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January 29, 2008 edition

Bhairawa, the frightening giant of a statue, is a centerpiece exhibit at the Jakarta National Museum, the spiritual symbol of King Adityawarman, ruler of the 14th century Kingdom of Dharmasraya in Sumatra.
Not much is known about Dharmasraya. It’s mentioned only in the inscriptions in Amoghapasa and Negarakertagama manuscripts. Dharmasraya is believed to have been a powerful kingdom, so much so that the Javanese Kingdom of Singasari sought its assistance to drive out Kublai Khan’s Mongol invaders.
Tempo’s Febriyanti recently traveled to Padang Roco on the bank of the Batanghari River, believed to be the site of the Kingdom of Dharmasraya and where the Bhairawa statue was found. Her report is complemented with an article on Ulrich Kozok, a German-born scholar who discovered an old manuscript that lifts a little of the mystery surrounding the existence of Dharmasraya.

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December 25, 2007 edition

FROM Teheran to Jakarta, then on to a remote corner of Cibinong or Yogyakarta, and from England to Karachi, one finds the same thing. Women have stories which are close to their hearts. This time, the Ninth Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) presented Persepolis on opening day, the work of the graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi, and Chants of Lotus, the work of four Indonesian women, during the closing ceremony. The women did not only examine such issues as sexual or child exploitation, or issues related to rape or HIV, but also subjects related to war and its victims. Tempo reports on the women who are telling their stories through their films.

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