THANK God we have performed our last noble duty, that is, to inter somebody we all love…” This sentence closed the prayer during the burial of Prof Dr Ir Otto Soemarwoto at the public cemetery Sirnaraga, Bandung. Otto’s long struggle (February 19, 1926-April 1, 2008) was ended with a homage, which lasted less than 42 minutes.

Indonesia has lost a champion who was staunch in his struggle for prioritizing education and environment in the dev