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 Indonesian
fears over porn law
Women's rights campaigners in Indonesia fear it is
the first step towards the implementation of Islamic Sharia law.
In particular, the wording of the new bill has caused deep
concern. It could ban what is described as "porno action", such as
displaying the navel or acts such as kissing in public.
Both will be punishable by
five years in prison or a 250 million rupiah fine. (BBC)
Tourist sites around Mount Merapi reopen
 Tourist
sites closed for weeks due to Mount Merapi's rumbling have
reopened, despite the lingering threat of an eruption. The
2,968-metre-high volcano has been rocked by a series of
spectacular eruptions in the last two weeks, regularly shooting
out lava, deadly hot gas clouds, known locally as
'shaggy goats', and other debris.
Indonesian top bartender moves abroad
After a few years of working in Cengkareng Golf, Heny made
her career in BuGils. Reckonised as one the most valuable
contributors to the success of BuGils in the recent years, the
departure of the girl from Yogya is widely considered a serious
blow to that little rebellious bar that refuses to leave the ruins
of Taman Ria Senayan. Heny will move to Kuala Lumpur. The manager:
'Of course, we all move on -except me- and we wish her all the
best in the future. She can always come back. She was one of the
most loyal and honest workers I have ever had.'
Heny admits that she had many offers from other bars, hotels and
even oil companies in the past, but she loved her job in BuGils so
much, she never even thought of leaving. In the meanwhile the
BuGils manager has recruited new staff to fill the gabs. Tonight
and tomorrow night a huge number of customers is expected to say
goodbye to Heny, a BuGils girl that will be missed.... (BuGils
Daily)
On the picture the always smiling Heny with
Cazbar Bar Supervisor Aris, handing out a shoarma dish.
Indonesia Bird-Flu Victim Sought Witch
Doctor, Shunned Hospital
To help instill confidence in the
community, the district leader himself cut off the head of a
chicken and had it cooked to prove that the poultry here are safe
to eat. Dozens of poultry farmers and sellers from Ginting's
district slaughtered chickens and drank the blood in Medan on May
22 in a demonstration of their
frustration at being branded
by authorities as having been infected with avian flu. Footage of
the protests was broadcast on Trans TV television.
(Bloomberg)
Indonesia temporarily closes border with East Timor
(Forbes)
MORE ABOUT THE SCOTTISH KAMPUNGS
IN EAST JAVA...
From Edmund Edwards McKinnon:
Dear Bartele,
Like you I have not been able to find out much about the
villages with
Scots names in East Java. Years ago I found Glen More, Glen
Falloch and a
couple of others near to where I used to go to a rubber and coffee
estate
near Jember. I can, however, enlighten you a little about the
history of a
Scottish regiment that served in Java.
The 78th Highlanders landed with the British forces in August 1811
and
fought in the battle to capture Fort Cornelis, where their
commanding
officer, a Lt Col Campbell was killed. A stone to his memory can
still be
found at the English church (not his original resting place) at
Tugu Tani
in Jakarta. A detachment of the 78th were also engaged in the
final action
at Semarang and in the storming of the kraton at Yogyakarta, and
an action
in Probolinggo. The regiment stayed in Java until 1816. They were
variously
stationed in Surabaya, where many died from disease, Semarang (Srondol),
and Batavia. They were for a short time at Cimanggis but it was
found to be
so unhealthy that they soon moved back to Jakarta. Over 1,000 men
died
during the years spent in Java, mainly from disease. On their
return to
India, one of the ships carry men of the battalion was wrecked off
the
mouth of the Irrawadi but fortunately most were saved. Only a few
returned
to Scotland in 1816, most opted to join other regiments and to
stay in
India - a common enough occurrence at that time.
In the Army reforms of 1881 the 78th were amalgamated with the
72nd and
became The Seaforth Highlanders, 2nd and 1st Battalions
respectively. A
battalion of the Seaforths arrived in Indonesia in 1946 and was
stationed
in and around Batavia, but also saw service in southern Sumatra.
There were
over a thousand casualties, mainly wounded, whilst the regiment
was here
after WW II.
Best wishes,
Ed
JAKARTA
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 Judge
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