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February 25, 2014 edition

In olden times, the people of Java considered Mount Penanggungan in Mojokerto-Pasuruan, East Java, and the Dieng Plateau in Banjarnegara, Central Java, as sacred mountains. The two sites became centers of worship for religious ascetics. The temples they built can still be seen today. Over the past year some new archaeological sites were discovered at both Dieng and Penanggungan. Interestingly, these findings were not made by an official archaeological body but by a social movement concerned with tourism. Its proponents are trying to fill the void left by the government in preserving Indonesia's wealth of cultural heritage.

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February 11, 2014 edition

The Jakarta provincial government is helping renovate the home of the late Henk Ngantung (1921-1991). A year ago the house of Jakarta's second governor, located in Cawang, East Jakarta, was still dilapidated. After he was fired from his post, Henk's life became pitiable. He lived in a narrow alley, going almost totally blind and ostracized for his alleged involvement in the events of 1965.
Sukarno appointed Henk as governor in 1964 because he believed the artist could beautify Jakarta. Henk was a member of the Indonesian Artist's Union, set up by S.Sudjojono and Agus Djajasuminta. As a sketch artist he was always present at historic moments during negotiations between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
Henk only held office for one year. Tempo spoke to his widow on their difficult lives after 1965. We also reviewed Henk's legendary Memanah (Archery) painting, which Sukarno believed to be his 'talisman' durring the independence proclamation, and his Linggarjati sketches, whose great value derives in part from the signatures on them of all participants in the negotiations.

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