about half of the products in supermarkets. It is also sold as a biofuel.

The Dutch introduced oil palms to Java in 1848, when four seedlings from West Africa were planted in the botanical gardens in what is now Bogor. Offspring of those palms were planted in Sumatra in the 1900s by a Belgian farmer and the industry began to grow.

Indonesia is now the world’s top producer of crude palm oil, with production reaching 26.5 million tons last year. Most of this output is exported for processing. The government has been pushing for more refining and processing facilities to make Indonesia the undisputed palm oil king.

This comes at the expense of rain forests, with domestic plantations officially covering 8.38 million hectares (20.7 million acres). The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) says about 600,000 hectares of new plantations are created every year, although the government’s moratorium on forest clearance (due to expire in May) kept expansion down to 220,000 hectares last year.

Environmentalists say ongoing forest clearing is destroying local livelihoods and biodiversity. A court in East Kalimantan last year sentenced four men to eight months in jail over the slaughter of orangutans. The Malaysian manager of a palm oil plantation had paid two workers a Rp.1 million bounty for each orangutan they killed. The apes were shot with air rifles and then either clubbed to death or strung up and left to die.

In the neighbouring Malaysian state of Sabah, at least 14 pygmy elephants were found dead in a forest reserve this January, apparently poisoned. There are fears that pygmy elephants in Indonesia’s newly created North Kalimantan province could face a similar fate, as part of their habitat has been zoned to industrial plantation companies.

Last year, at least 17 Sumatran elephants were found killed, mostly in Riau and Aceh provinces. A park ranger said some were probably poisoned in revenge for a stampede that destroyed huts of palm oil plantation workers. Tigers, orangutans, sun bears and rhinoceroses are also under threat. Aceh’s former governor last year ignored the deforestation moratorium by allowing two palm oil firms to destroy a combined 1,800 hectares of a protected peat forest.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned that orangutans could become extinct by 2050 and has pledged to take action to save them – but he is also a champion of the powerful palm oil industry.

Palm oil is popular because it’s cheap and has a longer shelf life than butter and other vegetable oils. Oil palms yield more edible oil per hectare than any other crops. A litr of palm oil in the supermarket costs from Rp.9,000 to Rp.15,000. Soybean, canola and sunflower oil are all more than double that, while olive oil starts at Rp.60,000.

Some people boycott palm oil for environmental and health reasons. A 2003 joint report by the World Health Organization and United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said “there is convincing evidence” that palmitic Jakarta Expat­­ · 10 April - 23 April 2013

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acids contribute to an increase in risk in cardiovascular disease. The report acknowledged that “in developing countries … specific sources of saturated fat, such as coconut and palm oil, provide low-cost energy and may be an important source of energy for the poor”.

Labels on Indonesian palm oil tout its health benefits, such as Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty acids, Vitamin E and the addition of Vitamin A. In Australia, some senators have proposed legislation that would require all food products containing palm oil to label it as an ingredient, rather than simply listing it as “vegetable oil”. The Indonesian Palm Oil Commission sent a protest letter to Australian Parliament, claiming the bill was unfair and could create a consumer boycott. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council said the legislation will “severely hinder … attempts to utilise palm oil as a means for alleviating poverty in our country”.

In response to a green group’s poster depicting a terrified mother and baby orangutan saved from a palm oil company death squad, the Foundation asserted: “Their stage-managed orangutan poseurs and photo shop touch-ups fool no one.”

When I went to hospital with a throat ailment last month, the doctor ordered an x-ray and an endoscopy, and then declared: “No cancer. Stop eating gorengan [fried food] cooked in palm oil.” A few days later, a Chinese quack recommended the same course of action. Sound advice perhaps, but I have always opted for olive oil. 

Indonesia in 2011 exited an international grouping for certified sustainable palm oil and has now set up the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil certification standard, with compliance due by 2014.

The palm oil lobby is assisted by groups decrying health concerns and insulting environmentalists. The Palm Oil Truth Foundation declares: “When the words Palm Oil invoke doubt, suspicion or even fear in your mind, you must be on RED-ALERT! You are definitely a victim assailed by the concerted disinformation and propaganda of information terrorists who are denying you of YOUR RIGHT TO TRUTHFUL information. Your sovereignty as a human being to TRUTHFUL information, has been subverted subtly and unconsciously.”

Jakarta Expat­­­­ · 10 April - 23 April 2013

Kenneth Yeung Kenneth Yeung also prefers red rice over white rice.

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Jakarta Expat­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Light Entertainment

The Elusive Mr.

X

By Eamonn Sadler

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r. Preecha was giving me some very useful information and I was taking copious notes, but it was very hard for me to understand what he was saying because his hand was constantly in front of his mouth. He would speak while holding up a strategically placed cigarette or he would hide his mouth behind his coffee cup, or between cigarettes and coffee he would speak into the end of his fist. I thought he must either have really bad breath or really bad teeth (or more likely both), so in a way I was grateful for his consideration. The problem was compounded by the fact that he was speaking in a breathy stage whisper to avoid being overheard by other patrons in the coffee shop. In the end the background noise made it all but impossible to understand him, so I asked if he wouldn’t mind keeping his hand away from his mouth so I could hear what he was saying. He looked at me like I had just asked to see his underwear. “We don’t take any chances Mr. Hurst,” he said. “They may be watching and reading our lips.” I nervously scanned the coffee shop looking for suspicious looking deaf people with binoculars. There were none I could see.

I was in Bangkok helping some friends with an investigation into a very serious and very high stakes intellectual

property fraud. Our client was a large European company who suspected that one of their former employees had stolen proprietary information about their top secret techniques and processes and was trying to sell them to a Thai company. My job was to prove that Mr. X was in Thailand and link him to any Thai company that would be a possible buyer for the information he was trying to sell. All I had to go on was his real name, a passport photograph and the fact that he was in Thailand. Mr. Preecha’s warning brought home the seriousness of the situation - hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake and the people involved would definitely prefer it if I didn’t interfere. It suddenly became clear why my employers had told me to grow a beard and use a pseudonym, and I was already regretting using my mother’s maiden name for fear it might lead some large and unsavoury gentlemen to her door in search of me.

Mr. Preecha was a senior police intelligence officer and he was helping me with the investigation in several ways. For example, he had access to people who could supply data on all the courier packages that had come into and out of Bangkok in the previous weeks and I was hoping to find Mr. X’s name on one of the lists and obtain an address for him. He also had access to credit card records so I was able to search for a credit card number that we knew belonged to Mr. X and hopefully find some regular dates, times and places for charges and thereby locate him. This and many other methods I tried provided zero information. On one occasion myself and a local investigator assigned to assist me even dressed up as joggers and went for a run past an

apartment block where a source had told us Mr. X might be staying. We stopped outside and told the security guard that we were interested in renting apartments in the block, and asked him if there were any foreigners resembling the profile of Mr. X staying there. This and many more efforts to locate Mr. X failed. He was clearly using a false name and keeping a very low profile, and I believed his potential customers in Thailand were looking after him very well.

One Sunday morning at about 7am I was woken up in my hotel room by the telephone ringing. Half asleep, I picked up the receiver and offered a groggy hello. My local contact asked me if I had seen the Sunday papers yet. I asked him politely if he knew what f****** time it was. He apologised and said he would wait while I fetched the newspaper from my hotel room door handle. When I got back he told me to turn to the society pages, and look near the bottom at some photographs from a wine and cheese party at a local hotel. I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was the elusive Mr. X, standing with his arm round a senior executive from a Thai company that could easily benefit from his ill-gotten secrets – both of them rosy cheeked and smiling broadly at the camera, obviously very care free and extremely well refreshed with complimentary wine. Actually, that wine cost them millions.  To read more by Eamonn Sadler, go to www.eamonnsadler.com To find out more about live stand-up comedy in Indonesia please e-mail jakarta@thecomedyclub.asia text or call 0821 1194 3084 or register at www.thecomedyclub.asia

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Jakarta Expat­­­­ · ­26 September - 9 October 2012

Expat Golfer

Putting For Effect (continued)

By Ken Runyon

In last month’s installment of the Expat Golfer we focused on putting, the physical aspects of putting, the grip and putting stroke. This month I would like to explore the mental side of this very delicate activity, addressing ways to quiet the mind.

Please bear in mind; however, there are no absolutes in putting technique. My admonition from last month’s column stands: “Whatever works for you on the putting surface, is correct.”

What do I mean by quieting the mind, you ask? After all, isn’t golf more a mental game than it is physical? Of course we need to think our way through each situation on the golf course, but over-analyzing a putt, whether from two feet or 24, is counterproductive.

Rather than staying in the moment and performing with confidence, we often become attached to results or an outcome, resulting in stress and even fear. The bi-

product of stress and fear is tension and tension is the enemy of putting excellence and most often spells disaster.

Process vs. Outcome The way I quiet my mind in golf is to think in terms of ‘process’ and not in terms of ‘outcome’. Rather than worry about making a given putt, (which is a future event, taking me out of the moment), I choose to focus on process, which places me in the moment, and is the only thing I can really control anyway. The process, which helps me to quiet the mind, is nothing more than my pre-shot routine.

Sure, my mind is engaged leading up to the putting situation at hand, but once I have assessed the situation, determined the line and established feel for pace for distance, the analytical side of my brain is turned off. I then focus on feel and executing the best pre-shot routine of which I am capable. My routine is the same, each and every time, and here is the pre-shot routine I use, step by step:

Step 1: Take up a position well behind the ball. I’m always in a low squatting position for putting. From this vantage point, I want to confirm my line and visualize the ball going into the hole, rolling down the line I have established.

Step 2: Approach the ball, slowly and relaxed. I gently swing the putter (back in fourth) in my right hand ala Jack Nicklaus as I walk toward the ball. This is my gage for feel and distance. This is also my practice stroke; I do not take practice strokes after I have addressed the ball.

Step 3: Align the putter face to my target line.

Step 4: Adjust my posture relative to the putter, which is now in position and in line with the target. I also complete my grip on the club, both hands softly on the handle. At the end of this step, I shuffle my feet for balance and alignment, glancing back at the hole and target line for reference.

Step 5: Pull the trigger, its go time! Standing over the ball and re-thinking or second guessing is folly! If I am unsure, I prefer to back off and start the process all over again.

My pre-shot routine, for both putting and full swing, takes less than 30 seconds. I encourage you to create a pre-shot routine that works for you. Stick to it, quiet your mind and sink those 15 foot birdies! 

KEN rUNYON Ken is a former Caddy now living a Cinderella Story in Jakarta. You can find him on Facebook at Accel Junior Golf Academy or email at kenrunyon01@gmail.com

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sport Celebrating the 40th reunion of Rugby in Indonesia! Friday 12 April. Eastern Promise, Jln. Kemang Raya No.5.

ISCI Rugby/ Old Batavians/ ex and current Komodo RFU. Friday 12th April at 7:30pm "We spilled the same blood in the same mud". Celebration kick-off starts on Saturday 13 April. All ex ISCI Rugby please come and join Us

business & networking

By Kenneth Yeung

Drug Raid Bribe

Scammers compile a list of phone numbers of wealthy families with a son aged anywhere from his late teens to his 30s. They call a parent at about 2am and impersonate the son, saying: “Dad, help me! I’m in serious trouble. I’ve borrowed this phone. There’s –.” hen there’s some background shouting and screaming, and a second person takes the phone, identifying himself as a senior police officer. “Your son is in big trouble. He’s just been caught with drugs in a nightclub raid. He could be jailed for life. If you want to save him, go to the nearest ATM and transfer money to my account. Don’t hang up the phone or we’ll process charges against him.” And a gullible father, desperate to save his son from scandal and jail, drives to the ATM and transfers millions of rupiah to the crooks. 

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The Unexpected Cousin A well-dressed scammer drives up to your house when you’re out at work. He introduces himself to your unsuspecting maid as your cousin. He invites himself inside because he’s thirsty and tired after his long drive. He instructs the maid to go outside to keep an eye on his car. The scammer then locates any cash, jewellery and other small valuables, puts them in his bag, exits and drives away.

Counterfeit for ATM Transfer A scammer approaches you at an ATM and says something like: “Please help me. I have to transfer Rp.3 million to my mother’s bank account in [another province] because she urgently needs an operation. I have Rp.3 million here in cash but I don’t have an account with this bank, and my local bank is closed.

I’ll give you the Rp.3 million in cash now if you can transfer that amount to this account number.” If you agree to do the transfer, you will be given a wad of counterfeit money.

Congratulations!

You have won a prize! But you need to pay an administrative fee before you can claim it. This sort of scam occurs via SMS, phone calls and also through ‘promotional prize’ coupons handed out in some malls. Gullible people are eager to collect their new mobile phone, digital camera, car or whatever, so they transfer the administration fee and kiss their money goodbye.

BritCham - April’s Business & Social Gathering. 25 April 2013 TBA Located at the heart of a vibrant city-centre hub, voted our most popular business networking platform, this is an excellent opportunity to exchange views, solicit information, and seek out business opportunities. Do your colleagues and friends a favor and bring them along to take full advantage of this month’s Members’ Business & Social Gathering.

These Business & Social Gatherings drive intra-membership business! Member (with booking): Rp. 220,000 Member (walk-in): Rp. 250,000 Non Member: Rp. 400,000 Light snacks will be served throughout the evening together with a 2.5 hour free flow of wine, beer, soft drinks, and juices.

How to register? Email at events@britcham.or.id http://www.britcham.or.id

music & enertainment

The Global Warming World Tour AEROSMITH. 11 May 2013 JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta Ticket:Presale:Tribune - IDR 500.000 Regular Festival - IDR 700.000 Premium Festival: IDR 1.000.000 *Online Ticket only on 9th March 2013 Normal: Tribune - IDR 700.000 Regular Festival - IDR 850.000 Premium Festival : IDR 1.250.000 VIP - IDR 3.000.000 Available online on 9th march 2013 http://www.aerosmithjakarta.com

Phony High-Class Escorts While there are plenty of pimps offering young women and girls via the internet, a 25-year-old scammer named Irfan in Tangerang, west of Jakarta, created a website called anakayam, which featured photos of gorgeous women purportedly available for sexual services, with prices ranging from Rp.1 million to Rp.35 million – the more beautiful, the more expensive. Irfan did not have any women to offer, having merely downloaded the photos from other sites.

Men with more libido than brains called a mobile phone number and received instructions to transfer money to a bank account. The sexy women in the photos never appeared. Irfan conned about 300 men and bought a house with his earnings before he was arrested.

Has someone tried to scam you in Indonesia?

Send your experiences to jakartascambuster@gmail.com for inclusion in future columns. No names will be printed.

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MIKA Origin Of Love Live in Jakarta. 10 May 2013. Skenoo Hall, Gandaria City.

Ticket Price Green Section : Rp. 1.000.000 Blue Section : Rp. 750.000 All prices exclude Ticket Fee Rp. 10.000 http://www.rajakarcis.com

Crown Jakarta Komodos 10s 2013. 04 May 2013. Jagorawi Golf and Country Club The Jakarta Komodos are pleased to announce that the 2013 Crown Jakarta Komodos 10s tournament will take place on Saturday the 4th of May at the the new Home of the Komodos, Jagorawi Golf and Country Club.

The Entry Fee for the competition is $700 USD and payments should be made to Mark Brown, HSBC Account Number 101-096782-801. The Entry Fee covers tournament entry, player’s lunch, refreshements, a few cases of beer and transportation to and from the ground on the day of the tournament (for those staying at the sponsor hotel). http://www.pitchero.com

Jakarta Wine & Cheese Run. 26 May 2013. La Piazza, Kelapa Gading Come & Join a Fun Race-Day in Costume with Spectacular Prizes!!

Online registration period 1st April - 12th May 2013 at www.wineandcheeseexpo.com. La Piazza, Kelapa Gading starting at 6am. For detail information, please contact: +6221 4531101 Yakob ext. 837 +6285774326857 Atika ext. 314 www.wineandcheeseexpo.com

12:30 Lunch- and as always, numerous door prizes Rp. 1,800,000 per person (Includes Mulligan) All registrations must be accompanied by cash or local check payable to “SPE Java Section” (no faxes) to complete the registration. Bring the form and money to Salamander Energy’s office at Suite 1502, Indonesia Stock Exchange Bldg, Tower 2, 15th Floor.

Attention: Ibu Desi; Ph 62 21 5291 2900 registration forms will be accepted starting March 4, 2013 for SPE members only. Beginning March 11, 2013 all applications will be accepted until the tournament is full. If full, you will be placed on the stand-by list. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams.

Handicaps should be your lowest recorded with any club or golfing group and will be used to decide whether you are an A, B, C, D, or E player.

Maximum handicap for men and women is 36, not 28.

charity

Hidung Merah’s Festival of Laughs. April 13 2013.

Rolling Stone Cafe, Ampera Red Nose Foundation’s formal benefit event with white table cloths and a delicious three-course meal.

The Rolling Stone Veranda will be air conditioned specially for this event. Guests will enjoy free flow beer and wine while laughing together for a great cause! Friday, 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM VIP (+21 only): Rp 750,000 Table Reservation (6 guests): Rp 9,000,000 Featuring: • Endah N Rhesa • Septian Dwi Cahyo • ImprovIndo • Pandji Pragiwaksono • Jinx Yeo from Singapore • and the Red Nose Teen Troupe! Special VIP Price VIP Passes for both events only: Rp. 1,000,000/guest For more information please contact Phone: (021) 70959586 Email: Info@rednosefoundation.org

wine & dine

25th Annual SPE Golf Tournament 26 April 2013.

Jagorawi Old and New Golf Courses It’s that time of year again. You are invited to participate in the 25th SPE Golf Tournament. The event is open to all, until full. The tournament format will be a TEXAS SCRAMBLE. Teams will be drawn by the committee based on handicaps submitted. No team entries will be accepted. The purpose of this event is for all of us to have a great time and to raise money for the SPE Java Section Scholarship Fund. We will play on two golf courses at Jagorawi Golf & C.C. A Calcutta Auction of teams will be held at the Kristal Hotel, Satu Lagi. Friday, April 26, 2013 TWO COURSES - Jagorawi Old and New Golf Courses 05:30 AM- Registration and Breakfast 07:00 AM -Shot Gun Start

Lebanese Food Rendezvous 15-20 April 2013.

Mandarin Oriental Discover the fresh and tasty food of Lebanon, a country influenced by western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and north-east Africa, with these influences being reflected in its cuisine. This Lebanese Food Rendezvous will be expertly arranged by Chef Raymond Abou Rjeily, a man whose talents are derived from a successful career at award winning and fine dining restaurants in Beirut, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and now Kuala Lumpur.

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Property

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Yogyakarta for Sale, house with garden and swimming pool 7 are, strategic location, central but quiet, price 2,45 Milyar Rupiah ( Nego), call Dewi 0274 – 30 15 961 / 0878 4318 0983 or email: deto8382@ yahoo.com

For rent ruko, 3 floors, incl air-con each floor, at gading summarecon serpong, tangerang, suitable for office, resto, etc, rent only for a year, interest: hartono.jusuf_mmg@yahoo.com

drive from Jakarta) is designed to offer guests a wonderful and luxurious holiday with beautiful and natural surroundings. Stylish interior, several outdoor terrace’s, sea view, spacious garden, swimming pool, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, complete kitchen, cable television, internet. Idyllic place for couples or one or two families. Staff and in house catering available. Attractive prices starting from IDR 1,150,000 per night. Most of our guests visit us again.

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Job: Teacher for Preschool and Primary International School. Qualification : Expart, English Speaking, Single, Non Smoker, Degree, Min 2 years Experience, Max/ 35 years old, friendly and creative, able to work independently and with in a team.

Please send the CV to school's email address: eds_preschool@yahoo.com. for the information our school is ecole DE smarties Preschool & Primary located Jl. Gereja Ayam No.8 Pasar Baru Jakarta Pusat, phone no 021 - 3860 428.

Well experienced in teaching Piano for children and adults and music theory as well, also provides the ABRSM Examination that Internationally certified, if you are interest, for further info please contact 081317810789

Hi, Im currently offering my self to be private assistant or guide to foreigner around jakarta. Please feel free and do not hesitate to ask me anything about jakarta. i provide all information and willing to share or help drop message to +6283899270008, i answer everything about jakarta. :) Thanks

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Sunrise House (homestay with hotel style design); New build and locates at sudirman cbd, few minutes from four season hotel; Contact (081586238622); Monthly rate net usd 400 up; Daily or weekly available; Facilities; a/c, wifi, swimming pool, fridge, hot shower; fully furnished, roof garden, lift. Facebook : Sun Rise House

jobs vacancies Discover Villa Gamrang. Experience our hospitality and the complete privacy of your own beach house. Villa Gamrang (Cisolok beach, 4 hours’

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Actresses needed! One Pipe Management are looking for the following for the filming of a movie: Caucasian girl age 18 - 22 (able to speak Dutch most preferable). Half Indonesian half cauca-

Bahasa Indonesia lessons for Expats given by experienced instructor at your house or office. Please contact Pak Chairuman on 08121037466.

Need flexible courses? Want to study privately at home, office or in a class? Bahasa Indonesia class starts in Jan & Feb 2013 at the American Club. Private classes also available for Bahasa/English/Mandarin. Qualified teachers & excellent materials. 021-68888246/081385590009. sibchool@sibschool. com, www.sibschool.com

Private Classical Piano Lesson for Children and Adults. Teacher willing to come to your place for the lesson.

Experience staying at a beautiful original antique Javanese Joglo villa in the foothills of Mount Merapi. Joglo Ago is a three double bedroom villa with gardens perfect for a weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life.

In close proximity to Mount Merapi and Borobudur Temple. Visit www. jogloago.com for more information, or call Indah 08123563626 (owner).

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Your classified will be placed once for 2 weeks online and once in our printed version which has a circulation of 15.000 copies bi weekly.

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Java Sea Charters. Explore West Java and the Sunda Straits aboard Jakarta’s favorite liveaboard the “Cecelia Ann”. Activities include diving, surfing, fishing, and trekking around Krakatau, Ujung Kulon and Panaithan Island. Trips depart from Anyer, maximum 10+PAX for overnight trips and 20 PAX for day cruises. Mid week specials available! Contact Kyle for more information. Phone: 082111616 030. Email:info@javaseacharters.com. www.javaseacharters.com

Taiche Healing Master, harnessing supernatural energy: Bpk. Satria Adiluhung, Telp. 021.9686.9496 / 0852.8568.8819. Alternative therapy using natural body energy flows.

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Management? Media & Communication? IT? MIBT Jakarta campus provides programs that allow you to enter the second year of university overseas. Located in a bright new modern building with facilities that support first-class teaching and learning activities, MIBT Jakarta facilitates your transition from high school to university level education in Australia and other countries. Special direct pathway to Deakin University. For questions about MIBT Jakarta campus or to request a brochure, please contact us at 021 29022285-89 or visit our website at www.mibt.or.id

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Medical evacuation health & life insurance. Let us diagnose your needs. Contact Paul Beale, mobile: +62 816 137 0663, office: 021-5220990 E: paulbeale@gms-financial.com

Scan your books to read them on the go!!! PT. MegaEnviron is specialized in scanning books even without removing the book bindings (nondestructive scan). Other services include scanning documents, photo-

graphs, films, and slides, data entry, managing documents and database.

Contact: Charoen Sanpawa, Mobile: 0811-930-3744, Office: 021-6326667. E-mail:charoen@megaenviron.com. www.MegaEnviron.com

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Send in your classifieds to ads@jakartaexpat.biz Music Course (Private Classical Piano Lesson) for Children. Wellexperienced in teaching piano for children and music theory as well.

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others

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Excellent stories that capture your child’s imagination. A personal magazine your child looks eagerly to read explore & learn monthly.

Beautiful artworks by renowned illustrators. 3 BOX Series for age 3 to 12 years old.

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Looking for: do you have too much unused stuffs? Do you want to go back to your originating country and want somebody to buy your stuffs?

We buy used goods like furniture, electronic, clothing, sport equipment, household, bag, shoes, Etc. contact: 081319342224 (CHRISTI)

Beautiful French Violin by Gustave Villaume fait a Nancy 1928 numerote 172 with Certificate of Authencity by J.J. Rampal Luthier Expert pres la cour d'appel de Paris. Price US$ 10,000 (negotiable). For inquiries send email to wmsingzon@ yahoo.com or call 087781066110.

hanged in a metal cabinet. The system ensure safe filing of important drawings, preventing against tears, wrinkles, curls, and folds. Asking price Rp.2.5 juta. Please call 021 7190087 for more information.

FOR SALE. - Various table lamps from batik - Various storage box from batik - Car seats - iPod Nano - Books - Wine bottle stand - Cable tray/management - Set of scuba diving BCD and regulator. Please email us at keeas@ yahoo.com. We live in Cilandak

or thinking about fishing. If your bloke hasn't much liked the gifts you have bought him lately then get him a set or two of these gorgeous functional artworks beautifully finished with his own name signed on the bottom! See www.ourflyer.com for more info.

Unique collection KLM huisjes for Sale. Complete with book. More info: 08111490400

For sale unique life size bronze horse price: 12000 Euro. For sale antique piano price: 9000 Euro. For info please contact: 08 1317007775 Mr. Danny For Sale! Record Management & Filing Systems. Dataplan is a fireproof filing system for large quantities of plans and drawings vertically

These ultra-exclusive lures make great gifts for a man who has almost everything. Especially a man who spends too much of his time fishing

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For Sale. 1 table tennis table, brand name MITTAKU. Contact Information: Mobile +62 813 15725315 e-mail benmisero@yahoo.co.uk

personals I'm Indonesian female in my early 50's, lives in Jakarta. I'm looking for friend(s) to share stories, ideas, movies and dinner every now and then. I speak fluent English and not a gold-digger. Email me at magiluna00@gmail.com

I am Ali coming to Jakarta around.

April so i need a companion as a friend. Wandering discovers a new places. i would be very glad to receive an email with details. kwait12@hotmail.com

Brand new table tennis table for sale. Hardly used. Contact Anil. Bhatia 08121087084

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