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IndoConnect
VOL.4 no.2 2016
CONNECTING iNDONESIANs in SINGAPORE
THE
INDONESIAN
CONNECTION
ISSN 2345-7325
ALSO INSIDE: Nyepi & Ogoh-Ogoh Festivals o Indonesian Artists Sweep UOB ISSN 2345-7325
Painter of the Year Awards o Peggy Hartanto: From Surabaya to Hollywood
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Editor’s Note
Confidence
is High
H
ow a country reacts in times of stress or trauma tells as much as when it
is celebrating happier times. And Indonesia passed the test of remaining
calm when calamity struck. Best of all, not only its people but visitors to the
country too seem to have responded coolly to the Jakarta terror attack on
the Starbucks café on Jalam Thamrin.
Hours after the bombing on 14 January, Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya,
had quickly checked airlines and hotels and reported that establishments (especially near
and on the Thamrin-Sudirman boulevard) had all reported no panic cancellations on
forward bookings or check outs by guests.
It showed that there was minimal impact on the flow of tourism into Indonesia.
Minister Yahya said, “They all trust that the incident on Thamrin is concluded and has
not affected (tourist arrivals).” Independent sources in the travel trade also confirmed
the situation was the same elsewhere; there was no adverse reactions in the tourist spots
of Bali, Yogyakarta and Batam.
The terrible incident highlighted the confidence the people had in the Indonesian
security forces who had totally “incapacitated” all the terrorists. Swift and sure action
by the police was acknowledged by the world media and the crisis concluded with
the nation remaining calm and united. The sense of nationalism was palpable and is
instructive for all countries round the region, that if we are pushed against the wall in a
crisis, we must stick together.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut
Pandjaitan, came to Singapore with the same message in January. His call for solidarity
in the fight against terrorism should be heeded by all, not just on a government-to-
government basis but also people-to-people. One outstanding example featured in
this issue is Ms Lynn Ho-Tan who put her philosophy into practice by creating ‘Peace
Ambassadors’ in Bodynits factory in Batam. Truly inspiring!
Nomita Dhar
Editor-in-chief
Contributors
Shweta Muhamad Shuen Li Spirit
Parida Alamsyah She inspires people
She is a Singapore-based He is with the Republic to move beyond their
design journalist and a cultural of Indonesia Embassy in comfort zones and
nomad rolled into one. She has Singapore’s Information, live life fully through
travelled extensively through Social and Culture her enthusiasm for
Asia and Europe, interviewing section and the embassy’s travel, painting dog
several acclaimed personalities and covering official photographer. He also teaches portraits, Balinese dance, and writing
important cultural events. Having been there photography at the Sekolah Indonesia kirtan songs. Raised as a Peranakan,
and done that, she is currently daydreaming Singapura and is responsible for many she has lived in Manila, Bali and Paris,
about the little writer’s cabin she will retire to of the photos in IndoConnect related to and will soon be settling down in the
somewhere in the Himalayas. events and functions of the Embassy. Netherlands.
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EDITOR’S NOTE SPECIAL EDUCATION
01 Confidence is High 04 Luhut Pandjaitan: Soft & Hard 26 JBISC - Language Proficiency Should
Approaches Needed Include Presentation Skills
12 Welcome to Singapore 27 AIS Students Score in Both
COVER STORY Cambridge & IB Exams
06 The Indonesian Connection
INTERVIEW
12 Rob Rama Rambini: Wind Catcher FASHION
13 Lynn Ho-Tan - Peace Ambassador 29 Peggy Hartono: Simply Classic,
14 FESTIVE FEATURE
Boldly Contemporary
14 Delightful Solitude and Monsters in LIFESTYLE
Bali! 32 Singapore: Still A Shopper’s
Paradise?
ARTS & CULTURE
16 Indonesian Artists Sweep UOB BUSINESS
Painting of the Year Awards 33 BKPM 7th Business Forum
PROPERTY HEALTH
21 Property Outlook: Weak Market 34 Indian Gooseberry: Good Health
Expected in 2016 Buddy
Front Cover photo credits:
1. Lee Kuan Yew (www.theguardian.com)
2. Yusof Ishak (National Archives of Singapore)
3. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (www.themuslim500.com)
4. Lee Hsien Loong (LH Goh/Lee Hsien Loong Facebook pg)
5. Masagos Zulkifli
6. Adi Rakhmadian Soerarso (ShiLi & Adi Facebook page)
7. Anastasia Tjendri (mirageworldofwomen.wordpress.com)
8. Andrivo Rusydi (www.nusnni.nus.edu.sg)
9. Aris Ananta (www.mletiko.com)
10. Bernard Ricardo Widjaja (Bernard R Widjaja/Facebook)
11. Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (www.sg.sports.yahoo.com)
12. Eka Tjipta Widjaja (www.biografiku.com)
13. Goh Soon Tjoe (www.nlb.gov.sg)
14. Karisa Sukamto (NextModelling)
15. Mohammad al-Qaasimy (www.hometeam.sg)
16. Nadya Hutagalung (www.nadyahutagalung.com)
17. Nathan Hartono (www.50for50.sg)
18. Nora A Samosir (www.profile.nus.edu.sg)
19. Ronald Susilo (www.ronaldsusilo.com.sg)
20. Shinta Mulia Sari (www.zimbio.com)
21. Sujadi Siswo (www.channelnewsasia.com)
22. Sukanto Tanoto (www.tanotofoundation.org) Publisher
23. Tanya Chua (Alchetron.com) Sun Media Pte Ltd
24. Wahid Satay (www.thelongwindingroad.wordpress.com)
25. Wang Gungwu (www.blog.nus.edu.sg) Embassy Editorial Board
26. Yoga Dirga Cahya (Kompas.com/GIV/Ericssen)
Dwi K.I. Miftach
27. Zubir Said (www.straitstimes.com)
Aisyah Endah Palupi
28. Lim Gunawan Hariyanto (www.bumitama-agri.com)
Hosea Richardo Manurung
29. Edy Ongkowidjaja (Dapur Penyet Facebook page)
30. Johnny Andrean (lifestyle.enquirer.net)
31. Tirto Utomo Editor-in-chief
32. Dr Mochtar Riady (www.caixin.com) Nomita Dhar
33. Johnny Harjanto
34. Stephen Riady (HK Baptist University) Editorial
35. Dato’ Sri Prof Dr Tahir (KBPI) Priya Ramakrishnan
36. Martua Sitorus (www.wilmar-international.com)
Design Team
S. Jaafar Alkaff
Advertising & Marketing
29
Jamie Ho
PARENTING Photo Contributions
Indonesian Embassy in Singapore
35 Divorce - Do it Right for the Kids Muhamad Alamsyah
Valerius Reza Boenawan
FOOD & BEVERAGE Printing
Stamford Press Pte Ltd
36 Sate Indonesian Style
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SPECIAL
Luhut Pandjaitan: Soft and Hard
Approaches Needed
Indonesia’s
Coordinating Minister
for Political, Legal and
Security Affairs delivers
the Keynote Address
at major security
conference in
Singapore
T he main message in his
keynote address at the Fourth
International Institute for
Strategic Studies Fullerton Forum: The
Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting
Ministers Luhut Pandjaitan (left) and Ng Eng Hen in agreement: Indonesia and Singapore
must fight terrorism together
in Singapore was: To successfully
counter Islamic State (IS) terror group’s “We need a systematic action plan against
systematic and effective campaign,
Indonesia and Singapore should work on a
ISIS and other terrorist organisations... through
comprehensive strategy. a combination of soft and hard approaches as
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister
for Political, Legal and Security Affairs,
well as intelligence cooperation. A sole reliance
Luhut Pandjaitan, was addressing an on a hard approach action to fight against ISIS is
audience of defence officials, senior
military officers and academics, when hardly effective.”
he said, “We need a systematic action
plan against ISIS and other terrorist most current and pressing defence and about $700,000 came from Australia. He
organisations... through a combination security issues. It follows the explosion acknowledged how information shared
of soft and hard approaches as well as in Jakarta outside a Starbucks café on 14 by Australia with Indonesia on the flow
intelligence cooperation. A sole reliance January 2016 that left four dead. of funds, in addition to a communication
on a hard approach action to fight against The experts also recognised that hotline with Singapore as examples of
ISIS is hardly effective.” efforts to counter such terrorism acts “good cooperation” between countries.
This was echoed by his Singapore in this region have been complicated The issue of support for the IS cause
counterpart, Defence Minister, Ng Eng by Indonesian extremist groups getting is a regional one as the weapons used
Hen, who also stressed the importance for international financing said Minister in the Jakarta attacks were smuggled
Singapore and Indonesia to work together Luhut Panjaitan. from the southern Philippine island of
with regional countries on counter- The fear, of course, there might be Mindanao to the Indonesian town of Poso
terrorism efforts against threats posed by an escalation of terror acts by these said Panjaitan. In January, Singapore
radical groups. “I agree with Pak Luhut, Indonesian extremist groups if they announced the arrest of 27 Bangladeshi
since ISIS has become more coordinated, continue to receive financing from construction workers last year for
we also must be more coordinated. No abroad, in particular from countries supporting “the armed jihad ideology” of
country would be able to minimize these such as Australia and Syria, said the militant groups like IS and deported 26
risks alone and the more we cooperate, Indonesian security minister. So far, only of them. Officials at the Fullerton Forum
the stronger we become...the danger is these two countries were cited publicly as pointed out while the workers were being
real and present, and this just means that sources and Indonesia and Singapore are groomed to carry out attacks in their
we too must step up our cooperation,” expending great efforts to ensure that home country and elsewhere, they could
said the Singapore Minister. IS does not gain a foothold in Southeast have easily turned against Singapore.
The Fullerton Forum held from 22 - 24 Asia. Whether in Indonesia or Singapore,
January 2016, was a platform for security He said about $100,000 came from the Minister Panjaitan’s message is clear:
officials and experts to exchange views the Syrian city of Raqa, the capital of Terrorism is both countries’ common
and engage in frank discussions on the Islamic State’s self-styled caliphate and enemy and must be fought together.
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PERSONAGES
The Indonesian
Connection
GIV
The 50 of individuals and institutions that have brought
Indonesia and Singapore closer together
L ast year saw the ubiquitous red circle with ‘SG50’ in white dotting the Singapore
physical and media landscape to commemorate Singapore’s 50th anniversary
as a republic. As a “birthday gift” to Singapore, diaspora news portal, Global
Indonesian Voices (GIV) published a list of 50 people (and entities) who made their mark
in the Republic’s journey, whether it is in the arts, politics, science, sports, education,
business, or even in the culinary world. They have two things in common: some degree of
connection to Indonesia, and each has significantly contributed to shape Singapore into
what it is now.
IndoConnect Magazine shares GIV’s sentiments in highlighting them as a
remembrance of how close the relationship between Indonesia and Singapore is, “We are
not just two countries who happen to be one another’s neighbour, but we are a group of
people with shared values, culture, trust, and cooperation. We may be divided by borders,
but what unite us is much greater than what separate us.”
Yusof Ishak Lee Kuan Yew
He was the first President of Singapore, leading The man that everybody knows in
Singapore from 1965 to his death in November 1970. Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) was the
Yusof Ishak had Minangkabau (West Sumatra) blood from first prime minister of Singapore who led
his father’s line, and his mother hailed from Langkat, the country against all odds to where it
a regency on the east coast of North Sumatra. After his is now. LKY’s grandmother was Ko Liem
death, Yusof Ishak was buried at Kranji State Cemetery Nio, an Indonesian who was married to Lee
and he is memorialized on all legal tender currencies of Hoon Leong in Semarang, Java, in 1897.
Singapore from 1999. A school is now named in honor of Twenty six years later, LKY was born on 92
him, the Yusof Ishak Secondary School. Kampong Java Road, Singapore.
Lee Hsien Loong
The firstborn son of Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Hsien
Loong is the current prime minister of Singapore,
serving from 2004. Hsien Loong graduated from
Trinity College in Cambridge University with first
class honours in Mathematics and a Diploma with
Distinction in Computer Science. He continued his
studies at Harvard University, obtaining a Master of
Public Administration. Later, he became a Member of
Parliament and served in various cabinet posts before
rising to the PM seat.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Masagos Zulkifli
Former Indonesian president Susilo Of Palembang descent, The Honourable Masagos
Bambang Yudhoyono was awarded Zulkifli is Singapore’s incumbent Minister in the
the Order of Temasek, First Class by Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Home
Singaporean president Tony Tan Keng Yam Affairs, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.
on September 3rd, 2014. He was conferred He has also served as an MP for the Tampines GRC
the extremely prestigious Order “in (group representative constituency) for more than
recognition of his valuable contributions to nine years.
regional cooperation and stability, as well
as the substantial and vital friendship”
between Indonesia and Singapore.
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PEOPLE
Adi Rakhmadian Soerarso
Sang Nila Utama
Sang Nila Utama or Sri Tri Buana, the legendary
founder of Singapura was the Prince of the Sriwijaya
Empire in South Sumatera. He found an island with
white sandy beach, called ‘Temasek’ by his chief
aide. In a hunting trip on the island, he saw a
strange animal with an orange body, black head,
and a white neck breast. He considered it a good
omen to see a singa(lion in Bahasa Indonesia),
and thus the island was named Singapura.
Aris Ananta Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
As half of the popular duo ShiLi &
Adi, Adi Rachmadian has sung countless
times for the enjoyment of millions of
people, including Singapore presidents
S.R. Nathan and Tony Tan, the Sultan of
Malaysia, and PM Lee Hsien Loong. His
portfolio includes the 2010 Youth Olympic
Games, 2012-2014 Singapore F1 Grand
Prix, 2009 APEC Conference, and a very
long list of corporate events.
Anastasia Tjendri He came from Salatiga, Yogyakarta.
An associate fellow of the Singapore- Born, grew up and learned the sport of
based Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, badminton in Indonesia. In 2007 Danny
Dr. Ananta has either co-authored or edited began to represent Singapore and he was
10 books, co-authored 10 academic papers, offered a citizenship right away, which he
and co-authored 11 book chapters. His finally took in 2013. With his partner Yu
research topics are focused on migration Yan Vanessa Neo, he won the 2013 Dutch
in Southeast Asia, ethnicity and religion, Grand Prix in mixed doubles.
Indonesian development, labor migration
in Southeast Asia, and Indonesian economy Eka Tjipta Widjaja
Born in Bangka Island in 1947, Anastasia
and society. He maintains an active website
Tjendri founded and is currently the
in mletiko.com.
managing director of Bengawan Solo,
one of the most well-known coffee shop
and bakery chain in Singapore. Under
Bernard Ricardo Widjaja
Bernard was born in Bogor, West Java,
Anastasia’s leadership, the brand went
in 1985. In senior high school, he won
through a massive development from one
a gold medal and the best experiment
single store to a big chain of more than 40
award in the 2003 Asian Physics Olympiad
outlets. She received Singapore citizenship
(APhO), and a silver medal in the 2003
after leaving Indonesia in 1970.
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).
Bernard continued his studies in NTU,
Andrivo Rusydi Eka Tjipta Widjaja is the founder and
and in 2006 he was hired to train Team
A master of nanotechnology and owner of the Sinar Mas Group, which
Singapore for the 37th IPhO. Three
nanoscience, Andrivo was born in Padang, in turn is the parent company of the
years later, Bernard acted as Singapore’s
West Sumatra in 1980. He is now a Singapore-registered company Asia Pulp
team leader for the 40th IPhO. After
researcher and assistant professor at & Paper (APP). APP is one of the largest
his contribution led to multiple IPhO
the National University of Singapore’s pulp and paper companies in the world,
gold medals for Singapore, he became a
Department of Physics. He joined NUS producing tissue, paper, and packaging for
Consultant at the NUS High School of
in 2008, and has been working in the 120 countries across all six continents.
Mathematics and Science.
NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Institute – NanoCore and the Singapore
Synchrotron Light Source ever since. He
has co-authored a lot of scientific papers,
which earned him the 2009 NUS Young
Investigator Award and 2010 Singapore
National Academy of Science – Young
Investigator Award.
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PEOPLE
Goh Soon Tjoe Muhammad Nathan Hartono
Eunos
Abdullah
The first
Malay Justice
of the Peace
in 1922, Eunos
was the son of a
Minangkabau,
West Sumatera
merchant.
In 1926, he
established the Singapore Malay Union, a
The ambassador of the Singaporean
political organization that pioneered the
Eco Music Challenge in 2012, Nathan was
Nationalist Organization in Singapore.
born in Singapore in 1991 as an Indonesian
Kampong Eunos or Kampong Melayu is
citizen. His mother, Jocelyn Tjioe, was
the outcome from Eunos’ appeal to the
from Bandung and his father, Thomas
This great Singaporean musical pioneer, Singapore government that gave $700,000
Hartono, was from Jakarta. Nathan made
violinist, conductor, pedagogue, luthier to buy a 600-hectare plot of land.
his entry into music after emerging as
and impresario came from Padang, West
champion in 2005’s Teenage Icon. He is
Sumatera. He was sent to Singapore by Nadya Hutagalung currently studying at Berklee College of
his mother in 1924 and studied at the She was
Music, Boston.
Anglo-Chinese School. Goh’s family were born in
musically-inclined but in all his childhood Sydney to an Nora Anny Samosir
years Goh had never expressed any Australian Nora Anny
interest in music. The 17-year-old Goh mother and Samosir is an
finally started to learn the violin, when Indonesian actress and
he was taught by Filipino violinist Aguedo father of educator of
Raquiza. Batak (North Indonesian
Sumatra) decent. She
Karisa Sukamto descent. In teaches in the
After winning 2009, she Department
the Miss Singapore was voted of English
2012 title, Sukamto one of Singapore’s Top 20 most influential Language and
represented people by CNN. She made headlines by Literature at
Singapore in the building Singapore’s first ever eco-home the National
Miss World 2012 from scratch, a project three years in the University of Singapore and is also a
pageant. She making and has also been Singapore’s member of the Association of Singapore
has Indonesian Ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund’s Actors.
blood from her Earth Hour for the last five years.
mother’s side,
while her father
is Singaporean.
Apart from Miss
Singapore, she
also won the Miss
Celebrity, Miss
Charming, and Beauty with a Purpose
titles.
Mohammad al-Qaasimy
Born in January 1992, al-Qaasimy was
the captain of Singapore’s U-22 national
football team three years ago. Al-Qaasimy
had Riau descent, as his father Abdul Tara Sosrowardoyo
Rahman was born in Riau and moved to When Mr. Lee Kuan Yew passed away in March 2015, this image went viral
Singapore later. According to his uncle who everywhere, with many sharing it on their social media accounts. However, only
stayed in Riau, Heri Sandi, al-Qaasimy a few people knew who shot the picture. The man behind the camera was Tara
maintained a good relationship with his Sostrowardoyo, a professional Indonesian photographer who captured the image in
family in Riau. November 2004. “In Mr Lee’s case, the pose lent him a warm, avuncular air, which
in turn, drew out that benign expression which I feel is how many Singaporeans
will choose to remember him,” said Tara, as quoted by Straits Times.
8 IndoConnect | Vol 4 No 2 2016 | www.indoconnectsingapore.comPEOPLE
Ronald Susilo Yoga Dirga Cahya
Originally from Kediri, East Java, Ronald He was an Indonesian activist for Indonesian
moved to Singapore for his secondary education workers in Singapore. As President of Indonesian
under a scholarship at Anglo-Chinese School. Professional’s Association, he fought for the
He is a Singaporean badminton player who annulment of fiscal cost for workers. Yoga
mainly played in the International Challenge attended Nanyang Technological University
and Grand Prix levels. In the 2004 Summer with scholarship and graduated as Bachelor
Olympics’ opening ceremony, he was the of Science in 2008. Afterwards, he worked as
national flag-bearer of Singapore. Senior Executive of Standard and Productivity
in a waste processing company in Singapore.
Shinta Mulia Sari Yoga passed away on 20 February 2015 in Cipto
Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta due to a renal
failure.
North Sumatera. He moved to Singapore Wandly Yazid
in 1997 with his family and established his The composer and arranger of music
Born in Jakarta in 1988, Shinta now company’s headquarters there. Mr. Tanoto for many films in the 40s-60s, Yazid was
represented Singapore in women’s doubles and his family build Tanoto Foundation appointed Musical Director of the Cathay
badminton, including in the 2012 Summer in 2001. Tanoto Foundation donated Keris Film Company in 1964. He was born
Olympics. She won silver medal in the 2010 the building of INSEAD Library (later in Suliki, West Sumatera, and moved to
Commonwealth Games and bronze in the renamed to Tanoto Library) in Singapore Singapore in 1947 when the Malay music
2014 edition of the Games. She achieved a 2005. industry was raising. He was a member
career-high ranking of 8 in 2010 with her of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in
partner Yao Lei. violin section.
Tanya Chua
Sujadi Siswo Tanya is a Wang Gungwu
A Singaporean with Indonesian descent, Singapore- Born in Surabaya, East Java on 9
Sujadi Siswo had Purbalingga blood from born singer October 1930 and grew up in Ipoh,
his father. He is now Channel News Asia’s and songwriter Malaysia. Professor Wang is an academic
Senior Southeast Asia Correspondent, who moved at the National University of Singapore,
and previously was the Indonesia Bureau to Taiwan in Chairman of the East Asian Institute,
Chief. He has performed a large number of 2006 to focus Chairman of the Managing Board of the
high-level reporting for CAN, including the on the Chinese Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
2005 Bali Bombing, 2006 Java earthquake, music industry. and also an Emeritus Professor of the
the Highland Towers Condominium From her Australian National University. He is also
collapse in Kuala Lumpur, Singaporean debut album decorated as a Commander of the British
NDPs, General Elections, and Cabinet in 1997, she Empire (CBE).
Swearing-In Ceremonies. has released 16
more albums and won 21 awards in both Zubir Said
Sukanto Tanoto Singapore and Taiwan. Her mother, Jenny The composer of celebrated
Sri Rangkajo Sudjana, was an Indonesian. songs Majulah Singapura and Semoga
Together, they established Tangy Music, an Bahagia, Zubir Said was born in
international artist management company. Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. He went to
Singapore at the age 21, working as a
musician in the City Opera. Later, he
Wahid Satay became an orchestra conductor at Shaw
Abdul Wahid bin Haji Ahmad, or Brothers’ Malay Film Production and
better known as Wahid Satay, was born score arranger and songwriter at Cathay-
in Idragiri, Riau in 1930 and migrated in Keris Film Production. According to Zubir,
1935 to Singapore. He was a very famous the Indonesian proverb “di mana bumi
comedian in Singapore and Malaysia. dipijak, di situ langit dijunjung” (where
His nickname ‘Wahid Satay’ was given by your feet stand on the ground, there you
Loke Wan Tho, the owner of Cathay Keris must uphold the sky) was the philosophy
Studio following his job as lead actor as the behind Majulah Singapura.
Satay Man in the ‘Pontianak’ movie.
The founder and chairman of Royal
Golden Eagle (RGE), Tanoto is an
Indonesian businessman from Medan,
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J. Co Donuts / Johnny Andrean Lippo Group
One of the
most enjoyed
donut and
coffee chain
in Singapore,
J.Co Donuts
Berlian Laju Tanker was founded
An Indonesian multinational shipping and developed
company that has been listed on the SGX by Johnny
since 2006, Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) Andrean, an
focuses on liquid cargo transportation Indonesian
services. In Singapore, BLT is represented who started his business in the
by its subsidiary GBLT Ship Management hairdressing industry. J.Co is all over Founded by Dr. Mochtar Riady in 1990,
Pte. Ltd. and its affiliate Pan Union Singapore now, with branches in Raffles Lippo Group is one of most successful
Shipping Pte. Ltd. City, Tampines Mall, One Raffles Place, real estate developers in Indonesia. It also
Suntec City Mall, and Paya Lebar Square. has a presence in various nations in Asia
and North America, including Singapore.
Bumitama Agri / Lim Gunawan One of the group’s major company, Lippo
Hariyanto Malls Indonesia Retail Trust, is listed in
This company SGX. Other Singapore-based enterprises
was founded in 1996 controlled by Lippo Group include the
by Lim Gunawan OUE Limited (Mandarin Orchard,
Hariyanto, President Marina Mandarin, OUE Bayfront, One
Director and CEO of Raffles Place, etc), Auric Pacific Group
Harita Group from Limited (Delifrance, Sunshine Bakeries,
Samarinda, East Buttercup), and the First Real Estate
Kalimantan. It is Investment Trust.
a Singapore-based
Kencana Agri
Listed on the SGX since July 2008,
subsidiary company
Kencana Agri focuses on the cultivation of
of Bumitama
oil palms. It processes fresh fruit bunches,
Gunajaya Agro, an Indonesian palm
refines crude palm oil, and provide
plantation company. A part of Harita
bulking, port, and logistics services. It Samudera Indonesia
Group, Bumitama Agri processes fresh
produces crude palm oil, crude palm kernel Samudera Indonesia (SI) is an end-to-
palm fruit bunches to produce palm oil and
oil, and palm kernel cake. Kencana’s end logistics service provider, with a range
palm kernel.
Singapore office is located at 36 Armenian of services from storage & warehouse,
Dapur Penyet / Edy Ongkowidjaja Street. distribution center, customs clearance,
Liem Sioe Liong / Sudono Salim / offshore support, packaging and labeling,
and many others. Samudera Shipping
Indofood Agri Resources Line, a major subsidiary of SI, was listed
Indofood Agri Resources (IFAR) is a on Singapore Stock Exchange in 1997 and
subsidiary of the Salim Group, Indonesia’s based in 6 Raffles Quay. Since 2010, SI has
biggest conglomerate. Salim Group is been led by Masli Mulia in his capacity as
owned by Indonesian Sudono Salim, also President Director.
known as Liem Sioe Liong. IFAR is a
Singapore-registered company based on Eu
Tong Sen Street, whose business focuses Smart Cabs / Johnny Harjanto
on turning palm oil into cooking oil and He was the founder and owner of Smart
margarine. It is now led by Mr. Lee Kwong Cabs, a taxi company which has been
A man with a passion for business and Foo Edward, a Singaporean. acquired by Trans-Cab in late 2013. Smart
Indonesian food, Edy has done well in
combining both of them. After graduating
from Nanyang Polytechnic, Edy tried his
hand at the food industry by buying the Aqua Mineral Water / Tirto Utomo
franchise of Es Teler 77 and Ayam Penyet Aqua, part of the Danone Group, is the largest
Ria. Then, he chose to go forth on his own bottled water brand in Indonesia. Tirto Utomo was
and established Dapur Penyet in 2009. the founder of Aqua and the pioneer of bottled water
Now, there are branches on Baghdad in Asia and the Middle East. Since 1987, Aqua has
Street, in Clementi Mall, and in Geylang been distributed throughout not only Indonesia, but
City Plaza. also Singapore. Now Aqua can easily be found in all
convenience stores around the island nation.
10 IndoConnect | Vol 4 No 2 2016 | www.indoconnectsingapore.comORGANISATIONS & GROUPS
Cabs served the Singapore public for ten
years, but unfortunately its license was not
renewed by the LTA due to its small fleet
size – nowhere near the LTA’s lower limit
of 800 vehicles.
Stephen Riady Group of
Foundations
Indonesian Students
Thousands of Indonesian students are now studying in Singapore in various levels,
from primary school all the way to the doctoral level. These students enrich the lives
of Singaporean students in many ways, from providing a different perspective in
group work, adding to the dynamics in class, and so on. Many Indonesian students
also do a considerable amount of community service as a part of their education.
Furthermore, the undergraduates hold several annual musical shows, which serves to
spread awareness of Indonesian culture among Singaporeans.
The group consists of seven
philanthropic foundations in Singapore Wilmar International / Martua Domestic Workers
and Hong Kong, each and every one According to a projected data from
focusing on helping the underprivileged Sitorus
Indonesia’s Bank Indonesia, it is estimated that there
and disadvantaged through education, are around 132,000 Indonesian domestic
empowerment, and engagement. Led by 12th
wealthiest workers in Singapore. They came from
Stephen Riady, Executive Chairman of various provinces, although mostly from
Singapore-listed OUE Limited, the group person in
2014, Martua the island of Java. They ease the lives of
donated SGD 25 million in 2012 for the many Singaporeans by taking care of the
development of the University Town in Sitorus was
born in household.
NUS. To honor the gift, University Town
now houses the Stephen Riady Centre Pematang
Siantar, Ayam Penyet Ria
building. A halal restaurant specializing in ayam
North Sumatera. With his friend, Kuok
penyet (smashed fried chicken), Ayam
Tahir Foundation Khoon Hong, Sitorus founded Wilmar
International Ltd. in 1991. Now, it is Asia’s Penyet Ria has been the comfort food of
leading agribusiness group, functioning many Singaporeans for many years. In
as a Singaporean holding company that their four branches in Lucky Plaza, Far
operates in oil palm cultivation, specialty East Plaza, Jurong Point, and Bedok Mall,
fats, consumer pack edible oils processing Ayam Penyet Ria delivers yummy and
and merchandising, edible oils refining, affordable fried chicken with authentic
oleo chemicals, oilseeds crushing, biodiesel Indonesian sambal (chilli), which can be
manufacturing, and grains processing and quite difficult to find in Singapore.
merchandising.
Es Teler 77
Indonesian Tourists Founded by Sukyatno Nugroho in
In 2014 alone, three million Indonesian 1982, Es Teler 77 is a very famous chain
tourists went to Singapore for their of Indonesian eatery. Its number one
holidays. These people contribute a great menu is es teler, an Indonesian dessert
deal of money to the Singaporean economy, which consists of avocado, coconut
Chaired by Dato’ Sri Prof. DR Tahir,
which is rather reliant on tourism. meat, jackfruit, cincau, pandan leaf,
MBA and his son Jonathan Tahir, Tahir
Indonesia is the single largest source of and sometimes other fruits immersed
Foundation donated SGD 30 million in
holidaymakers for Singapore, with China in a sweet mixture of coconut milk and
2012 to National University of Singapore
and Malaysia in the distant second and condensed milk. In Singapore, Es Teler 77
(NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
third places. has branches in Upper East Coast
(YLL SoM). The money was used to build
the Tahir Foundation Building, a 17-storey and Geylang.
building which features teaching and Sailors, ABKs Above article is reproduced with permission
learning spaces, labs for research, and In 2012, there is an estimated 10,000 and first appeared in Global Indonesian Voices
student activity areas of YLL SoM, Saw Indonesians working as sailors in website - www.globalindonesianvoices.com
Swee Hock School of Public Health, and Singapore. They are active in all sorts of
the Pharmacy and Chemistry departments ships, including fishing boats, tanker ships,
of NUS. logistics ship, luxury cruise ships, and
many others.
www.indoconnectsingapore.com | Vol 4 No 2 2016 | IndoConnect 11SPECIAL
Welcome to Singapore
Introducing the new Ambassador of Indonesia...
FIRST GLIMPSE: Indonesians and Singaporeans alike
were introduced to the new Ambassador of the Republic of
Indonesia to Singapore, HE I Gede Ngurah Swajaya at a
function on 12 February 2016 at the Indonesian Embassy.
He was accompanied by his wife Ibu Ni Nyoman Mahaswi
Astama and Deputy Chief of Mission Mr Ridwan Hassan and
Mrs Lita Ridwan. A full interview with the new Ambassador
will be published in the next issue of IndoConnect Magazine.
INTERVIEW
Rob Rama Rambini:
The Wind Catcher
Latest challenge of solo voyager of the Pacific
H e sailed to fame when he became the son of a diplomat. He returned to
the first Indonesian to undertake Medan and Jakarta to finish his secondary
a solo voyage from California education (his family originally hails from
to Bali. He travelled 10,000 nautical miles Cipete, South Jakarta) but he was also
(18,520 km) and took a total of 10 months head-strong about discovering life on his
and 27 days before landing in Bali in 2011. own terms. This resulted in a short-lived
Rob Rama Rambini immediately became a study stint in the University of Utah, then a
media sensation giving press interviews to move to Russia and several other European
newspapers, television and radio – everyone countries before he settled down in San
was impressed by his indefatigable spirit Francisco in 1983. Then in 2003, he was
of endurance and courage to conquer this inspired reading the adventures of Tania
formidable challenge. Aebi. She sailed solo round the world and
He had that same spirit of daring she was just 18 years old. That planted the
Rob with his mom seeds of what followed later. He bought a
and conviction when he walked into
IndoConnect office in January this year. He used 9-metre sail boat in 2005 and started
shared with us that he was ready to embark the easing of rules for boat owners who lessons in sailing!
on another project but this time not alone. would like to travel to Indonesian waters. Life was getting too settled in the US
Instead. it will help many other sailors and The President Decree 105 of 2015 includes for Rob and he thought he was ready to
boat owners in Singapore, Malaysia and the liberalisation of CIQP (Customs, move on and eventually live and travel on
even Indonesia help navigate the waters of Immigration, Quarantine, Port Clearance), his sail boat. But he also had a deep wish
the Riau Islands. no more CAIT (Clearance Approval for in his heart to see his mother whom he has
Indonesian Territory) or TIP (Temporary not seen for many years. The thought of
Riau Sail Guide Import Permit), so a cruising guide with meeting her and asking for forgiveness
He plans to travel, chart and compile detailed charts and other useful information was a powerful driving force that helped
a cruising and sail guide to Riau. He felt would definitely come handy. him overcome many lonely days and nights
this is timely as it comes in the wake of Rob who is almost 60, was born in Rome, at sea.
12 IndoConnect | Vol 4 No 2 2016 | www.indoconnectsingapore.comINTERVIEW
“I also wanted to be
a positive example for
Lynn Ho-Tan’s
Indonesian youths to
inspire them to seek ‘Peacekeeping’
achievements in the
field of sailing.” Initiative
Singapore company in Batam goes the
Near Tragedies
He recorded all the highs and low points extra mile to instil peaceful values
of the voyage in a book he has published
T
in Bahasa Indonesia titled 10 Ribu Mil
he practice and appreciation of
Source: blueribbonglobal.com
Berlayar Menemui Ibunda. There were
peace values – that is what a Peace
many adventures, accidents, emergencies,
Ambassador is trained to instil
and near tragedies. One example was when
in others - peaceful values in building a
the sails were torn and ripped apart in a
diversified community that is harmonius,
terrible storm when he had just sailed only
loving and respectful towards one another.
100 nautical miles from the US coastline.
Ms Lynn Tan, a Founder and Director
But it was all worthwhile when he came
of Bodynits International Pte Ltd, an
ashore and had a tearful reunion with his
international apparel company founded in
mom in Bali. He also hoped, “I also wanted
Singapore and she helped initiate a peace
to be a positive example for Indonesian
training programme at its factory Bodynits’
youths to inspire them to seek achievements
Bintan Bersatu Apparel (BBA) factory
in the field of sailing.”
in Batam last Septermber which has a staff
Rob is the founder of a sail-making (Above): Peace Ambassador trainers and
of 1,300 people.
company Bluesails (based in Batam BBA operators make the peace sign in
She said her hope is not only to create Batam. (Below): Bodynits fitness wear are
with offices in Bali) with an interesting
a community of peace in the factory but made in four countries
designation - ‘Wind Catcher’. Yes, he
also to facilitate continuous learning of the
stills goes on sailing expeditions and he is
local staff and grooming their leadership trainers to attend the Young Interfaith
very committed to the Indonesian sailing
skills. She also has a vision to bring this Peacemakers Community National
scene. If you visit his company’s website
peace training to other Bodynits companies Conference in Jogjakarta last August. This
at www.bluesail.co, you will read how, he
in China and Vietnam. What’s more, the was their first time attending a peace camp
discovered that Indonesia, as the largest
peace programme has proven to be rather outside BBA where they met other young
maritime country in the world has no sailing
virulent. The local Batam BBA staff who leaders, mainly university students from
activities. He says he want to change this
participated in the training have also all over Indonesia who are championing
by introducing a ‘Buy One & Give One’
expressed interest in bringing the Peace spreading of peace in their local
programme where if someone purchase a
Ambassadors Workshop to other companies communities and neighbouring countries.
sail, another one would be donated to a local
in Batam. Lynn founded Bodynits over 30 years ago
sailing club. He wrote, “Therefore, cruisers
The two-day Peace Ambassador with her sister and they have successfully
around the world can participate, support
workshop was co-organised by The Blue established it as the region’s leading
our boating industry and empowering the
Ribbon and Bodynits. The training was fitness wear for aerobic workout. Today,
young generation to love and look after the
conducted by The Blue Ribbon founder, the company has manufacturing facilities
ocean. Life’s not all about me!”
Ms Norani Abu Bakar and she was assisted in Singapore, China (Shantou), Indonesia
by Peace Ambassador trainers from Peace (Bintan and Batam) and Vietnam.
Generation Indonesia. They trained Peace note: The Blue Ribbon was
the BBA staff to become in-house Peace founded in Singapore in 2014 and its
Ambassadors’ trainers. Led by its own BBA peace training programmes emphasize
in-house trainers, the company hopes that peace as a character value. More info:
its 1,300 staff will join in the upcoming www.blueribbonglobal.com
peace workshop and community services.
The event has been very well-received by
many staff and many had to wait for their
turn to attend. The maximum number
of participants for each workshop is 30
people. The two day workshop was full
with engaging activities, discussion and
reflection. At night, the staff enjoyed BBQ
session and watched movie together.
Bodynits, together with The Blue Ribbon
has also sponsored two scholarships for
Source: Bodynits.com
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Delightful Solitude
and Monsters in Bali! By Shuen Li Spirit
N yepi is the day of the Balinese
New Year, celebrated in
profound silence for an entire
day starting at six in the morning. Having
moved to Bali five years ago, my first
Nyepi is one of the
world’s most unique
holidays – a day of peace
amati lelanguan (no entertainment).
However, depending on the banjar
(village meeting hall) of where you live,
if you are lucky, you might just have the
chance to explore the neighbourhood.
experience of Nyepi was extraordinary. I and silence - preceded on The basis of this important day of silence
could dance on the road without any fear its eve by a night when is to raise our awareness of our habits
of oncoming traffic. Children could ride and thoughts by basking in stillness and
their bicycles freely and show off their ogres walk the earth! solitude, no matter how unnerving it can
moves while others played jump rope be. To help us forgive ourselves and others
games right in the middle of what usually outdoor activity are forbidden, except as we usher in fresh energy. In this way,
is busy traffic but there were no road for the Balinese security wardens, we help Mother Nature detox herself not
users that day. called Pecalangs, who patrol the streets only through the absence of air pollution,
Instead, I got to know my neighbours to ensure that the rules of Nyepi are but through our release of negative
and for some, their unleashed pets, with followed. thoughts. Truly magical!
much more ease and fun, as if heaven As for indoors, it seems that making As lights are forbidden to be switched
lifted us off our daily grinds and granted love, watching television and playing on at night, I laid on a mat with my best
us the permission to play, and breathe music are not allowed. One of my expat friend in our garden, with four lighted
cleaner air! But one thing you should friends had angry neighbours hurl stones incense sticks, one tucked at each corner
know, not every village celebrates Nyepi at his window because he switched on his of our mat to drive away mosquitoes. We
the way the village where I stayed did. bedroom light. Traditionally, the Balinese gazed in awe at the countless fireflies
On Nyepi, the Ngurah Rai International abide by the Catur Brata Penyepian, dancing across the clear star-studded
Airport is closed. Tourists face the risk which comprises of four prohibitions: sky and ended our night in silent
of getting arrested if they step out of Amati geni (no fire), amati lelungan (no contemplation. A far cry from the day
their hotel premises as all forms of travel), amati karya (no activity) and before, when monsters roamed the island.
14 IndoConnect | Vol 4 No 2 2016 | www.indoconnectsingapore.comSource: Shuen Li Spirit
Ogoh-Ogoh Festival
On the eve of Nyepi (Tawur Kesanga), the Balinese celebrate a massive exorcism popularly known as
the Ogoh-ogoh festival. Ogoh-ogoh refers to fascinating gigantic ‘monster’ effigies made up of papier-
mache, styrofoams and cement sacks, which represent demons and mythical creatures borrowed from
Balinese folklore in exaggerated proportions. Children either adore or are terrified by such a spectacle.
So elaborate are the creations, that it takes weeks to build layer upon layer of meticulous craft work
mounted upon sturdy bamboo poles tied into a framework that can fit as many as 30 people to carry a
single monster! It makes you wonder why then would they want to set fire to it at the end of the day?
The reason is that the Balinese believe that evil spirits, or the bhuta kala, will be drawn to these
monsters after the Pengrupukan is carried out. This practice involves families banging their pots and
pans with gusto and brandishing bamboo fire torches as a means to chase all the evil spirits out of their
houses.
By around seven in the evening, the monsters are paraded usually by young men with fiery
enthusiasm, accompanied by enchanting gamelan music orchestras, beautiful Balinese dancers and
Brahman priests. Fireworks shot from bamboo cannons add to the smoke-filled air caused by the
numerous bamboo torch bearers as they jump delightfully around an ogoh-ogoh, shouting in unison with
the Balinese performers.
Tourists are invited to participate in the procession as well, but be mindful of your safety. When an
ogoh-ogoh reaches a junction, the men carrying it will turn it around three times and then move back
and forth, sometimes in a haphazardly manner, so as to confuse the evil spirits of their whereabouts.
And when the whole team turns, you never know when they might run into you or step onto your toes.
Sometimes the vigourous rattling from the carriers becomes so aggressive that the whole ogoh-ogoh
nearly breaks into two, much to the amusement of spectators.
By midnight, I followed the crowd to a huge bonfire for the monsters to be incinerated. There,
Balinese believe negative spirits are given a new lease of life through their transmutation into
pure positive energy as they are released back into the universe. A beautiful process indeed, of how
interconnected we humans are with the Spirit.
If you have any thoughts of re-living your New Year, you may want to head down to Bali next month
as Nyepi will be held on Wednesday 9 March 2016 (Hindu Saka Year 1938). This is a definite once-in-a-
lifetime must-see especially if you have not been to Bali.
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Indonesian Artists
An eloquent artistic statement was made when two Indonesian artists won the
prestigious UOB Painting of the Year competition consecutively: The art world is
hailing the spectacular rise of contemporary Indonesian art on a global scale!
W hen the very unassuming
Anggar Prasetyo was declared
the winner of the 2015 UOB
Painting of the Year competition for his
artwork titled Exploitation of Fish, it was
the second year in a row that the prestigious
prize went to an Indonesian artist – the
2014 winner was Prasetyo’s compatriot,
Antonius Subiyanto.
The winning entry – a large-scale painting
– depicts the disregard for environmental
consequences of overfishing which is playing
havoc with the marine ecosystem. Prasetyo,
42, who hails from Yogyakarta used a
combination of different techniques such
as moulding, spraying and acrylic painting
resulting in an embossed design and a
relief effect of the painting’s flat canvas.
The painting impressed the judges with its
innovative technique and strong narrative
on the erosion of natural resources conveyed
through the use of symbols.
It was among the four winning entries
from the 2015 UOB Painting of the Year
country competitions held in Indonesia,
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Interestingly, Prasetyo won both the UOB
Southeast Asian Painting of the Year Award,
worth US$10,000 (S$13,942), and the UOB
Painting of the Year Award (Indonesia), one
of four country awards worth US$25,000
each.
Anggar Prasetyo’s winning entry - Exploitation of Fish Previously, Prasetyo has been a finalist
at the 1997 Philip Morris Indonesian Art
Awards and his work has been shown in
China and Japan. Based in Yogyakarta,
The painting impressed the judges Prasetyo, who loves the ocean, said he was
with its innovative technique and strong moved to paint the degeneration of beaches
he saw near his home. With his latest win,
narrative on the erosion of natural resources he also gets a chance to win a one-month
residency program at the Fukuoka Asian
conveyed through the use of symbols. Art Museum in Japan.
In the Emerging Artist category, Dian
Pramana Putra Wijaya won the Most
Promising Artist of the Year Award for
his artwork titled Place of Farming.
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Sweep UOB Awards by Shweta Parida
There were six other prize recipients from Indonesia in other categories – Sapto
Sugiyo Utomo, Rocky Radipa, Andy Firmanto, Laksamana Ryo, Turi Raharjo and Tito
Tryamei – bringing the total tally of Indonesian winners in the competition to eight
– an impressive number by international standards.
Dian’s painting shows how technological
advancements and the impact of social ABOUT UOB
media have fuelled mankind’s greed and Painting of the Year
appetite for destruction. competition
There were six other prize recipients
Started as a passionate
from Indonesia in other categories –
undertaking to encourage
Sapto Sugiyo Utomo, Rocky Radipa, Andy
talented artists in their creative
Firmanto, Laksamana Ryo, Turi Raharjo
pursuits, the competition
and Tito Tryamei – bringing the total tally
made its debut in Singapore
of Indonesian winners in the competition
in 1982. Now in its 34th year,
to eight – an impressive number by
the prestigious annual art
international standards.
competition is the longest-
running and the richest
Art Capital in Singapore. Held in four
This phenomenal rise of contemporary countries in the region –
Indonesian artists on the international known art dealer in the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
art scene is neither astonishing nor Highly acclaimed Indonesian artist and Thailand – the UOB Painting
unexpected. Cities such as Yogyakarta and Nyoman Masriadi’s works, represented by of the Year competition has
Bandung have long been the epicentre Sandhu in Singapore and Yasmin Gallery helped to discover many
of art and culture. Even the 2014 UOB in New York, has an enviable collector base talented emerging artists and
Painting of the Year winner Subiyanto is in the region, and regularly fetch upwards recognise several established
based in Yogyakarta – Indonesia’s unofficial of $300,000. In fact, his work titled Man professionals who have
art capital on the island of Java. from Bantul sold for a record $1.1 million contributed significantly to the
From independent art collectives and at a Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction in 2008. development of the Southeast
studios in Yogyakarta and Bandung to The Yogyakarta-based artist’s success Asian art scene.
fine art galleries and auction houses in has spurred on many other galleries and
Jakarta, Indonesian art is flourishing not art events to turn their focus towards The UOB Art Gallery, located
just regionally but also on an international contemporary Indonesian artists. in the lobby of UOB Plaza 1,
level. In recent times, high profile art events The increasing popularity of international 80 Raffles Place, is currently
such as Hong Kong International Art Fair, art fairs has also led to a proliferation showing the winning entries
Art Stage Singapore and Art Dubai have or what industry experts like to call the from the 2015 UOB Painting of
presented many works by Indonesian artists “globalisation” of Indonesian art and the Year Competition. For more
much to the delight of art collectors who culture. Since the mid-2000s, the frequency information: www.uobpoy.com
are interested in acquiring artworks by of art fairs in Asia has increased, followed
established as well as emerging Indonesian by a rise in the number of participating
artists. Indonesian commercial galleries.
Today, there are at least five reputed An art and cultural renaissance in
auction houses and many commercial Indonesia is afoot with its contemporary
galleries in Jakarta that represent artists leading the way to international
Indonesian artists. Singapore, which is glory, making the art world a richer place in
considered to be the best place to score more ways than one.
artworks by sought after Indonesian artists,
is a fine example. Jasdeep Sandhu of Gajah
Gallery has been showing Indonesian artists
since 1996 and is among the most well-
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UOB Painting of the Year
Indonesian Winners
Established Artist Category (INDONESIA)
Gold Award - Sapto Sugiyo Utomo
CV of Cardboard House
Silver Award - Rocka Radipa
Good Vibration
Bronze Award - Andi Firmanto
Planting Rice in the Sky
The Most Promising Artist of the Year 2015
- Dian Pramana Putra Wijaya
Place of Farming
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Emerging Artist Category (Indonesia)
Gold Award - Laksamana Ryo
Journey of a Dreamer
Silver Award - Turi Raharjo
My Crying Elephant
Bronze Award - Tito Tryamei
Sharing Stories
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