Traveling artist presents gift to police Jul 8, 2008
Sultan Agung led the Mataram kingdom in a failed attempt to drive the Dutch from Batavia (Jakarta) in 1628. He was buried in the Imogiri royal graveyard in Yogyakarta in 1646. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Students speak out on diversity May 11, 2008
"Students from Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara also submitted papers, but they could not come," she noted. Anissa said she hoped a similar event could be organized next year to provide young students with a forum to exchange their views and opinions, and that this would be determined by evaluation. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Caliphate and sharia law May 11, 2008
The writer is a lecturer at Mataram State Institute for Islamic Studies and a Fulbright scholar who is pursuing his PhD in religion at Emory University, Atlanta. He can be reached at sier1975@yahoo. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Hundreds rally for religious freedom May 7, 2008
In Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, the Islamic Forum (FUI) staged a demonstration Tuesday outside the governor's office, demanding the immediate disbanding of Ahmadiyah because its activities deviated from mainstream Islamic teachings ... To prevent any possible attacks on local Ahmadiyah members during the protest, police guarded the Mataram Transito House where they have been taking refuge after previous violence ... Desy Nurhayati and Panca Nugraha both contributed to this story from Jakarta and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Teachers, students call for better education in nationwide rallies May 3, 2008
In the West Nusa Tenggara capital of Mataram, college students burned a bottomless coffin, which they said was a symbol of the death of national education ... Panca Nugraha and Andi Hajramurni contributed to the report from Mataram and Makassar, respectively. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Rp 20 billion house for former president Apr 22, 2008
AMAN SIAGA Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. What do they think. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Lock up your masseuse Apr 15, 2008
PAUL Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Chastity belts are an example of male bias that has been adopted by men to transport women back to the Stone Age. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Sharia controversy Mar 2, 2008
ALEX Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. The problem is not about the sharia bylaws, but how to implement them without discriminating against women. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
The Lombok Treaty problem Feb 27, 2008
A draft of this agreement was signed on Nov. 13, 2006, in Mataram by both governments, and the parliaments of both countries have approved the treaty. The Lombok Treaty covers several areas. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Villain of hero Jan 29, 2008
I am very disappointed at The Jakarta Post's headline on Jan. 28,dead", which is in Bahasa Indonesia means Soeharto Mati. That was very rude. You should have shown at least some respect for a great leader who did so much for this country despite of his few mistakes, by runningpassedwhich in Bahasa Indonesia means Soeharto meninggal dunia. JACK MANOO Jakarta Soeharto is neither a hero nor a villain. He is just a man with mistakes and it would be better if all of us, Indonesians, move on and live... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Where is Lombok? Jan 27, 2008
Lombok is a mountainous island, and its capital is Mataram. Indonesia's second highest mountain, Mount Rinjani, is located on Lombok and can be seen from most parts of the island, towering high above it at 3,726 meters. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ancient relic to return from Scotland Jan 25, 2008
"The Minto Stone is an important historical artifact and a crucial source of information. It contains the history of the Mataram kingdom in Central Java and its eventual shift of power to East Java," Culture and Tourism Ministry director general of history and archeology Hari Untoro Drajat announced at a media gathering Thursday. "Upon the artifact's return to Indonesia, facilitated by the Hashim Djojohadikusumo Foundation (YKHD), it will be placed in the National Museum in Jakarta," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Fear of the supernatural spares old trees Jan 23, 2008
Ki Ageng Pasuruan was also known as Pangeran Wirayuda and is supposed to have hailed from the times of Sultan Agung of the Islamic Mataram kingdom. History notes that in the early 17th century Mataram sent a force to annex Pasuruan. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Multiple Micronutrients Cut Early Infant Deaths Jan 23, 2008
Overall, infants of MMN-treated mothers were 18 percent less likely to die within 90 days of birth than were infants of IFA-treated mothers, Dr. Anuraj Shankar, from the University of Mataram in Indonesia, and colleagues report in Saturday's issue of The Lancet. Specifically, infant mortality rates were 35. (MEDLINEplus)
Here comes the sun Jan 13, 2008
I landed at Mataram in the middle of a huge downpour and, despite being provided with a handsome Lion Air umbrella, got soaked on way from the plane into the terminal building ... After the Gilis, we headed back to the mainland, scored some funds from the ATMs of Mataram and headed into the south of Lombok, the territory of the indigenous Sasak people. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Yogyakarta cuisine: A royal culinary heritage Jan 13, 2008
Let me begin with Yogyakarta, hub of Javanese culture and founded by one of the most renowned dynasties of Central Java which began in 1755, when Prince Mangkubumi took the title of Hamengkubuwono I, after the Treaty of Gijanti arbitrated by the Dutch and by which the Kingdom of Mataram was divided into the Sultanate of Surakarta and the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. From succession to succession, the sultans of Yogyakarta have been keen about what their people consume and they often taste the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
More of the same for Visit Indonesia Year Jan 9, 2008
The play was about the Mataram kingdom's invasion of Batavia. It involved 100 actors from various backgrounds, including students from the Jakarta Arts Institute, high school theater groups and expatriates. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Resilience the key to surviving climate change Jan 3, 2008
Ancient Mataram in Central Java, Sriwijaya in Sumatra and Majapahit in East Java were strong empires. But they collapsed and never reemerged. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Teachers and SBY Nov 28, 2007
BEN JOHNSON Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Antiviral flu drugs. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
AdamAir to lease more planes next year to expand operations Nov 23, 2007
"We want to dominate the domestic market as we realize that traveling by plane has become essential for many people in Indonesia," he said, adding that the planes would serve the Jakarta to Ambon, Mataram, Kupang, Palu and Kuala Lumpur routes. Adam said that the airline preferred to lease aircraft rather than purchase new aircraft as this was cheaper. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Computerization of Sundanese writing system only a step away Nov 16, 2007
Up to 1996, the Cacaraka characters or the Sundanese Mataram characters reading "ha na ca ra ka da ta sa wa la mang ga ba ta nga", which resemble the sound of Javanese characters, were introduced in elementary and junior high schools in West Java. In 1996, West Java Governor Danny Setiawan issued a bylaw on the preservation of Sundanese characters and culture, which also restored the use of Kagana characters -- which read "ka nga na ca ja nya ta da na pa ba ya ra la wa fa qa va ksa za" -- in... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Foreign refugees Nov 12, 2007
I remember that was their demand when they staged a strike and sewed up their lips in Mataram (and also Makassar) several years ago. It's good enough the Indonesian government provides proper shelters for them. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Indonesistan Nov 4, 2007
In addition, in 2004, three Afghan refugees in Mataram, Lombok, went on hunger strike via the rather drastic method of sewing up their lips. It would seem that being a refugee here can be every bit as bad as doing time in one of Johnny Howard's outback gulags. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ni Made Darmi, former palace dancer, stays active Nov 2, 2007
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram ... She established the Wijaya Kusuma Dance Studio together with her late husband, I Wayan Kerthawirya, in 1971 in front of her house in Cakranegara, Mataram. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Middle East talks Oct 27, 2007
KARIM Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Unnecessary burdens. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
29 firms get Primaniarts awards Oct 24, 2007
PT Mataram Tunggal Garment 6. PT Musim Mas 7. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Plane takes off with flat tires Oct 18, 2007
Just a few days ago I was sitting in an airplane from Denpasar to Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara ... I'd like to respond to Markus Schwyn from Bern, Switzerland, who wrote about his experience on his flight from Denpasar to Mataram. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Helping beggars and buskers Oct 18, 2007
BEN JOHNSON Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Former foes seeking friendship Oct. 16, p. 7. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
The folly of bridging Sunda Strait Oct 15, 2007
During the times of the ancient Hindu-Budha kingdoms of Mataram, Sriwijaya and Majapahit, the worldview was marine-oriented. We were seafarers, plying the seas as far north as China and as far west as India and East Africa. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Indonesia Hit by Strong Quakes, No Tsunamis Oct 5, 2007
The USGS said the epicentre was 152 km northeast of Mataram and was very shallow at 13. 5 km deep. (Planet Ark, United States)
Bondan invites people to smile Sep 23, 2007
Bondan's passion about people's lives is also caught from the entertainment world, as in Melodi di Caf Biru, Dansa Berdua (dancing duet), Ledek Primadona (teasing a primadonna) or Kethoprak Mataram. Kethoprak Mataram is about a traditional musical performance from Central Java, a group of ordinary people watching the stage play while content. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Beggar, thy neighbor Sep 15, 2007
Mataram, the capital of Lombok, wants to follow in its neighbor's footsteps, to curb its own growing population of street children. When reports revealed that Jakarta was to have this new bylaw, the question was if there would be any employment programs to go with it. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Megawati nomination Sep 12, 2007
KARIM Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. There is no rational basis remaining for doubting the predictions of climate change and sea level changes which will occur. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
SMEs receive export training from Australian experts Sep 7, 2007
Angelica Aurore Bunanta, the in-country project manager of the Indonesia-Australia Specialized Training Project (IASTP) III, said Thursday in Jakarta that comprehensive six-day courses in Malang, East Java; Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara; and Makassar, South Sulawesi were currently being delivered by a team from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The highly experienced training group consists of experts from Australia, including Janette Clonan, Graham Poon, Gilbert Cruz-Carreon and Anna... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Eastern Indonesia forum searches for solution to poverty Aug 28, 2007
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram. Representatives of the Eastern Indonesia (KTI) Forum are meeting in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, to discuss ways of dealing with poverty and other issues in their region. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
'Khilafah' is not compatible Aug 25, 2007
Ahmad Amir Aziz, Mataram ... The writer is a lecturer at the State Institute for Islamic Studies in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Tracking down traces of Mataram kingdom Aug 10, 2007
The 17th century Islamic kingdom of Mataram, under the leadership of Sultan Agung, used to be a major state known throughout the world. An inland kingdom located, Mataram still boasted a strong naval fleet ... Dutch national Jan Vos, who in 1924 visited Kerto Islamic Mataram -- which still exists in Kerto, Pleret -- wrote in his diary that Islamic Mataram, ruled by sultanic leadership, was a great and imposing kingdom. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Comedies, concerts for independence celebration Aug 10, 2007
As the soldiers prepared to move the two cannons to Mataram, the Kiai Setomo cannon ran away to Batavia where people considered it a sacred object and covered it with an umbrella to protect it from the sun and rain and named it Kiai Jagur. This is the legend of the cannon which now resides in the northern part of Taman Fatahilah in Jakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Arts forum to promote young choreographers, composers Aug 9, 2007
"The foreign participants come from Taiwan, Cambodia and Malaysia. Meanwhile, the Indonesian participants include talented young artists from Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Surabaya, Mataram and Kalimantan. It will be a celebration of cultural diversity," he said. The IFYCC is sponsored by Arts Networks Asia (ANA), a network of independent artists and cultural workers aimed at promoting collaborative cultural projects among and with Asian artists, along with New York-based Asian Cultural Council (ACC),... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Oerip Soedarman: The past is not a closed book Jul 23, 2007
Most authorities agree there are only four possible dates; Dec. 28, during the Singosari Kingdom period; Aug. 14, during the Mataram Kingdom; Jan. 1, during the era of Dutch East Indies rule; and Aug. 19, after the republic's proclamation of independence. As far as Soedraman is concerned, the politicians didn't need to go all the way to Holland to ask their questions, as the answers can be found in the Dutch colonial government's official papers, documents that are readily available in... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Carmakers expect boost from Motor Show Jul 19, 2007
In the premium segment, PT DaimlerChrysler Indonesia will launch the C350 sedan and CL500 coupe, PT Central Sole Agency the Volvo C30, a three-door hatchback, while PT Garuda Mataram Motor will introduce a new engine lineup for its Audi TT Quattro coupe with a 3. 2-liter engine, as well the variants of its VW Caravelle and VW Transporter vans. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Siti Maryam: Age does not weary the history quest Jul 6, 2007
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram ... Gunung Agung in Mataram, this slim bespectacled woman is kept busy compiling details about an ancient manuscript from the Bima Sultanate era written in Arabic. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Common sense in applying sharia law Jul 6, 2007
Mohamad Abdun Nasir, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara ... This is clear from a recent seminar titled The prospect of sharia-based regional ordinance enforcement in West Nusa Tenggara organized by Muslim students at the University of Mataram's School of Law ... The writer is a lecturer at the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) in Mataram, and a Fulbright grantee who will start pursuing his PhD in Religion at Emory University, Atlanta, U.S., in the Fall of 2007. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Recommitting ourselves to national awakening May 18, 2007
And the Sultan revived our memory by showing us our roots: Bende Mataram ... They saw the archipelago as the manifestation of Mataram, or Mother ... Bende Mataram, meaning "My Humble Salutations to the Mother", was no ordinary slogan. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
RI invites German automakers to get into Indonesian fast lane May 8, 2007
Ahmad Badawi, the national sales manager of PT Garuda Mataram Motor, the licensed Volkswagen distributor in Indonesia, earlier said that Volkswagen would not consider producing cars here for the time being due to low sales. Last year, Volkswagen sold 57 vans, down from 91 in 2005. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Manage violence in society and make millions out of it May 1, 2007
The serene Islamic Mataram dynasty also has a genesis of violence ... Unfortunately he was one day outsmarted by his slave, the young Senapati, who founded Mataram. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Volkswagen expects to double T5-van sales despite competition Apr 27, 2007
"T5 sales are expected to reach some 120 units this year, more than double last year's 57 units," Ahmad Badawi, the national sales manager of PT Garuda Mataram Motor, the licensed Volkswagen distributor in Indonesia, said Thursday. He revealed the plan on the sidelines of a briefing on the performance of its MPVs, the VW Caravelle, one of two variations of the T5 generation, the other being the VW Transporter. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Famed 'Ayam Taliwang' makes mouths water Apr 26, 2007
In Mataram, the provincial capital, it can be found at various eateries from sidewalk food stalls to restaurants in star-rated hotels ... "It tastes hot and deeply piquant," said I Made Putra, a resident of Denpasar, Bali, who was enjoying Taliwang Chicken for lunch at Lesehan Taliwang Irama, a Mataram restaurant where guests eat lesehan-style, sitting on floor mats ... The name of the dish is derived from Karang Taliwang, a subdistrict in Mataram where the recipe for this regional specialty has... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
C'ship attracts dancers, dollars to Lombok Apr 26, 2007
Trisha Sertori, Contributor, Mataram, Lombok. A host of dance sport world champions from Iceland, Poland, Russia and Ukraine led the vote in Sunday's inaugural Lombok International Dance Sport Championships 2007, held in the Grand Ballroom at Mataram's Lombok Raya Hotel. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Treaty no done deal down under Apr 4, 2007
Last November the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Australia signed a "Framework for Security Cooperation Agreement" in Mataram. Inevitably this mouthful was chewed down to the "Lombok Treaty". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Pure elation on reaching Rinjani's summit at dawn Mar 18, 2007
We had arrived at Lombok's well-served Mataram Airport two days earlier, and spent the first night in Sengiggi on the west coast ... Getting there Mataram is well-served with flights to major Indonesian cities as well as smaller towns in Nusa Tenggara ... The center of Mataram city is nearby, as is Sengiggi. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Graft awareness seen rising Feb 28, 2007
Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara, Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara and Gorontalo are the most corrupt places in Indonesia, according to the survey ... Strong anti-corruption leadership was found in Palangkaraya, Larantuka in East Nusa Tenggara and Wonosobo, while the weakest leaders were found in Bekasi in West Java, Pontianak in West Kalimantan and Mataram. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Haryono Haryoguritno: Seeking to invest? Consider kris Feb 9, 2007
An experienced collector like Haryono can easily identify the origin of a kris -- whether it came from the era of the Mojopahit or Mataram kingdoms. "I have been in the kris world for years. My parents were also kris lovers," said Haryono who was born in Temanggung, Central Java on Jan. 26, 1932. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
