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Malaysia send drug addicts to undergo rehab in Indonesia religious schools

TheMalaysianInsight
Published on 11 Feb 2018 5:14PM


A TOTAL of 70 drug addicts in the Baling district are targeted to be the first batch to be sent to “pesantren” or religious schools in Indonesia for rehabilitation treatments.

Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said the drug addiction problem in the district was the second highest in Kedah.

"The number of addicts in Baling is over 2,000 people ... so far 60 drug addicts have offered themselves to join the programme and we target 70 drug addicts to join this first batch.

"We have identified several schools in Medan, Bandung, Madura, Surabaya, Lombok and Puncak in Indonesia. They will be sent for a 15-month rehabilitation there," he told reporters after launching the 2017 Baling District Flood Disaster Assistance Ceremony at the Tun Abdul Razak Memorial Hall today.

Abdul Azeez said he hoped the group who would be undergoing the rehabilitation treatment would be able to fill religious positions in mosques or surau in their respective areas upon their return. – Bernama, February 11, 2018.

https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/37390/

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10 Countries Attend Asian Games Trial in Jakarta
Monday, 12 February, 2018 | 06:48 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A total of 91 Athletes from 10 countries attended the opening of Pencak Silat (Martial Arts) championship of 2018 Asian Games trial on Saturday.

The 10 countries that joined the trial include Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

The athletes would join the defile session during the opening of the trial.

The trial was launched at the venue on Saturday by Edhy Prabowo, the Indonesia Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) chief.

Apart from Prabowo, the opening ceremony was also attended by the deputy of national sports council (KONI), Suwarno; the association`s secretary general, Erizal Chaniago; the secretary general of the Interstate Pencak Silat Association (Persilat), Teddy Suratmadji; as well as the former chief of IPSI, Eddie Nalapraya.

The athletes, according to the organizer, will participate to 16 matches, including 10 games and 6 exhibitions.

"The Indonesian athletes will strive for full powers during the first Asian Games trial (of Pencak Silat)," Prabowo, who also served as the national team manager of the 2018 Asian Games, stated.

The venue will be renovated by the Public Works and Public Housings (PUPR) Ministry ahead of the competition, he noted.

"The ministry will refurbish the audience seats, toilets, as well as the training venues," Prabowo stressed.

During the trial, Indonesia will send 22 athletes in all categories.

However, the trial would not provide any assurances that the team will win the upcoming matches in the 2018 Asian Games to be held in August this year.

"We are seeking to collect as many medals as possible in order to be the overall champion during the match," he emphasized.

Prabowo noted that he has targeted to introduce Pencak Silat to more countries worldwide.

"The traditional martial art now has been practiced in 45 states, but we are seeking to introduce the sport to other 70 countries," he explained.

Prabowo remarked that Indonesia has planned to propose its traditional martial art to be contested at the Olympics.

Apart from Pencak Silat, the 2018 Asian Games organizer also hosted trials for other categories, including basketball and Taekwondo this month.

The 2018 Asian Games will be conducted from Aug 18 to Sep 2, 2018, in Jakarta and Palembang.

ANTARA

https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/02/12/068915667/10-Countries-Attend-Asian-Games-Trial-in-Jakarta

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Indonesia are looking to nuclear energy
by brian wang | February 11, 2018

Indonesia needs to double its electricity generation capacity over the next ten years, and continue that expansion beyond 2050, to improve access to electricity and meet the demand of its growing economy and population.

Indonesia’s National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) is promoting the introduction of nuclear power plants to help meet the county’s demand for power. It envisages the start-up of conventional large light-water reactors on the populous islands of Bali, Java, Madura and Sumatra from 2027 onwards. In addition, it is planning small HTGRs (up to 100 MWe) for deployment on Kalimantan, Sulawesi and other islands to supply power and heat for industrial use.

Indonesia is working with the nuclear startup Thorcon to develop and deploy molten salt nuclear reactors.

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ThorCon is a liquid-fuel fission power plant, under development in the US, to be built in a far-east shipyard, then floated to Indonesia, with testing starting in 2021. It generates emission-free electric power, cheaper even than from a coal-fired plant. Its full-time electric power will improve developing nations’ economies and lifestyles, while also dissuading them from burning fossil fuels which emit CO2.

Indonesia’s energy ministry and regulatory agency start the ThorCon planning roadmap and pre-licensing certification processes early in 2018.

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/...s-and-they-are-looking-to-nuclear-energy.html
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/...lt-reactors-starting-with-2021-prototype.html

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Indonesia opened first museum of anti colonialism

CNNIndonesia -12/02/2018

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Museum Multatuli, the first of anti-colonial museum in Indonesia was officially opened in Lebak regency, Banten.

"The museum is not only about Multatuli, and it is the first anti-colonialism and colonialism museum in Indonesia," said Bonie Triyana, an Indonesian historian from Lebak, Banten, after the inauguration of the Multatuli Museum on Sunday (11/2).

This museum tells of resistance against colonialism. Multatuli Museum itself is located near Rangkasbitung Square and occupies the former office of Kawedanan Lebak, where Edward Douwes Dekker, based office.

With seven rooms in it, this museum is dedicated to anyone who cares to resist the current occupation.

The spirit of unity and unity of Indonesia, clearly illustrated from the museum contains the first novel issue of Douwes Dekker in French to tile the original house Multatuli.

"This museum, not only owned by Lebak, but also belongs to Indonesia and the world," said Iti Octavia Jayabaya, Regent of Lebak, in the same place on Sunday (11/02/2018).

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Edward Douwes Dekker's pen name Multatuli was chosen to be the name of the museum to symbolize that the enforcers of justice do not differentiate Tribe, Religion and Race.

In front of the museum, visitors are greeted by Multatuli faces made from broken glass. Inside, you will find a multimedia room containing documentary films related to colonialism in Indonesia.

Interestingly, the entire museum room is filled with the original fragrance of coffee, cinnamon, and aromatic spices.

In the other room describes the history of Lebak Regency from the beginning to the present.

There is also a room that keeps the handwritten letter of Douwes Dekker, a long history of the history of the resistance to colonialism by the people of Banten to the screening and independence heroes inspired by Multatuli, such as Soekarno, Hatta, Tan Malaka and Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

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"The Multatuli novel, had become a form of resistance in its era, (We hope) the Multatuli Museum becomes a symbol of resistance to ignorance, poverty and backwardness," he explained.

https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hibura...museum-anti-kolonialisme-pertama-di-indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multatuli

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Anggun, First Indonesian Women who enters Billboard
CNNIndonesia - 13/02/2018

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Anggun's song "What We Remember" - from her latest album "8" - has just become one of the Top 10 Dance Club Categories on Billboard. The song was on the charts for seven weeks. It also makes Anggun as the first Indonesian-born female artist to achieve such a result in America.

According to a press release received by CNNIndonesia.com, What We Remember is Anggun's fifth song that have entered into the music charts in America throughout her career but this time is the highest position so far.

20 years ago, Anggun's Snow on the Sahara released in 1997 had occupied the 16th position on the Billboard chart.

What We Remember has been released since October 13 last year. The song became part of her seventh album titled "8". The album itself is known to be Anggun's first English-language album that does not have a French version, unlike her previous albums.

The album "8" has been released on December 8 last year. It continues the list of her international album such as Snow on the Sahara / Au nom de la lune (1997), Chrysalis / Désirs contraires (2000), Open Hearts soundtrack (2002), Luminescence (2005), Elevation (2008), Echoes / Échos (2011), and Toujours un ailleurs (2015).


https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hibura...anita-indonesia-pertama-yang-tembus-billboard

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Pinisi Boat Enters World's Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Tuesday (13/02) received a Unesco certificate recognizing the traditional Indonesian sailing boat known as a pinisi, as the world's intangible cultural heritage. The document was delivered by Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan, Indonesia's ambassador to France and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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The minister said the Unesco acknowledgement of the signature Bugis sailing vessel from South Sulawesi is not the last goal, but a means to promote and support the preservation of culture.

"The recognition of the pinisi boat of South Sulawesi as the world's intangible cultural heritage is a big pride for the people of Indonesia," Retno said, as quoted in the ministry's statement.

"It should be followed by a good preservation policy that includes educational efforts."

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The boat entered the Intangible Cultural Heritage List last year, following the kris (a traditional wavybladed knife), wayang (shadow theater), batik, angklung musical instrument, noken bag from Papua, Saman dance from Aceh, and Balinese dance.

Pantun, a Malay poetic form proposed by Indonesia and Malaysia, is expected to be approved by Unesco this year.

Next year, Indonesia plans to propose martial art pencak silat.

"The Unesco recognition of Indonesia's cultural riches and is an encouragement for us to keep preserving them," Hotmangaradja said.

http://jakartaglobe.id/news/pinisi-boat-enters-worlds-intangible-cultural-heritage-list/
 
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Scientists join battle against Indonesia’s devastating peatland infernos
February 17, 2018

An award-winning method for mapping Indonesia’s vast peatlands, developed by Dutch, German and Indonesian scientists, will help Indonesia nation tackle annual fires that harm health in the region.

The International Peat Mapping Team (IPMT) was chosen as the winner of the USD$1 million (RM3.9mil) Indonesian Peat Prize, two-year competition funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and managed by the US-based World Resources Institute (WRI).

“To be able to manage peat well, we needed to have a map, and the map we had before was not that comprehensive,” said Nirarta Samadhi, director of WRI Indonesia. Indonesian government agencies, which helped organise the competition, will start using the new methodology as soon as possible, said Supiandi Sabiham, co-chair of the judges.

The IPMT’s approach, which combines satellite imagery, Lidar technologies and on-the-ground measurement, won for its accuracy, speed and affordability, added Sabiham. Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a system that uses a laser, a scanner, and a specialised GPS receiver to create 3D images of the earth from planes.
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Peat soils contain huge quantities of carbon in the form of organic matter, which accumulates over thousands of years and provides nutrients for plant growth. Rainforests across Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago contain more than 15 million hectares of peatland – an area twice the size of Ireland – mostly on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and in the easternmost province of Papua.

Its very hard to extinguish a peat fire as it smoulders deep underground, releasing haze, as seen in this file photo at Dumai, Sumatra. Photo: Filepic

When peat lands are drained or cleared by fire, often to make way for oil palm plantations or farming, the carbon is released into the atmosphere where it traps heat, contributing to climate change.

Peat soil is particularly flammable when dry, often causing fires to spread beyond their intended areas. Each year smoke from fires used to clear land for agricultural expansion in Indonesia clouds the skies over large parts of South-East Asia, raising concerns about public health.

Peat fires in 2015 were estimated to have caused up to 100,000 premature deaths, according to the WRI, and cost the Indonesian economy US$16.5 billion (RM65bil), or nearly 2% of gross domestic product. Indonesian President Joko Widodo set up an agency in 2016 to restore about two million hectares of damaged peatland and imposed a moratorium on new concessions for oil palm.

The IPMT methodology will enable the Indonesian authorities to better manage peatlands, and help them create canals and wetting systems to protect peat in the dry season, WRI’s Samadhi told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Open to students, engineers, consultants, scientists, companies and universities, the competition attracted 44 applicants from 10 countries. Bambang Setiadi, a scientist in the IPMT team, said the prize money would be used to fund further research into peatlands as well as scholarships for Indonesian students to attend German universities. – Reuters

https://www.star2.com/living/2018/02/17/tech-maps-to-deal-with-peat-haze/

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How Indonesia Catches the Chili Culture
Posted On 19 Feb 2018
By : Aldrin Rocky Sampeliling


Chili has a special place in most Indonesians’ hearts. Here is a story between Indonesians and their love for chili.

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Chili arrived at the archipelago at the beginning of the 16th century. (Photo source: Pixabay/TheDigitalArtist)

Jakarta, GIVnews.com – People and their craving is cyclic, they want this today and they want that on another day. The cycle will perhaps spin more quickly for fashion than for hobby or food. For food, they stay longer, much more longer than what you think it would be – or if not, persist.

In Indonesia there is a flavor of food – or rather, sensation – that came hundreds of years ago and still remained here in many Indonesians’ hearts: the spicy sensation.

Chilies in Indonesia, unlike black peppers and gingers, are more likely to be in your grip with its raw form. And that perchance what makes it feel more intimate. The chili commonly takes the form of an elongated red or green color of fruit with its size usually no longer than, and not as wide as your little finger. Here in this country you could see assorted fritter (gorengan) street vendors subconsciously put raw chilies along with the fritters into their customers’ paper bags. Indonesian will bite the raw chili first, then the fritter, then the chili again, and repeated until it ends. In some small, neighborhood restaurants, they will also put bowls of chilies on the tables, just in case you will need it to complement the fritters or to spice up your noodle. Chilies can also be served intact in the form of a bottled pickle, which is mixed together with water, vinegar, salt, sugar, as well as diced carrots, shallots, and cucumbers—this condiment normally works for noodle or fried rice.

When chilies are not served in its natural, fruit form, it will likely be served as sambal, a kind of hot sauce made of chilies (raw, fried, or grilled) together with water and salt at its bare minimum – similar to Mexican’s salsa. Generally people will add tomatoes, white peppers, and other ingredients as additional spices. The ingredients will be grounded in a stone mortar or mixed altogether in a blender. It will then be served as spicy condiment for meal, to be stirred with the main ingredients during cooking, or as the base for food sauce. This homemade sauce is so important some successful Indonesians, typically those who made it through hardships, would hark back and say, “I used to only eat rice and sambal,” or for some people, “It’s okay, I can still bear with as long as you provide the rice with sambal.” (Well, some Indonesians may substitute it with Indomie today – practicality-wise, Indomie has the essences of rice and sambal.)

Apart from the homemade sauce, Indonesians also enjoy the bottled hot sauce. Since it can last for long, they will usually take it with them when go abroad. They said the bottled hot sauce with its local ingredients would help allay their craving for home food. The bottled hot sauce basically contains many spices, but when asked about the main ingredient, a high chance that they will mention ‘chili’ first. Chilies, so close to them, have become the insignia of spicy-ness in Indonesia.


Chili and the archipelago

There are three spices that Indonesians regularly use to make their food spicy, namely black peppers, gingers and chilies. But spicy sensation is not native to Indonesia. Black peppers were brought by Indian traders circa 600 BC. The gingers came sometime near (before or after) that period, which were brought by either Chinese or Indian traders.

The newest among them is chili of the ‘New World’. It took more than a millennium for it to come to the archipelago (i.e. Indonesia). First the native Central and South Americans grew them, then the Europeans came and shipped them to the ‘Old World’. The Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his crew were the ones predicted to fetch the spice. He brought it to Spain, but it’s the Spanish’s erstwhile nemesis – the Portuguese – that made it worldwide.

Chili arrived at the archipelago at the beginning of the 16th century, when spices were at the epicenter of world economy. Some books say chilies were brought by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, on his westward journey from Spain – through South America and across the Pacific Ocean – to the Spice Islands (now Indonesia’s Moluccas), but it was also possible that it was brought earlier by another Portuguese through their eastward journey from Europe and via the Indian Ocean; or some slim chances that it’s actually the Chinese or Indian traders, who initially had traded with the Europeans somewhere before arriving at the archipelago, that brought them.

There are many speculations, but one for sure, Magellan had never actually made it to the Spice Islands, as he was shot dead with a poison arrow when involved in skirmishes between local groups in the Philippines. Only his crew that managed to get there.

It’s pretty hard to imagine how the pre-600-BC Indonesians survived it without the spicy sensation. How then did they adapt to the spicy black pepper and ginger? Was it because they already had the native galangal (laos/lengkuas) with its somewhat sharp taste? Leave that alone; the forthcoming 16th century at least provided an ample explanation on why the early Indonesians were willing to embrace chilies: if the spicy ginger and black pepper were still embraced after a millennium of arrival, then why not for chilies? The Africans were quick to adopt chilies because they already had their own native, ginger-like spice to begin with (the so-called grains of paradise), and so that probably applied to Indonesians too. In a high probability, chilies may even fare it better today than black peppers and gingers in term of its closeness with Indonesian people.

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Chilies in Indonesia, unlike black peppers and gingers, are more likely to be in your grip with its raw form. (Photo source: Pixabay/balogalukas)


Chili culture

Today, chilies are in every nook and cranny of Indonesian food culture. Some restaurants have made chilies as part of their logos or the main feature of their dishes – usually by declaring themselves as sambal specialists that offer many types of sambal. This type of restaurant will typically succeed in inviting many consumers. Moreover, chilies have become the symbol in many restaurant menus to indicate the food’s level of spiciness. The bottled hot sauces are also there in every restaurant table. The exposure is real, and this may help reproduce Indonesian’s intimacy with chilies, so intimate a little disruption in its price will become an important issue to be discussed on the news headlines – which in itself is another way to reproduce the intimacy.

Despite not being the only ingredient, chilies have been commonly paralleled with sambal or spicy food. I once attended a small discussion held by a community of youth named Cerita Aja!. We were discussing the prospects of Indonesian cuisines to go international, during which I brought up the chili topic. I asked the participants about whether they like chili or not. All but two of them liked it. The reasons were varied. A girl said, “If your food is bland, use sambal.” Another said that her tongue was used to it since childhood, and some others contended that it’s good to increase appetite as well as to reduce stress.

In a way, you could say that the chili has a special place in most Indonesians’ hearts. Chilies might not be native to Indonesia, but the kicking sensation it gives has paved its own way to naturalization: chilies have become part of Indonesian identity. The market and the media know what the people want, thus reinforcing what initially had been a predilection.

http://www.globalindonesianvoices.com/32204/how-indonesia-catches-the-chili-culture/

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Vindex Tengker Brings Contemporary Indonesian Concept to L.A. with KASIH

The opening marks a new moment for the city, which has had a shortage of chef-driven Indonesian restaurants.

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“In Indonesia, people were proud to eat out at French restaurants and at Italian restaurants. Now, finally, they’re also eating out at Indonesian restaurants,” says chef Vindex Tengker. He’s worked at Four Seasons hotels from Bali to Jakarta to Los Angeles, and he's been a judge on MasterChef and Top Chef Indonesia. Now, as he’s preparing to open his own concept, Kasih, in L.A. in March, he reflects on how cuisine in Indonesia has evolved in the eyes of its own populace. It used to be that if people wanted to eat Indonesian food, they’d do it at home or in a low-cost setting, like street food or takeout.

“It was viewed as canteen-style dining, that’s it,” Tengker says. “Also 25 years ago, vocational schools and hotel schools were teaching only teaching French cuisine. That’s what people had to know to work abroad.” That outlook—slowly changing—resulted in a lack of chef-driven Indonesian restaurants.

It’s only recently—within the past decade or so, he estimates—that that’s changed. The Michelin guide has something to do with that, he thinks; but it’s also just a culinary awakening that’s finally beginning to shake off the shackles of colonialism: the idea that Western ideas, and food, reigns supreme.

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Making Sambal - Indonesian "spicy" salsa.

And L.A., Tengker thinks, is ready for a contemporary Indonesian concept as well. As famously popularized by L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold, one of the city’s culinary strengths is its cultural diversity—but for some reason, you don’t see many well-known Indonesian concepts in the city proper. There is, of course, Erwin Tjahyadi’s well-reviewed Bone Kettle, which Jonathan Gold describes as proto-Indonesian; since opening, however, the restaurant has expanded its scope to brand itself as “Southeast Asian.” Nearby Rinjani is also of note. But overall, chef-driven Indonesian concepts are conspicuously absent, despite the size and vibrancy of its Southeast Asian community as evidenced in the city’s Thai Town, for example.

But Tengker thinks L.A. is ready. And so does chef de cuisine Zachary Hamel, who grew up in Indonesia because his parents were teachers at an international school there. Later, he attended the Cordon Bleu in Bangkok and staged at Michelin-starred Nahm down the street, which has also been named as a World’s 50 Best Restaurant. Most recently in L.A., he was sous chef at West Hollywood’s E.P & L.P. restaurant, helmed by Louis Tikram—there, Tikram translates his Fijian and Indian heritage with flavors of Thailand and Vietnam.

To prepare for KASIH’s launch, Hamel spent four months in Jakarta and Bali, training with Tengker and taking cooking classes, developing his respect for the vast differences between regional Indonesian dishes, as well as what differentiates Indonesian cuisine from its national neighbors. He’s careful to respect these complexities, which are all too often lumped together under the umbrella of “Southeast Asian cuisine.”

And even though KASIH doesn’t aim to literally translate Indonesian dishes—there will be Santa Barbara cod, for example, and the rendang will feature spinach instead of cassava leaves—there is devoted understanding of their origin.

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Terong (Eggplant) and Tempe

“You can’t marinate beef in an uncooked rendang curry and call it rendang-marinated beef,” Tengker says, for example. “The very word rendang refers to the process of slow cooking. It’s not rendang until it’s been cooked.” If you cooked down a rendang curry and then slathered it on beef, however, then you could use the word, he says. That would be an appropriate instance of interpretation.

It’s more than semantics; it’s a respect for the integrity of the cuisine. Hamel and Tengker both shun the word "fusion." “It’s more like, confusion,” Tengker jokes. It’s all too often been used as a carte blanche for whatever goes.

The cuisine at KASIH will be contemporary, decidedly, and with California ingredients—but the DNA of the dishes, the housemade sambals to the three-hour cooked rendangs (condensed from the typical eight hour cooking times)—will aspire to adhere to the integrity of their origin.

http://www.foodandwine.com/news/vindex-tengker-kasih-indonesian-restaurant
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/vindex-tengker-kasih-indonesian-restaurant
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Game from Indonesian developer

Azure Saga: Pathfinder
Far into the future, the human race survives through colonies scattered across the universe. One tale gives humanity’s remnants hope – one of the legendary planet, Azure … a world full of life and abundant resources that could bring humanity back from the brink of extinction. Join a young scientist, Synch, as he travels across the galaxy to meet new companions and find his father. Explore a realm featuring highly detailed 2D illustrations and a galactic storyline. Battle your enemies in traditional turn-based combat, re-interpreted in a new light. Adventure awaits in the fantastic universe of Azure Saga: Pathfinder.



My Lovely Daughter
My Lovely Daughter is a game about overcoming the loss of a loved one through forbidden alchemy experiments ... and murder. You are Faust, an amnesiac alchemist and father, who wakes up alone and confused only to discover that your lovely daughter has died. As you enter the first stages of grief, you do what everyone wishes they could do but can’t: bring back the dead with the power of alchemy.


 
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New heritage destination De Tjolomadoe set for launch

GANUG NUGROHO ADI
THE JAKARTA POST

Karanganyar, Central Java | Wed, March 21, 2018 | 10:02 am
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The view of De Tjolomadoe in Colomadu, Karanganyar, Central Java. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)


De Tjolomadoe in Colomadu, Karanganyar, Central Java, is set to be inaugurated by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a new tourist destination on March 24.

Several art performances are set to be held for three days until Thursday to celebrate the opening of this new site, which previously served as a sugar factory, including a concert featuring world-renowned musician David Foster.

Among the indoor and outdoor art performances slated for the free-entry pre-event, which is open to the public, is the Solo Jazz Society at a parking lot on Tuesday night, an art photography exhibition, a sketch exhibition and music performances starting Wednesday morning.

Visitors can also join a discussion on culture and history themed "Spirit Urip Iku Urup: Arsitektur dan Warisan Budaya" on Thursday.

Read also: Music legend David Foster to perform at newly transformed historic site

"This pre-event aims to introduce De Tjolomadoe to the public. Later [we will also stage] David Foster's paid music concert," PT Sinergi Colomadu project manager Edison Suardi told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Edison said that other activities would also be held to enliven the pre-event, such as the Solo Batik Carnival, Green Fashion Heritage and a drum music attraction.

"We want De Tolomadoe to be enjoyed together as part of our cultural heritage; so that the people can learn about the sugar factory's history, trade and distribution during the colonial era," Edison added.

PT PP Properti director Linda Gustina said the destination was expected to provide a space where locals could express art and culture.

"We want De Tjolomadoe to become Surakarta's new tourist destination; to allow art, culture and tourism to grow and develop thus they can help boost the local economy," said Linda.

PT PP Properti is one of four state-owned enterprises (BUMN) that revitalized the building, which was established in 1861, during the Sultan Mangkunegaran IV era. The other three BUMN that joined the consortium of PT Sinergi Colomadu were PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko and PT Jasa Marga Properti. (kes)
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Indonesian professor wins 2018 King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam
MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI


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JEDDAH: Indonesian professor Irwandi Jaswir was given the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam at an elaborate ceremony in the Saudi Arabian capital on Wednesday.

Jaswir was recognized for his contribution to the establishment of ‘Halal science' pertaining to food; his research in that area and the development of new methods for analyzing substances used in the manufacturing of ‘Halal Food Alternatives.

Jaswir collaborated to develop new methods for quick detection of non-Halal substances in food. A notable example being the ‘Portable Electronic Nose’ which detects within a few seconds the presence of alcohol or lard (porcine-derived fat) in foods.

Since its inception in 1979, the King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) has been honoring excellence in Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language & Literature, Medicine, and Science.

The Islamic Studies prize was given to Jordanian professor Bashar Awwad for the broad historical and geographical view in editing studies of Hadith and historical scholars.
Professor Chokri Mabkhout of Tunisia was awarded the prize for Arabic Language and Literature. Mabkhout was noted for his originality in the treatment and analysis of Arab biographical themes.

The prize for Medicine was given to Professor James P. Allison for his outstanding contribution to the development of the field of immunotherapy of cancer.

University of Oxford’s Professor Sir John M. Ball was awarded the prize for Science for his fundamental and groundbreaking contributions to nonlinear partial differential equations, the calculus of variations, and dynamical systems.

In attendance at the ceremony in Riyadh’s Prince Sultan Grand Hall was Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is an advisor to the king and the CEO of the King Faisal Foundation. He was joined by members of the selection committees as well as scholars, intellectuals and media figures.

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1223161/saudi-arabia
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1223161/saudi-arabia
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Daud Yordan Shocks, Crushes Pavel Malikov in Russia
Sun Apr 22, 2018 , Updated at 12:36 PM EDT
By Alexey Sukachev


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A familiar figure is back into the title mix after several years of obscurity, as former world title challenger and former two-time, two-division (featherweight and lightweight) IBO champion Daud "Cino" Yordan (38-3, 26 KOs) completely destroyed Russian lightweight champion Pavel Malikov with a devastating body shot to acquire the WBO I|C lightweight belt and, more importantly, a right to face the WBA 135lb champion, as the fight was billed the WBA lightweight title eliminator.

Malikov, 32, who lost several years of being in the ring due to legal issues, started aggressively but ran into a bigger and more versatile fighter in Yordan, even though the 30-year old Indonesian began his career as a featherweight. Malikov landed some clean shots but Yordan didn't wait to land his portion of leather in return. The fight was ugly and heated at times, with both boxers being emotionally pumped to get an important win.

Malikov had a problem with gaps in his activity, stating idle in Yordan's range of fire for too long and allowing him to land some flush bombs. On the other hand he zealously battled back every time he was hit. Yet, not all of his counter-offence reached the target. The Russian also was too annoyed by the Cino. In round six, he tripped Yordan while in clinch to be deducted a point from referee Oliver Brien from Germany. By that time Yordan was cut over his left eye but paid little-to-zero attention to the cut.

In round seven, Malikov started to visibly fade under power of the Indonesian. Finally, Yordan landed some big shots, putting Malikov almost down as he was saved by the ropes. Wrongfully, the referee didn't issue a count in what was a legitimate knockdown.

There was no knockdown but there was a knock on Malikov's door. He pretended that he couldn't hear it but he was wrong in doing so. In the eighth, both fighters engaged into a rumble but it was Yordan, who was dealing damage. He landed a monstrous right hook right under the ribs, and a punctuating left bomb onto Malikov, who was already falling with a bitter grimace of pain. Several minutes after he was still surrounded by paramedics, unable to get up as Yordan was quietly celebrating one of his finest wins.


Official time of stoppage was 1:54 of the eighth round. WBO #6, IBF #8, and WBA #13 Malikov drops down to 13-1, 5 KOs, suffering his first career loss. WBA #6 Yordan, who hasn't been seen in the ring for over a year, scored his eighth consecutive win since being stopped in twelve by Simphiwe Vetyeka five years ago. Yordan has lost before to record-breaking countryman Chris John in April 2011 and to Celestino Caballero in April 2010. He is also known for a No-Contest against then IBF featherweight champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in a non-title affair in February 2009.

https://www.boxingscene.com/daud-yordan-shocks-crushes-pavel-malikov-russia--127440

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And, to you horror fans... here's a good choice for the weekend ;)

'Pengabdi Setan' wins Jury Prize at Overlook Film Festival
Fri, April 27, 2018 | 05:22 pm

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Indonesian horror movie Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slave) has been awarded the Feature Film Jury Prize at the 2018 Overlook Film Festival.

The features jury consisted of the Los Angeles Times’ Jen Yamato, Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness programmer Peter Kuplowsky and producer Toby Halbrooks, as quoted by ScreenAnarchy.

Joko Anwar, the movie’s director, also shared the news on Twitter.

“Satan’s Slave won Best Movie at the Overlook Film Festival, a horror film festival that is in its second year and has become one of the most prestigious festivals in the United States, beating out cool films such as Hereditary, Don’t Leave Home and Upgrade.”

Held in New Orleans’s French Quarter from April 19 to 22, the horror film festival offered exciting experiences alongside screenings of 41 movies from 12 countries.

There was an immersive game where players were required to solve puzzles and look for clues, an eerie virtual reality experience in a mansion or an interactive live event where groups of people played along with a Ouija board in the Bourbon Orleans Hotel’s haunted room.

Pengabdi Setan was the most watched movie in Indonesia last year, amassing 4.2 million viewers, and garnered several awards, including Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at the 37th Indonesian Film Festival last year. Earlier this month, Pengabdi Setan opens at No. 1 in Hong Kong Box Office.

The Verge reported that the Overlook Film Festival in its first installment was devoted to scary immersive experiences. “The festival was a genre playground, one that wrapped attendees in its creepy, interactive vibe, and never let them go.”


http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/...ins-jury-prize-at-overlook-film-festival.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/04/03/pengabdi-setan-opens-at-no-1-in-hong-kong.html

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