Apartement for Sale

The Cosmopolitan Tower

THE RITZ TOWER

9 Excellent Luxuries (X9)
1. High end exclusivity of Private Lift
2. Exclusive of 5 Suites per floor
3. Gourmet and Asian Kitchens giving culinary delight
4. Three luxurious Finishing Options
5. Exotic Spa Bath in Master Bathroom
6. Wide Balcony with glass railing
7. Spectacular full tinted Glass Windows
8. Signature Regency Concierge & Private Butler Service
9. World Class Security Installations

3 Luxurious Finishing Option :
1. Titanium : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac, high quality wardrobe, cabinet appliances
2. Platinum : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac
3. Gold : 60X60 homogeneous (granito) tile flooring

Ritz - Lantai 11 c21
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Kemang - Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- Private Lift
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,8 M .. FAVORIT
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 23 fr
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,9 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 40-an (Grand Suite) tm
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : GOLD
- Harga : Rp. 4 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 6 fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,9 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 40-an (Grand Suite) rw
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 30 ot
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,28 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) c21
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,475 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,95 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 7 fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,5 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 22 fr
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) ot
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : GOLD
- Harga : Rp. 3 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,7 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,7 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 11 rw
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,1 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Hubungi : Juliandi ( 081315958015, 021 32449572 )
Marketing Associate - Century21 Pertiwi, Top Office 1999-2008
Member of Lippo Land Club

Kami dari Century21-Pertiwi, merupakan property agent yang ditunjuk resmi oleh Kemang Village sebagai tim pemasaran SECONDARY MARKET

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Apartement for Sale

The Cosmopolitan Tower

THE RITZ TOWER

9 Excellent Luxuries (X9)
1. High end exclusivity of Private Lift
2. Exclusive of 5 Suites per floor
3. Gourmet and Asian Kitchens giving culinary delight
4. Three luxurious Finishing Options
5. Exotic Spa Bath in Master Bathroom
6. Wide Balcony with glass railing
7. Spectacular full tinted Glass Windows
8. Signature Regency Concierge & Private Butler Service
9. World Class Security Installations

3 Luxurious Finishing Option :
1. Titanium : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac, high quality wardrobe, cabinet appliances
2. Platinum : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac
3. Gold : 60X60 homogeneous (granito) tile flooring

Ritz - Lantai 11 c21
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Kemang - Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- Private Lift
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,8 M .. FAVORIT
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 23 fr
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,9 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 40-an (Grand Suite) tm
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : GOLD
- Harga : Rp. 4 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 6 fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 2,9 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 40-an (Grand Suite) rw
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 30 ot
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,28 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) c21
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,475 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,95 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 7 fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,5 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 22 fr
- Hadap Timur Selatan (Cilandak - Pool View)
- 2 BR + 1
- 1 Study Room
- 148,2 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) ot
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,2 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Utara (Pool - City View)
- 3 BR + 1
- 165,5 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : GOLD
- Harga : Rp. 3 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,7 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai diatas 36 (Grand Suite) fr
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : TITANIUM
- Harga : Rp. 4,7 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Ritz - Lantai 11 rw
- Hadap Selatan Barat (Cilandak - Dharmawangsa)
- 4 BR + 1
- 205,1 m2
- Status: PPJB
- Finishing : PLATINUM
- Harga : Rp. 3,1 M
- Klik Denah Unit

Hubungi : Juliandi ( 081315958015, 021 32449572 )
Marketing Associate - Century21 Pertiwi, Top Office 1999-2008
Member of Lippo Land Club

Kami dari Century21-Pertiwi, merupakan property agent yang ditunjuk resmi oleh Kemang Village sebagai tim pemasaran SECONDARY MARKET

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Apartement For Sale In Kemang Jakarta

The Cosmopolitan Tower

THE COSMOPOLITAN TOWER

8 Excellent Luxuries (X8)
1. Luxurious 7 suites per floor
2. Spacious world class Condominium
3. Three luxurious Finishing Options
4. Sunken Bath with 4 other fixtures in Master Bathroom
5. Unique Planter Balcony
6. Spectacular full tinted Glass Windows
7. Signature Regency Concierge & Private Butler Service
8. World Class Security Installations

3 Luxurious Finishing Option :
1. Titanium : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac, high quality wardrobe, cabinet appliances
2. Platinum : 60X60 marble & timbler flooring, full ac
3. Gold : 60X60 homogeneous tile flooring

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Humor

Orang Gila Main Catur

Category: Humor Umum

Ada 2 orang pasien gila di sebuah RSJ. Mereka berdua saat istirahat, keluar di teras RSJ itu. Mereka berdua tampak bosan dan bingung mau berbuat apa.

Orang gila 1 : "Kita main catur yuk!"

Orang gila 2 : "Tapi di sini kan nggak ada catur!"

Orang gila 1 : "Kita main bayangannya aja." Lalu tanpa papan catur mereka memulai permainan catur itu 'skak, ster, skak, ster' begitu serunya mereka bermain, hingga pada saat masuk selesai jam istirahat.

Ketika mereka masuk, si tukang sapu RSJ datang ketempat mereka bermain catur bayangan tadi, lalu berkatalah dia,

Tukang sapu : (sambil menggerakan tangan) "Dasar orang-orang gila, selesai main catur tidak langsung dibereskan semuanya!"

Tanggung Jawab Karena Kecelakaan

Category: Humor Umum

Kecelakaan terjadi di depan sebuah kantor polisi. Tabrakan tersebut cukup keras, sehingga korban terluka cukup parah. Pak polisi datang menengahi.

Korban: "Saya tidak terima. Lihat luka yang dialami istri saya. Kaki dan tangannya patah. Asal tahu saja, dia juga sedang mengandung lima bulan, dan sekarang keguguran. Saya tidak terima!"

Pak Polisi: "Yang nabrak siapa?"

Penabrak: "Saya Pak."

Pak Polisi: "Kalau begitu, Masnya harus tanggung jawab. Anda harus merawat istri bapak ini, sampai kaki dan tangannya sembuh. Setelah itu, Masnya juga harus bikin istrinya hamil 5 bulan lagi!!"

Penabrak: "???"

Jumlah Cewek

Category: Humor Umum

Dua orang pemuda yang tidak saling kenal sebelumnya, bertemu di sebuah halte. Keduanya berkenalan di tempat tersebut, lalu terjalin percakapan berikut.

Pemuda 1: "Situ anak ke berapa?"
Pemuda 2: "Saya bungsu, dari tujuh bersaudara."
Pemuda 1: "Oh, begitu. Ceweknya berapa?"
Pemuda 2: "Belum punya, Bang... Cariin dong."

Pemuda nomor 1 langsung malas, tidak jadi menanyakan berapa saudara cewek dari teman barunya tersebut.

Bukan Ukuran Pensil

Category: Humor Umum

Ada anak kecil datang ke toko alat tulis. Yang jual emang rada judes, tambah gemes karena si anak kecil rewel banget.

Anak kecil: "Mbak, mau beli pensil."
Yang jual: "Pensil mekanik apa yang biasa?"
Anak kecil: "Yang biasa saja, mau dipakai buat ujian."
Mbak-mbak: "Itu, ambil di situ yang warnanya biru."

Si anak kecil mengambil pensil 2B, mengamatinya lalu bertanya lagi pada yang jual. Habis itu yang jual langsung ngomel-ngomel.

"Eh, ini anak kecil sok tahu banget sih. Pensil buat ujian itu ya ukuran 2B, lagipula kalau 36B itu bukan ukuran untuk pensil!!"

Kantor Pengacara Smith, Smith & Smith

Category: Humor Umum

Telepon berdering di kantor pengacara Smith, Smith & Smith.

"Apakah saya boleh berbicara dengan Tuan Smith?"

"Maaf, Tuan Smith sedang main golf."

"Kalau begitu dengan Tuan Smith."

"Tuan Smith sedang menghadari sidang di pengadilan."

"Kalau begitu dengan Tuan Smith saja."

"Ya, saya sendiri..."

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2009-2014 Indonesia Bersatu Cabinet

Whose dream team?: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (left) and Vice President Boediono announce the names of  the 2009 - 2014 Cabinet members at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday night. (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)

Whose dream team?: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (left) and Vice President Boediono announce the names of the 2009 - 2014 Cabinet members at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday night.

Revamped and upgraded, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono unveiled his second United Indonesia Cabinet, which he insisted was based on a “rational and objective” selection process.

The much-anticipated announcement late Wednesday night at the State Palace held few surprises.
Most of the 37 names – 34 ministers and three state officials of Cabinet rank – announced were predicted earlier.

Ten ministers from the previous Cabinet were re-named, albeit with different portfolios.

The only major surprise was the selection of Endang Rahayu Sedya-ningsih as health minister, apparently replacing the frontrunner for the job, Nila Juwita Anfasha Moeloek.

The latter, according to media reports earlier in the day, failed her checkup, which was one of the prerequisites set by the President in his screening process.

Nila’s aide told journalists the frontrunner was heartbroken at being passed over, while her house was already receiving premature congratulatory bouquets.

Before a national audience, the President kept up the suspense nonetheless with a near 10-mi-
nute defensive spiel on the Cabinet selection.

“There were a lot of people who wanted to meet me. With all due respect, I told them it was best not to meet yet,” Yudhoyono said.

“The system is working,” the President remarked, adding that he and Vice President Boediono had been working diligently over the past 10 days to make the most “rational and objective” selection.

“It was not done recklessly,” he ensured.

In an apparent pre-emptive strike against his critics, Yudhoyono said disapproval of the selection was common, as in previous Cabinet announcements.

“If there are voices [of disapproval] out there, then it's all part of democracy,” he said, while stressing that he had completed the

Cabinet selection process in accordance with stipulations in the law requiring a government be formed within 14 days of the presidential inauguration.

In a Cabinet half-filled with politicians, members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) were conspicuously, but not unexpectedly, absent.

PDI-P central board member Effendi Simbolon, said his party was not disappointed.

"We never even thought we would be included, especially looking at the way SBY [Yudhoyono] engaged in political communication with us," he told The Jakarta Post.

"SBY always communicated with us through Hatta Radjasa. So, it was only natural for us to not be too hopeful," he added.

Meanwhile, Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said the organization “did not ask and was not asked by the President to nominate its figures for the Cabinet”.

“The Cabinet lineup is the President’s prerogative,” he said when asked to respond as to why neither Muhammadiyah nor Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country’s two biggest Muslims organizations, were notably represented, as they traditionally are.

Din said he had “no problem” with the exclusion but questioned Yudhoyono’s “statesmanship” in failing to involve major Muslim groups, such as Muhammadiyah and NU, in various development projects.

“Yudhoyono should develop a genuine strategic partnership with civil society organizations and stop promoting superficial communications,” Din told the Post.

Separately, Reform Institute executive director Yudi Latif said the announcement confirmed Yudhoyono’s selection was based on political accommodation rather than capability in order to control his political coalition.

"That’s why he gave posts to party members who have a strong political grip on their respective parties, rather than the most capable and professional among them," he told the Post.

"I also believe his goal to have a successful first 100-day program is nonsense. Around 40 percent of the ministers are placed in posts that have nothing to do with their backgrounds. These ministers will surely need time to learn about the issues and problems in their respective posts," he added.

The President in his speech also said he would assign deputies to ministers in several Cabinet portfolios. The appointments would be announced at a later date.

The President also said that for now there would be no change in three other ranking positions in the government: The Attorney General, the Indonesian Military Chief and the National Police Chief.

The United Indonesia Cabinet 2009-2014

Coordinating Ministers
1. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs : Djoko Suyanto
2. Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare : Agung Laksono
3. Coordinating Minister for the Economy : M. Hatta Radjasa

Portfolio Ministers
• Home Minister : Gamawan Fauzi
• Foreign Minister : R. M. Marty Muliana Natalegawa
• Defense Minister : Purnomo Yusgiantoro
• Justice and Human Rights Minister : Patrialis Akbar
• Finance Minister : Sri Mulyani
• Energy and Mineral Resources Minister : Darwin Z. Saleh
• Industry Minister :M. S. Hidayat
• Trade Minister : Mari Elka Pangestu
• Agriculture Minister : Suswono
• Forestry Minister : Zulkifli Hasan
• Transportation Minister : Freddy Numberi
• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister : Fadel Muhammad
• Manpower and Transmigration Minister : Muhaimin Iskandar
• Public Works Minister : Djoko Kirmanto
• Health Minister : Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
• Education Minister : Mohammad Nuh
• Social Affairs Minister : Salim Segaf Al Jufri
• Religious Affairs Minister : Suryadharma Ali
• Minister of Culture and Tourism : Jero Wacik
• Minister of Communication and Information : Tifatul Sembiring

State Ministers
• State Secretary : Sudi Silalahi
• State Minister Research and Technology : Suharna Surapranata
• State Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises : Syarifuddin Hasan
• State Minister for the Environment :Gusti M. Hatta
• State Minister for Women’s Empowerment : Linda A. Gumelar
• State Minister for Administrative Reforms : E. E. Mangindaan
• State Minister for Disadvantaged Regions : Ahmad Helmi Faisal Zaini
• State Minister for National Development Planning/National Development Planning Board chairman : Armida Alisjahbana
• State Minister for State Enterprises : Mustafa Abubakar
• State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs : Andi Mallarangeng
• State Minister for Public Housing : Suharso Manoarfa

State officials
• Head of State Intelligence Agency : Sutanto

• Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) : Gita Irawan Wirjawan
• Presidential Unit for the Management of Reform Programs (UKP3R) : Kuntoro Mangkusubroto

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Tengger Tribe

At the foot of Mount Bromo, the sound of the dawn drums rose from several mosques in the middle of the Hindu Tengger settlements, as Hindus prepared for their annual Yadnya Kasada ceremony.

At the mosque, people prayed as another day of fasting began; in the Luhur Potent Temple, the shaman priests — the religious leaders of the Hindu Tenggerese — prayed too. Whatever their beliefs, all prayed devoutly, none disrupting the others.

The time of Yadnya Kasada is special for the Tenggerese because it is held every full moon in the month of kasodo (the tenth month). In this year, this festival fell on Sept. 5 and 6, coinciding with Ramadan.

But it causes no conflict in the community.

Although they have converted to Islam, Achmad Zaini, 35, a Ngadisari villager from Sukapura subdistrict, Probolinggo regency, and Satugia, 30, an Argosari villager from Senduro Lumajang subdistrict, still take part in Hindu rituals.

“Although I’ve now converted to Islam we still celebrate Kasada as our traditional ceremony,” Achmad says.

“It’s the same for any Tenggerese who are Christian. And there are plenty of Tenggerese Muslims who throw chickens, goats and flowers into the crater of Mount Bromo.”

Satugia also packed several kilograms of vegetables from his garden into sacks to be taken to the top of Mount Bromo. After performing dawn prayers, Satugia and several others got into a big truck for the hour-long drive to the famous mountain.

Early offering: A resident of Ngadisari village who is member of the East Javanese Tengger tribe takes an on foot journey to the Bromo crater for the Kasada ceremony.(JP/Indra Harsaputra)Early offering: A resident of Ngadisari village who is member of the East Javanese Tengger tribe takes an on foot journey to the Bromo crater for the Kasada ceremony.

“Before we had access to a vehicle, we used to walk from our village to the Bromo area, which took more than four hours. Now we’re too lazy to walk, because I might break my fast because of fatigue,” Satugia said.

According to tradition, offerings are thrown into the crater of Mount Bromo to recall the sacrifices of the ancestors, and to make offerings to the Almighty in return for blessings of fertility and security.

The Tenggerese believe that the Kusuma god, the son of Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger, who was sacrificed to the spirit of Mount Bromo, is their ancestor.

Sutomo, one of the elders of Argosari village in Lumajang said that most of the Tenggerese, who live in 19 villages and four regencies –Probolinggo, Lumajang, Pasuruan and Malang – are Hindu.

However, since the 1950s, many have converted to other religions, especially Islam and Christianity.

“Islam, and the other immigrant religions, entered in a peaceful manner and without any confrontation,” he said. “There are no conflicts in our society even though people have different beliefs.”

Sutomo is among the first generation of the Tenggerese-Lumajang who has embraced Islam. His father, Imam Supii, joined the Islamic Union Party.

Although his father was sympathetic with Islam, he did not convert. Sutomo joined the Islamic Youth Organization in 1962, although at that time he was a Tenggerese Hindu.

“In 1948, many scholars came to the Tenggerese settlement. I converted to Islam in 1971. Since then every year there have always been Tenggerese who have converted to Islam, whether because of marriage or because of personal awareness,” he said.

According to data from the Argosari village office, of the region’s 3,468 residents, 1,380 are Muslim.
Sutomo said Tenggerese who had embraced Islam had similar lives to Indonesia’s other Muslims, and many have joined Islamic organizations Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah.

What all the villagers have in common is their piety, whatever their faith.

“Like Bali, the Bromo area is visited by many tourists and all sorts of liquor are available. However, no villagers dare violate the customary rules that prohibit gambling, adultery, theft and drinking liquor. All the liquor is just for the tourists,” he said.

This piety, however, does not translate to fanaticism.

“There is no group such as the Islamic Defenders’ Front [FPI] or hard-line Islamic group here. And there are no raids or appeals in the fasting month for shops that sell liquor to close down for the fasting month. We also do not prohibit people to eat and drink in front of us when we are fasting,” he said.

Your offering, my treat: Lasmi Buwono, a Muslim resident of Sunogiri village near Bromo crater, goes home with a goat which was an offering from the Hindu Tengger tribe during Kasada ritual. (JP/Indra Harsaputra)Your offering, my treat: Lasmi Buwono, a Muslim resident of Sunogiri village near Bromo crater, goes home with a goat which was an offering from the Hindu Tengger tribe during Kasada ritual.

“Our customs and religious beliefs run in harmony here. We’re always open to religious differences, such as the rule of polygamy. Although Islam does not prohibit polygamy, all the Tenggerese have rejected polygamy,” he said.

Punishments apply to those who break social rules. According to Kartono Noto Raharjo, village head of Ngadas subdistrict in Sukapura Regency, any married man caught having an affair is fined 50 bags of cement, as is his co-offender; if the affair results in pregnancy, the couple is fined 100 bags of cement and expelled from the village in shame.

“This rule also applies to Tenggerese teenagers. If they are caught having sex before marriage they will be fined 50 bags of cement and made to marry.”

With one bag of cement priced at Rp 50,000 (US$5), the fines — up to Rp 5 million — are onerous, given the average monthly income of the Tenggerese is less than Rp 2 million.

Martiam, the village head of Argosari in Senduro subdistrict, Lumajang, also said there was no conflict or ill-feelings between Muslims and Tenggerese Hindu beliefs or those of other faiths.

“The Muslims here do not question their neighbors who follow different religions and look after dogs and sell food made from pork. We are used to dealing with stray dogs and occasionally they lick our feet,” he said.

During Idul Fitri, citizens embrace non-Muslims and offer hospitality, he said. And vice versa: During the Karo holidays or the Tenggerese holiday and Yadnya Kasada, Muslim citizens also celebrate.

“Whatever the religion, we believe that we are still Tenggerese and have a responsibility to maintain our heritage and traditions of our ancestors,” Martiam said.

“Although we follow different religions, we are still working in the rice fields together and we built a mosque by working together.”

Ayu Sutarto, a Jember scholar who has lived on the slopes of Bromo with the Tenggerese for five years, said that the Tenggerese community was like a miniature version of the Indonesian people who hold firmly to the values of Pancasila.

Despite their different beliefs, the Tenggerese society is friendly and open.

“Although they hold onto their traditions strongly, they are very tolerant about the differences,”
he said.

“There are never any conflicts related to religion there. There is no exclusion of Tenggerese people who choose to embrace another faith, whether Muslim or Christian.”

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Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II 2009-2014

Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu Part II Dilantik 22 Oktober 2009

Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu Part II Dilantik 22 Oktober 2009

Setelah beberapa saat jadi teka teki siapa saya dan bagaimana komposisi akhir menteri dalam kabinet pemerintahan SBY-Boediono, maka beberapa detik lalu Presiden SBY resmi menjawab teka teki tersebut dengan mengumumkannya kepada seluruh rakyat Indonesia. Kita berharap semoga dapat membawa angin segar bagi perbaikan berbagai bidang pembangunan di negeri ini.

Inilah komposisi kabinet Indonesia bersatu tersebut:

MENTERI KOORDINATOR

1. Menko Politik Hukum dan Keamanan : Marsekal (Purn) Djoko Suyanto
2. Menko Perekonomian : Hatta Rajasa
3. Menko Kesra : R Agung Laksono
4. Sekretaris Negara : Sudi Silalahi

MENTERI DEPARTEMEN

1. Menteri Dalam Negeri : Gamawan Fauzi
2. Menteri Luar Negeri : Marty Natalegawa
3. Menteri Pertahanan : Purnomo Yusgiantoro
4. Menteri Hukum dan HAM : Patrialis Akbar
5. Menteri Keuangan : Sri Mulyani
6. Menteri ESDM: Darwin Saleh
7. Menteri Perindustrian : MS Hidayat
8. Menteri Perdagangan : Mari E. Pangestu
9. Menteri Pertanian : Suswono
10. Menteri Kehutanan : Zulkifli Hasan
11. Menteri Perhubungan : Freddy Numberi
12. Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan : Fadel Muhammad
13. Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi : Muhaimin Iskandar
14. Menteri Pekerjaan Umum : Djoko Kirmanto
15. Menteri Kesehatan : Endang Rahayu Setianingsih
16. Menteri Pendidikan Nasional : Mohammad Nuh
17. Menteri Sosial : Salim Segaf Al Jufri
18. Menteri Agama : Suryadharma Ali
19. Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata : Jero Wacik
20. Menteri Komunikasi dan Informasi : Tifatul Sembiring

MENTERI NEGARA

1. Menteri Riset dan Teknologi : Suharna Suryapranata
2. Menteri Koperasi dan UKM : Syarifudin Hasan
3. Menteri Lingkungan Hidup : Gusti Muhammad Hatta
4. Menteri Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak: Linda Amalia Sari
5. Menteri Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara : E.E Mangindaan
6. Menteri Negara Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal : Ahmad Helmy Faishal Zaini
7. Menteri Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional : Armida Alisjahbana
8. Menteri BUMN : Mustafa Abubakar
9. Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga : Andi Alfian Mallarangeng
10. Menteri Perumahan Rakyat : Suharso Manoarfa

PEJABAT SETINGKAT MENTERI

1. Kepala BIN: Jenderal (Purn) Sutanto
2. Kepala BKPM: Gita Wirjawan
3. Ketua Unit Kerja Presiden Pengawasan Pengedalian Pembangunan: Kuntoro Mangkusubroto

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