Unemployment threat Nov 29, 2008
YEFTA TANDIYO Magelang, Central Java. We can't just sit and wait for jobs, but we must make it real. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
SIEM 2008 confronts challenge of change Nov 27, 2008
Among the ethnic music delegates present were Kande from Aceh, Teratai Pasiana from Selayar, Bambang SP from Surabaya, Lumaras Budoyo from Magelang, Sound Of Kiser from Cirebon, Gangsadewa Yogyakarta and Kayu Bakar from Papua. Four international groups -- from Singapore, Japan, Australia and Taiwan -- were also present. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Obama makes history Nov 13, 2008
YEFTA Magelang, Central Java. Obama has to revive the Clinton era by increasing taxes for upper-class people, but reducing the tax burden on low-income people. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Nur Achmadi: Batik maker revitalizes young community Oct 24, 2008
To help with the project, Achmadi has formed cooperatives with local communities in Yogyakarta and Magelang as well as a partnership with Gadjah Mada University. "We periodically hold activities to attract the children's attention, to get them excited about learning the art of batik design," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Horror artist Suzanna dies Oct 17, 2008
Horror actress Suzana, who was crowned the Queen of Indonesian Horror, passed away at her home in Magelang, Central Java, on Wednesday. She was 66. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Communal 'ranch' improves health, livelihoods Oct 3, 2008
Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Magelang ... The village of Magelang, in Kajoran district, Central Java, has fertile land where rice fields are green, water is plentiful and crops and large trees grow easily. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Eagle Awards' documentary films bring nature to life Sep 20, 2008
On a wider scope, Menjual Mimpi di Sambak (Selling Dreams in Sambak) observes residents of Sambak village in Magelang, Central Java, trying to preserve their main forest and prevent illegal logging by planting fruit trees throughout the forest and turning the forest into an eco-tourism destination. The fifth finalist, Tanah Terakhir (The Last Land), directed by Rahmawati and Esti Asmalia, looks at the contrasting conditions between the big companies using the land along River Krio in West... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Military purpose, influence in Indonesia Aug 29, 2008
My Indonesian Army colleagues who went through their formative years at the National Military Academy in Magelang continue this important political commitment to serve as first and foremost as Indonesians. Like their colleagues who graduated from the Naval Academy in Surabaya and from the Air Force Academy in Yogyakarta they have sworn to defend the tenets of our national ideology -- Pancasila. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Bird flu alert Aug 15, 2008
YEFTA TANDIYO Magelang, Central Java. The government must help poor people so they don't have to live with or near chickens. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Full-year bank lending growth 'to exceed target' Aug 11, 2008
Aditya Suharmoko and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Magelang ... "The LDR (loan-to-deposit ratio) rate stood at 76 percent at the end of the first semester. That's the highest rate since we suffered the crisis in 1998," Tony said in Magelang, Central Java. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Ajip Rosidi: A great man of culture Aug 6, 2008
This modest man now lives in Pabelan, Magelang, Central Java, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, "to seek clear water.". From an early age, Ajip read books in Indonesian and Sundanese, including the works of Hctor Malot, Alexandre Dumas and H. Rider Haggard, which had been translated into Sundanese in the 1950s. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The Archipelago Jun 17, 2008
Syamsul is of Melayu descent, while Gatot, born in Magelang, Central Java, is Javanese. Both ethnicities make up more than 40 percent of the province's 12 million residents. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
The arrests of FPI members Jun 11, 2008
DEWI Magelang, Central Java. In Indonesia, there are so many gangs that have more power than the police. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Rp 20 billion house for former president Apr 22, 2008
YEFTA TANDIYO Magelang, Central Java. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Children's museum preserves the playful past Apr 8, 2008
Toys and traditional playthings in the museum collection include a wooden bicycle made in 1969 from Magelang, a slingshot made from a tree root, from Timor, a miniature set of wooden gamelan instruments from Purwokerto, Central Java, made in 1960, and various other traditional toys. Besides displaying the toys the museum also holds a workshop every Saturday and Sunday especially for children. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Father Kirdjito: Raising issues in, outside church Feb 13, 2008
Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang. It was late in the afternoon when a cold wind from the west slope of Mount Merapi made its way into the living room of a modest house belonging to a Catholic priest in Sumber village in Central Java town of Magelang ... Kirdjito was assigned to Sumber parish in 2000 after serving another parish in Mertoyudan village in Magelang for six years. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Artists explore secrets of Prambanan Dec 15, 2007
Displayed for the Shadows of Prambanan exhibition, held at the gallery here until Dec. 16, the work of sculptor Ismanto of Magelang, Central Java, seems an apt description of the present condition of the sacred Prambanan Temple. Following the May 26 earthquake that devastated Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java, the temple -- which is located on the borderline of the two provinces -- has been in a poor condition. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Mudji Sutrisno: Reaching out to make a difference Dec 8, 2007
So, later, he decided to attend the St Peter Canisius Secondary Seminary in Mertoyudan, Magelang, Central Java. During his time at the seminary, his family experienced economic difficulties. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Statue honors teacher who became great leader Nov 30, 2007
It is quite amazing to think that when Sudirman passed away in Magelang on the 29th of January 1950 he was only thirty-four years old. In his short life he had gone from being a small town teacher to become the commander-in-chief of Indonesia's newly forming army - the army of a newly independent state. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Radio connection cherished 80 years on Nov 16, 2007
NIROM also broadcast to Bandung, Sukabumi, Cirebon, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Solo, Yogyakarta, Magelang and Surabaya. Nina was of the opinion that the radio relationship was mutually beneficial to Holland, as the colonial power, and Indonesia as a colony. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Residents join forces to overcome water crisis Oct 26, 2007
Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java ... The project is being managed independently by Dharmo Warih Tirto Lestari cooperative, with the aim of serving 10,000 families in Kajoran district, Magelang, Central Java ... The nine subdistricts the cooperative will serve are located along the Tangsi River, which starts at Potorono hill, Kajoran, Magelang, where Sigandulan spring is located. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Women writers challenging the status quo Oct 21, 2007
She grew up in Magelang just outside of Yogyakarta in Central Java, where she is currently the publisher of Indonesia Tera. Rosa is perhaps one of the most important contemporary poets in Indonesia. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Kusnodin: Turning old cans into revenue Oct 9, 2007
Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Magelang ... Kusnodin, 45, a resident of Ngadirejo village, Salaman, Magelang, is not joking ... It attracted the attention of the Magelang Regent, who gave him Rp 500,000 as capital. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Literary Biennale an expression of international solidarity Sep 28, 2007
A writer reads from his book last month during the closing ceremony of the Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale 2007 in Magelang, Central Java ... Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java ... Organized by the Jakarta-based Komunitas Utan Kayu (Utan Kayu Community), the biennale was officially opened in Jakarta on Aug. 23 and moved to Magelang, Central Java, on Aug. 28. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
ARTSingapore 2007: Visual artfest to invite worldwide masters, freshers Sep 16, 2007
Zola Zolu gallery in Bandung, West Java, and Langgeng gallery in Magelang, Central Java, will also participate. Zola Zolu's Udin Antara is one of 29 artists selected by the ARTSingapore committee. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Feryal Ali-Gauhar: How to avoid losing one's literary heritage Sep 9, 2007
As a participant at the Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale held recently in Jakarta and Magelang, Central Java, Pakistani actress, filmmaker and writer Feryal Ali-Gauhar, 48, found it not just enriching but surprising, too. Listening to the recitations of various literary works of young Indonesian writers during the biennale, Ali-Gauhar said she found a trace of a great sense of anger and loneliness among them. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Global warming to hit Africa hardest-UK scientists Sep 6, 2007
Tourists visit Indonesia's Borobudur temple in Magelang town of central Java on August 30, 2007. Conservationists fear the world's biggest Buddhist temple, topped with stupas and decorated with hundreds of reliefs depicting Buddhist though and the life of Buddha, faces a new threat: climate change. (AlertNet)
Literary festival start of a love affair Sep 2, 2007
Edmundo Paz Soldn, Contributor, Jakarta and Magelang, Central Java ... The fact is, back in the bus to continue our journey toward Magelang, I already knew that I had many visits to Indonesia awaiting me in the future ... And I remember the vibrant paintings in Magelang's Galeri Langgeng, the carved figurines in a store in Yogyakarta, the "Statue of Liberty" I saw in a Muslim boarding school -- right beside some Chinese dragons, and how in that same school one of the rooms was called "Coldplay"... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
International literary festival concludes Sep 1, 2007
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang. With Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, as a backdrop, Indonesian and foreign writers recited poems, short stories and parts of novels Thursday evening to mark the end of a week-long international literary biennale ... The biennale, organized by the Jakarta-based Utan Kayu Community, kicked off in Jakarta on Aug. 23 and moved to Magelang on Aug. 28. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Plenty of interesting fare but no classics emerge Aug 26, 2007
The exciting political demonstration sequences show the unmistakable influence of Sutanto Mendut and the Merapi Merbabu Dance Companies from mountain villages around Magelang. Yogyakarta's Martinus Miroto, a well-known dancer, stars as Setyo in the film, along with Eko Supriyanto (Ludiro) and Artika Sari Dewi, (Siti). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Festival to cater to nation's hidden bookworms Aug 22, 2007
The fourth Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale, one of the few literary festivals in the country, will open on Aug. 23 in Jakarta and at the foot of Borobodur in Magelang, Central Java ... In Magelang, the festival will take place at Galeri Langgeng and an open area next to the ancient Borobudur temple ruins ... 7:30 p.m. to 10: Performance at TIM ---------------------------------------------- Saturday, Aug. 25 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Discussion at Indian Embassy 6:45 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.: Photo... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Garin takes on free jazz in new documentary Aug 18, 2007
The jazz music played by an international jazz maestro sounds in harmony with Truntong music from Mt. Merbabu, Warok Anak (child martial artists) from Magelang and bamboo music from Plaosan temple. The various musical genre are further brought to life with the background images of rural Java, as are traditional music against a temple background and installation art inspired by the aftermath of the May 27, 2006 earthquake. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Life-long friends tied by prosthetics Jul 18, 2007
Thirty years ago during a red-eye delivery to Muntilan, Magelang, an exhausted Sumani, then a truck driver, lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a mahogany tree. He survived the accident, but his left leg was amputated below the knee at the Army Hospital in Magelang. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Yogyakarta optimistic about tourism future Jul 13, 2007
"We are even to have another five-star hotel operating here on Jl. Magelang, offering some 140 rooms," Tazbir added. according to Istidjab, to improve accommodations in the city while helping handicraft cottage industries revive fully, PHRI-Yogyakarta, in cooperation with local governments, have set up mini "souvenir shops" in each room at the city's star-rated hotels. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Pushing iodine into nation's bloodstream Jul 4, 2007
In nearby Magelang, Central Java, 30 to 50 patients a week visit the outpatient clinic at the Center for Research and Development in Iodine Deficiency Disorders. According to the head of the center, Dr. Djoko Kartono, very few of these outpatients are older people with visible goiters who are more difficult to treat, and who can develop hyperthyroidism with the usual capsule supplement. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ismanto: Creating 'natural' sculptures on the slopes of Mount Merapi Jun 30, 2007
It is a well-used traditional-style home, built in the middle of a housing area in Desa Temple, Dukun, Magelang ... "He's an artist who can do anything, and he's always quick to help when it's needed," said Kirdjito, an artist from Sumber village, Magelang. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Future appears promising for RI Motocross Jun 25, 2007
Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java. Carrying his two young children, Widodo Andi Setiawan watches dozens of motocross riders race at a temporary circuit in Magelang, Central Java ... Rivals such as Popo Hartopo from Bandung, Satya Sunarso from Yogyakarta and Hoho from Magelang all had similar experiences. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Storm of words reach out across seas Jun 11, 2007
Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale Aug. 23-31 Jakarta, Magelang and Surabaya www. ukliterarybiennale. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
German groups provide disaster drills at schools Jun 8, 2007
Each class has between eight to 12 students, many of whom come from the neighboring Central Java regencies of Magelang, Surakarta, Kebumen, Cilacap and Banyumas. The drums, Tantan said, were used as a signal to the children, warning them of an earthquake. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Australian hospitality, a trick or a treat? Jun 1, 2007
Dutch Governor-General Markus de Kock invites Pangeran Diponegoro to meet in Magelang to negotiate a cessation of a five-year uprising in Java. But it was all a trick. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Buddhists perform Waisak ceremonies Jun 1, 2007
In Umbul Jumprit village in Temanggung regency, Central Java, monks collected holy water, which they then took to a blessing ritual at Mendut temple in Magelang. The water ritual was performed after some 130 monks from Indonesia and Thailand took part in the Pindapata begging ritual at Liong Hok Hio temple in Magelang ... "This is an annual ritual ahead of the Waisak celebration and I am hoping for a blessing by giving the monks a donation," said Fransiska Suciati, a resident of Magelang. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Enjoying Borobudur -- beyond the monument May 25, 2007
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, C. Java. There is no doubt that the beauty, glory, and magnificence of the world heritage site, Borobudur temple, is well known not just across Indonesia but also around the globe. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
'New proof' of Japan sex slaves May 12, 2007
That testimony, it is claimed, was submitted to the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal as evidence of forced mass prostitution in Magelang, in what is now Central Java, in 1944. Other documents are said to include further allegations that the Japanese forced women into prostitution. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
New records show women coerced into prostitution in wartime Indonesia May 11, 2007
The document, dated May 1946, was submitted to the 1946-1948 Tokyo war crimes tribunal as evidence of a forced mass prostitution incident in 1944 in Magelang, now in Central Java province, which a Dutch government report has called the most notorious incident of its kind ... Both were records of examining the women as sworn witnesses of the Magelang incident. (News on Japan, Japan)
Int'l field school studies cultural landscape, heritage Apr 27, 2007
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, C. Java. A group of some two dozen people comprising university students, lecturers and professionals gathered in the living room of a house in the traditional Javanese village of Candirejo located in the Borobudur subdistrict of Magelang, Central Java ... The first two days were spent in Yogyakarta, some 60 kilometers to the south of Magelang, during which participants were given lectures and workshops on the World Heritage Site of Borobudur and its... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Kuala Lumpur kicks off region's literary festival program Apr 1, 2007
The Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale (UKILB), taking place in Jakarta, Magelang and Borobudur Sept. 23 through 30, is performance-driven, giving each author, such as Feryal Ali-Gauhar, Lan Po-chou and Ahmed Alaidy, time and space on stage ... " As it is with good music and art, good literature is universal, but writers of the region still need a boost to reach a wider audience. Literary festivals in the region have highlighted this, and the commercial engines are just being fired up in... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
English, high Javanese spoken fluently at 'Desa Bahasa' Mar 23, 2007
Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Magelang ... The hamlet is located in Ngargogondo village of Magelang regency, Central Java, some three kilometers to the southeast of the famous Borobudur Temple. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Indonesians unnecessarily at the mercy of nature Mar 4, 2007
On February 18, a landslide triggered by the rain buried 13 people alive in Magelang, Central Java. Yogyakarta was once again hit by strong winds that forced thousands of people left homeless to stay in shelters and tents. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Nine die in Indonesia landslide Feb 20, 2007
In the worst incident, the side of a hill collapsed on Sunday after heavy rain in the Magelang district, burying a group of people working nearby. Landslides are a common occurrence in Indonesia during the monsoon season, which is at its peak in February. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Indonesian girl dies of bird flu Jan 27, 2007
The girl had been treated in a hospital in Magelang regency of the Central Java province since January 8, then she was shifted to a hospital in Yogyakarta province on January 19 and then died there, said Suyono. The number of bird flu cases in the country has increased recently after months of absence of new cases. (Xinhua)
Bird Flu Kills Girl in Indonesia; Monthly Toll Reaches Highest Since May Jan 26, 2007
The child, from Magelang in Central Java province, developed symptoms on Jan. 8, Runizar Ruesin, head of the Health Ministry's avian flu information center, said today. She died 11 days later at a hospital in the city of Yogyakarta and her H5N1 diagnosis was confirmed yesterday, he said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Indonesia's president calls for greater efforts to fight bird flu Jan 25, 2007
The 6-year-old girl from Magelang died Jan. 16 at the Dr. Sarjito Hospital in Yogyakarta, said Ahmad Priyatna, an official at the ministry's information center for bird flu. "Her death brings the death toll to 63 out of 81 cases,'' Priyatna said. Earlier in the day, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for greater efforts to fight bird flu, saying that owners of backyard chickens in the nation worst hit by the virus must be prepared to give them up for slaughter. "We have to stop this... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Exhibit traces Dadang Christanto's pilgrimage Jan 7, 2007
As the exhibition of Dadang Christanto's paintings and sketches opened in Ubud on Dec. 20, invitees were struck by the fact that it was jointly organized by no less than three galleries: Ubud's Gaya Fusion, Galeri Semarang and Langgeng Gallery of Magelang, Central Java. Alexander Boldizar of Gaya Fusion Art Space, where the exhibition is being held until Jan. 20, stated in his introductory speech that the collaboration was a reflection of Christanto's importance. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
