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The story of used cooking oil as diesel fuel

The story of used cooking oil as diesel fuel
Henricus Ismanthono, Jakarta | Sun, 03/18/2012 10:06 AM

Around 2007, in Bogor, West Java, a hotel employee initiated a project to produce biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil (minyak jelantah) collected from a number of restaurants, eating spots and small food stalls (warteg) in his vicinity.

The used cooking oil, after being blended with methanol in a special mixing machine, was sent to a lab at an agricultural institute in Bogor for analysis and a feasibility study. Results of the tests indicated it was safe for use in diesel engines.

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Langgeng Art Foundation

Located in Indonesia, Langgeng Art Foundation (LAF)
is a contemporary art institution facilitating various kinds of art creation, presentation and discussion, especially in relation to strategic ways in the growth and development of Indonesian contemporary art. LAF was founded in 2010 by Deddy Irianto, founder and manager of Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Indonesia.

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ALKINEMOKIYE by Dandhy Dwi Laksono

Documentary gives stage to miners’ struggle in Papua
Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 02/28/2012 12:46 PM

The voices of local workers in the world’s largest gold and copper mine controlled by the US-based mining giant Freeport McMoRan in Papua can be heard loud and clear in a new documentary that chronicles the biggest strike in the company’s history.

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How the National Government Is Encouraging Papua to Break Away

Jakarta Globe, Bramantyo Prijosusilo | November 22, 2011

Transparency and accountability are universally accepted as the cornerstones of good governance. With neither present in Papua, we can be sure that the natural riches of the region will never come to benefit local communities, but will rather bring about the so-called “resource curse” in the form of economic, cultural, social and political strife and ecological disaster.

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Artist Bramantyo Prijosusilo’s mockery of violence gets real

Artist’s mockery of violence gets real
Bambang Muryanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Thu, 02/16/2012 8:51 AM

Artist Bramantyo Prijosusilo’s planned street performance that criticizes rampant violence was forcefully aborted after he himself experienced it for real.

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Grasberg mine

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Kenali|Rangkai|Pakai , INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT-BASED MEDIA ART

Kenali|Rangkai|Pakai (recognize I Bundle I Use) or abbreviated KRP is an independent community that was formed with purpose of conducting various project to development types of instrument or media-based art. Media in this condition, its not only from music development, but also include visual, lighting, and artistic. KRP concern of applied technology on variety of arts, this can be made independently from artist.

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The facade of faith, text by Alia Swastika (Curator of Biennale Jogja XI)

Text by Alia Swastika (Curator of Biennale Jogja XI) post from Biennale Jogja XI

Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. ~Author Unknown

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Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

The Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (KITLV) / Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies KITLV

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Three Old Sundanese Poems-Bibliotheca Indonesica

Three Old Sundanese Poems-Bibliotheca Indonesica

J. Noorduyn (Editor), A. Teeuw (Editor)

This book is the first major contribution in English to the study of Old Sundanese literature. Old Sundanese texts have generally been preserved in undated palm-leaf manuscripts, often in a bad condition. Most of them contain prose texts of a historical, religious or didactic nature. Reliable editions are still largely lacking.

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