Kite festival in Rancamaya
Kite festival in Rancamaya
JAKARTA: Kite lovers and enthusiasts will be able to enjoy all
the latest in their hobby at the Rancamaya Kite Festival, to be
held at Rancamaya Golf and Country Club Estate in Ciawi, Bogor on
Sept. 1.
Spectators will be able to see new types of kites, such as the
Stunt, Revolution, Train, or Bridge Kite, according to a press
release. There will also be a kite workshop and painting
competition.
The organizers have arranged an art and craft bazaar that will
feature batik, paintings and wood carving.
Guests will also be entertained by various performances. -- JP
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Pulo Asem Grand Mosque named the best
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Pulo Asem Grand Mosque wins annual award
JAKARTA: Pulo Asem Grand Mosque in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta,
was named The Best Mosque in 2002 by the city administration in a
competition to commemorate both the city's anniversary and
Independence Day.
Hidayatullah Mosque in Setiabudi, South Jakarta and At-Taqwa
Mosque in Kalideres, West Jakarta were the runners-up.
Governor Sutiyoso expected the mosques to work hard not only
in religious affairs but also to pay attention to their
neighborhoods in overcoming social problems, such as drug
addiction. -- JP
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Residents complain of coupon vendors
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Residents complain about coupon vendors
TANGERANG: Residents of Tigaraksa, the capital of Tangerang
regency, have long complained about the widespread sale of
gambling coupons, but the police have done nothing to stamp it
out.
"Vendors are no longer shy about openly offering gambling
coupons to residents, despite many Islamic boarding schools here.
They have even managed to persuade many staff members at the
administration to take bets," Suhardi, a local figure, said on
Saturday.
He said besides members of the administration, sellers of
gambling coupons regularly targeted residents in the villages of
Tigaraksa, Sodong, Kutruk and Ciatuy, located close to the
administration.
He said the presence of gambling coupon vendors had caused
concern among residents because many people, including students,
had become addicted to gambling.
He added that this situation had been going on for a long
time, even though several local figures and Muslim clerics had
repeatedly warned residents not to buy gambling coupons. However,
coupon vendors have always had, he said, a knack of persuading
residents to buy.
"We hope the police will soon crack down on people selling
gambling coupons," he said.
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Antara's labor activists fired
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'Antara' labor activists fired
JAKARTA: Two union activists at state-run news agency Antara, Adi
Lazuardi and Sukirman Anwar, claimed they were dismissed last
Friday for calling a press conference to criticize the news
agency's chief, Mohamad Sobari.
Adi was the chairman of the Antara Workers' Union (SPA), and
Sukirman was the union's secretary-general.
SPA, which Adi says has over 100 members from Antara's 600
total employees, has demanded Sobari's resignation over what the
union calls two years of mismanagement and poor leadership.
Adi and Sukirman claim Sobari dismissed them after accusing
them of broadcasting Antara's internal affairs to outsiders by
calling the press conference.
"We tried to meet with Sobari on numerous occasions, but he
has always refused to see us for various reasons," said Adi, who
had worked at the news agency for over 10 years.
An Antara journalist, speaking on the condition of anonymity,
confirmed Adi's statement, saying Sobari avoided meeting with
SPA, which is not recognized by Antara's management.
The dispute between Adi and Sobari had been simmering since
last year, when Sobari withdrew Adi's name as a candidate for the
chairmanship of Antara's Employee Council.
Angered by the move, Adi and some 50 other Antara employees
established SPA, which was registered with the Ministry of
Manpower and Transmigration last month.
Former president Abdurrahman Wahid appointed Sobari to lead
Antara in 2000, replacing Parni Hadi.