Orangutan: From illegal trade to conservation Oct 28, 2008
Since November 2007, PPS Tegal Alur in Jakarta has rescued seven Kalimantan orangutans. The orangutans PPS rescues receive an intensive examination; many of them are found to be infected by tuberculosis and hepatitis, therefore require serious treatment before the center can send them to a conservation center. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Local toy market gives way to copycat creators Sep 5, 2008
Some of the most popular toy-producing centers are Mandiri Craft in Gatak village in Timbulharjo; Kajeng Craft in Tegal Senggotan; and UD Karya Indah in Glagah, Umbulharjo. Tarjono Slamet, the 33-year-old owner of Mandiri Craft, said the increased local interest in his toys was a blessing in disguise in the face of a slow handicrafts market abroad. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido: Partners in Olympic gold Aug 19, 2008
"My father began taking me to play badminton when I was seven. He used to take me to practice at Sinar Mutiara club in Tegal (a nearby town, less than an hour away by) motorbike," he said. His father Ferry Yoegianto and mother Kartika Christianingrum supported their only son's decision to become a shuttler. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Children of the PKI claim their own independence Aug 19, 2008
In some villages in the Central Java towns of Cilacap and Tegal, a number of former PKI prisoners still have their ID cards marked with the ET (Eks Tapol or former political prisoners) code, while others cannot obtain lifetime ID cards. Without such initiatives, Utji said, discrimination against PKI-linked individuals would be revived and national reconciliation would fail. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Artist offers a shift in 'scapegoating' and power play Jul 20, 2008
Entang was born in Tegal, Central Java, in 1967, and currently divides his time between North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Yogyakarta. He received a bachelor of fine arts in painting at the Indonesian Art Institute in Yogyakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Sofiah: Mastering shadow puppets, with a woman's touch May 10, 2008
"It's different for people like Pak Entus (puppet master Edan Entus Susmono from Tegal) because he is a regular performer and can charge around Rp 50 million ($5,400)," he added. Sumardi said it was rare for his wife to perform more than two shadow-puppet plays a month. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Sleep lab offers therapy to ensure a restful slumber Feb 20, 2008
As well as patients from Bandung, others have come from Semarang, Tegal, Yogyakarta and other cities to seek treatment. Until the end of February 2008, the treatment rooms at the Immanuel Hospital sleep lab, where a sleep disturbance examination package costs Rp 3 million, were all be booked. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Endangered species seized in Jatinegara Feb 9, 2008
Two traders, Agus Sobari and Sarwo, were arrested and the animals handed over to the Animal Rescue Center Tegal Alur. The protected species consisted of two leopards, eight slow lorises, two Malayan porcupines, one otter civet and two black-winged cats. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Tales of Ubud Jan 20, 2008
The compound of Gung Niang Guling and now Ibu Oka, is in an area known as Tegal Sari, a cozy part of Ubud that lies beyond the Ubud Palace. You know, in all these years I have never known Ibu Oka. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Padang Tegal expands forest for environment Jan 3, 2008
The usually quiet Monkey Forest turned into a bustling field of activity on Sunday morning as the people of Padang Tegal celebrated the launching of the Tree Adoption Program, aimed at expanding the area into arguably the largest community-managed forest in the island. The customary village of Padang Tegal comprises four banjar (traditional neighborhood organizations) with more than 2,600 residents and is the traditional custodian of the Monkey Forest, more than eleven hectares of woods to the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
There's a change in the Weather Dec 2, 2007
Just ask the people of Semarang, Demak, Surabaya, Tegal, and Brebes. There, inundation and 15-20cm of flooding can last up to a month, and is becoming more frequent. (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)
Villagers uphold sharing tradition Oct 22, 2007
A man brings a tray of food to the local mosque after the Idul Fitri prayer in Tegalwangi village, Tegal, Central Java, on Oct. 13 ... The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java ... "Come here kid! Take the money," she cried out to one of the youngsters in her village of Tegalwangi in Talang regency. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Going the distance: 18 hours on a bus to Tegal Oct 22, 2007
The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java ... Joining this year's stream of homecoming urbanites were two Jakarta Post reporters who were onboard Ibnu's bus for an assignment in Tegal, about 330 kilometers east of the capital and usually only five hours away ... Past noon, police roadblocks forced the bus to go southward through Slawi, a small city, adding 40 kilometers to the normal 65-kilometer distance from Cirebon to Tegal. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Artist, Dadang Christanto recalls 30 September in Brisbane Oct 21, 2007
At the time Pak Tan Ek Tjioe disappeared, the family lived in a village near Tegal, Central Java. It was next to the common ground, a soccer field used by all members of the community for any and every kind of large social gathering. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Monkeys big day out Sep 20, 2007
And it was the monkeys of Padang Tegal's Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud who were the big winners during last Saturday's twice-yearly Tumpek Kandang religious ceremony ... While the monkeys of the sacred forest appear to be especially favored during the ceremony, Selamet makes it clear that these raucous primates deserve special attention for the economical and environmental benefits they have accidentally brought to the Padang Tegal community ... At the moment the forest is almost 10 hectares and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Exploiting tourism potential of Japanese buildings Jul 3, 2007
Other examples is the Japanese soldiers' cemetery in Talang Kerikil, and the barracks in Tegal Binangun, Plaju Darat ... Tegal Binangun, Perlindungan corridor, Plaju. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Int'l textile expo to help boost industry May 25, 2007
Of the 74,943 textile manufacturers operating in 21 areas, including the major production centers of Solo, Semarang, Pekalongan, Tegal, Sragen, Jepara and Kudus, 70 percent still use 15- to 25-year-old equipment. "With outdated apparatus, our productivity is falling. We won't be able to penetrate the tight competition on the global market. Banking circles even call Central Java's textile factories a 'sunset' industry," said Sulhadi. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Dead man travels unnoticed for half a day Apr 29, 2007
Anxious family members found the body of Edy Haryanto, 55, sitting in a locked lavatory on Thursday afternoon, more than a day after he had boarded with a group of friends in the central Javanese town of Tegal, the Warta Kota newspaper reported ... The body traveled back and forth between Tegal and Jakarta before a janitor told the family he had been unable to clean one lavatory because the door was locked, the report said. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Devotees light flame of peace at 'Homa Yadnya' Apr 19, 2007
Despite torrential rains then scorching sun, thousands of people flooded into the GWK to join Shankar, a spiritual teacher with more than 20 million followers around the world, and almost 50 of Bali's most esteemed Hindu priests including Sanskrit scholar Empu Nabe Acarya of Padang Tegal, to pray for peace in Bali and throughout the world. The local government also attended through representatives of Bali governor Dewa Beratha. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
* World News Quick Take Apr 8, 2007
The train, carrying 400 people, was heading to the Central Java city of Semarang when it derailed near Tegal. An eight-month-old child died and at least 23 other people were hurt, the official said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
1 Dead As Indonesian Train Derails Apr 7, 2007
The train carrying 400 people was heading to the Central Java city of Semarang when it derailed in nearby Tegal, 185 miles east of the capital Jakarta, at 3:15 a.m. local time, he said. The cause is being investigated. (CBS News -- World)
Witnessed by a tree By D N Maru Feb 11, 2007
Was it your house or Bagus' house," queried Bambang. "It was neither at my house nor Bagus'," replied Hermanto. "I gave the money as we both were returning from business at the nearby town of Tegal; I gave the money near a big banyan tree. " "Why don't you go and ask the tree to come here as a witness. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Train company puts brakes on speeding engines Feb 3, 2007
In Java, the audit will take place at Manggarai station in Jakarta, Tegal in Central Java and Gubeng in Surabaya, while in Sumatra, West Sumatra's Padang and Lahat and Medan in North Sumatra would also hold audits. Noor said that there had been no significant decrease in passenger numbers following several recent train accidents. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Exhibit traces Dadang Christanto's pilgrimage Jan 7, 2007
Dadang Christanto was born in 1957 in a hamlet close to Tegal, Central Java. Like any child, he liked to draw and sing, but he also loved to watch wayang shadow puppetry. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
