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... that a municipal purchase of 177 motorcycles by Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, the mayor of
Semarang, Indonesia, caused a social media controversy due to media misreporting?
... that Indonesian politician Sanusi's parents discouraged him from becoming a government employee, because his salary would be paid partly from taxes on alcohol and prostitution?
... that due to Richard Louhenapessy's arrest, the Indonesian city of
Ambon had four mayors in May 2022?
... that Yudas Sabaggalet, an Indonesian politician, worked in a
Coca-Cola factory while studying at university?
... that even though a village said that it did not want a church, Indonesian politician Thoriqul Haq allocated land and money to build one along with a
musalla?
... that in the
2024 election, Indonesian comedian Komeng(election portrait pictured) received the most votes of any
senatorial candidate to date?
... that the Indonesian city of Gorontalo is nicknamed the "Porch of
Medina"?
... that Ahmad Nasuhi ordered a subordinate to attack the
Indonesian Communist Party's offices with grenades as "psychological warfare against the central government"?
... that William Aditya Sarana was sworn in as a regional legislator four days before he graduated from university?
... that 33 former members of the city council of Bogor, Indonesia were convicted of corruption in 2010, including three that were still serving and the city's vice-mayor?
... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters?
... that nearing the end of his tenure as mayor of
Tegal, Indonesia, Adi Winarso took part in a talkshow with his former political competitors?
... that former North Sumatra governor Rudolf Pardede was once the richest public official in Indonesia?
... that although more than a thousand used Japanese train cars had previously been imported into Indonesia, the Indonesian government blocked a recent attempt to import more?
... that Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo, a regional councillor in
Jakarta, Indonesia, received media attention for bringing his seven-month-old child into the legislative chamber?
... that former
East Java vice governor M. Soegiono was a football player before entering the civil service?
... that Soeparno moved the official year of establishment of
Surabaya, Indonesia, from 1906 to 1293?
... that during his career in
Surabaya, Radjamin Nasution worked as a customs official, an alderman, a doctor, a football club's president, and the city's mayor?
... that Wan Abubakar submitted his resignation to run for reelection, but retracted it when his candidacy failed?
... that when serving as Governor of
Riau, Soeripto helped found the province's first daily newspaper?
... that Imam Munandar once proposed releasing prisoners to kill them?
... that retired Indonesian general and politician Mochamad Hasbi fled from arrest for seven years after he was sentenced to a year in prison in relation to a corruption case?
... that despite running against a former general, Danny Setiawan received implicit backing from military officers in his 2003 gubernatorial bid?
... that 90 percent of Indonesia's village-owned enterprises are not legal entities, hampering their ability to attract investors or open bank accounts?
... that Hamim Tohari, the current spokesperson of the Indonesian Army, was once removed from his post after being caught using a phone during a meeting with the commander-in-chief?
... that the current lighthouse at the Port of Tanjung Kalian was built by a Dutch company in 1862 based on a British design?
... that during the 1970s, future Indonesian president
Habibie would go to a specific noodle shop every lunchtime?
... that the 8.2 MwBiak earthquake of 1996 triggered disproportionately large tsunamis relative to its magnitude?
... that the selection of Palu as capital of Palu Regency led to protests from the nearby town of
Donggala, concerned they would lose out on economic development?
... that Prawoto Mangkusasmito did not complete law school before the
Japanese invaded because he was too busy with student and political organizations?
... that the Indonesian film Apa Jang Kau Tjari, Palupi? was "hailed by critics", "rejected by the audience", and "shown around the world"?
... that Austrian doctor Paul Bargehr was decried for exposing healthy Indonesians to the leprosy bacillus in his experiments?
... that the wreathed hornbill(male pictured) is hunted for consumption of its meat, and that its
casque is used as headgear by local people in
Arunachal Pradesh?
... that Sjafruddin Prawiranegara ordered Indonesians to physically cut their banknotes in half?
... that Samsi Sastrawidagda, Indonesia's first finance minister, once leased the veranda of future president
Sukarno's house for his accountant's office?
... that Indonesian historian Sartono Kartodirdjo's father wanted him to be a doctor, but he refused as he claimed to be
afraid of blood?
... that Osa Maliki opposed the introduction of the
Guided Democracy, and as a result was removed from his position?
... that Abdullah Aidit did not want
his son to change his name, mainly because he did not want to deal with the administrative consequences?
... that there is a monument of a
photocopier in the Indonesian village of Atar, commemorating the involvement of migrants from the village in the trade?
... that after Nurhajizah Marpaung unsuccessfully defended Butar Butar against human rights violations, she became the first woman to serve as vice governor of North Sumatra?
... that Iskaq Tjokrohadisurjo decided against working for the Dutch colonial government because he was treated well in the Netherlands?
... that Kartini Hermanus, the first female general in the
Indonesian Army, outranked her husband after being promoted in 2000?
... that Hitler Nababan was beaten by an angry mob after posting a meme to a
WhatsApp group?
... that Napoleon Bonaparte once acted as the main character in a soap opera, fell from a Harley Davidson motorbike, and currently lives in prison?
... that Bukhari Daud was considered to be the first regent in Indonesia to attempt to resign from his office?
... that a group of
Dayak burned a
Golkar party office after their gubernatorial candidate, Yurnalis Ngayoh, failed to receive an endorsement from the party?
... that the Indonesian drama film Ave Maryam focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor?
... that the creator of a video depicting the
2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which featured Indonesian politically satirical song "Ampun Bang Jago", denied that it was politically motivated?
... that after finishing his term as Indonesia's minister of agriculture, Sjarifuddin Baharsjah was immediately succeeded by
his wife?
... that Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo, a former ambassador of Indonesia to Japan, authored the first book about Japan in the Indonesian language?
... that the Regent of Thousand Islands is the only regent in Indonesia to be appointed by the governor instead of being elected by the people?
... that the formation of the Central Irian Jaya province in Indonesia, which was headed by Herman Monim, caused a civil war between the supporters and opponents of the province?
... that Setiadi Reksoprodjo, who was appointed Minister of Information at the age of 25, had a junior minister twice as old as him?
... that Izaac Hindom, a Papuan himself, actively promoted the assimilation of Javanese and Papuans, describing the latter as backward and self-centered?
... that Adi Utarini(pictured) was listed as one of
Nature's 10 in 2020 after she released infected mosquitoes all over
Yogyakarta?
... that when news reporters were accused of trying to force the outcome of the 1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, one of them said he was prepared to be shot if found guilty?
... that Busiri Suryowinoto was the first governor to propose splitting the province of
Papua?
... that John Djopari's book about the
Free Papua Movement was banned by the Indonesian government, even though the book incorporates material from the Indonesian Army?
... that Paula Bataona Renyaan was the first woman to become a vice governor and the third woman to become a police general in Indonesia?
... that
Japanese occupying forces reportedly sentenced Fatah Jasin to death, but Japan surrendered and Indonesia became independent before he could be executed?
... that Australian brigadier
Arthur Blackburn ordered his men to shoot less in the Battle of Leuwiliang, so that when they withdrew, their Japanese enemies would not realize it?
... that during the Battle of Kalijati, a
Royal Air Force pilot managed to creep into his plane under Japanese fire and take off with it?
... that after examining serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga's mobile phone, police discovered more than three
terabytes of digital video evidence of his assaults?
... that Dutch forces surrendered to Japanese invaders after their defeat in the Battle of Tjiater Pass because they did not want to fight in
Bandung?
... that the Peleng tarsier, a small carnivorous
primate, can rotate its head nearly 180 degrees in either direction?
... that the Satanic nightjar can make a growling noise when disturbed?
... that Christina Maria Rantetana was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was
placed in a niche 30 metres (100 ft) up a cliff?
... that despite being the majority language in the Indonesian town of Belang before World War II, the Ponosakan language had only four fluent speakers left in 2014?
... that in 1946, Indonesian nationalist forces burned half of Bandung and evacuated at least 200,000 civilians, preventing the British from capturing the city intact?
... that in pacu jawi(pictured), the traditional cattle race of
Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy
rice field?
... that in local folklore, the ancestor of the kings of Banggai hatched from a serpent egg?
... that in 1407, Admiral
Zheng He's treasure fleet defeated the pirate force of
Chen Zuyi, who had occupied
Palembang in today's Indonesia, and sent him back to China for execution?
... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last year, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia? ... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
... that two-thirds of the priests in the
Diocense of Ruteng signed a 2015 letter of "no confidence" in Bishop Hubertus Leteng, and this year, 69 priests resigned in protest?
... that the scarlet-breasted fruit dove is normally a quiet bird, but sometimes emits deep, soft, oohoo calls?
... that during the 1678 Kediri campaign, the
VOC–
Mataram army purposely split itself and took a longer route to Kediri, in order to impress more people?
... that Indonesian political prisoner
Pramoedya Ananta Toer researched his historical novel Footsteps from memory and composed it through oral narration to his fellow inmates?
... that during the
Trunajaya rebellion, Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the Battle of Gegodog, but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
... that Indonesian Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi said that the
September 11 attacks were a "tragedy of humanity" and must not be turned into a religious conflict?
... that last year, the Indonesian province of
Aceh processed 324 court cases and carried out at least 100
caning sentences under its Islamic criminal code?
... that the Indonesian kingdoms of Gowa and Talloq imported ceramics on a scale that, according to archaeologists Bulbeck and Caldwell, "beggars imagination"?
... that the 1257 eruption of Samalas(caldera pictured) was one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene, and may have triggered the
Little Ice Age and famines in Europe?
... that
Usmar Ismail was ashamed of Tiga Dara, his company's greatest commercial success?
... that the actress Chitra Dewi has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
... that Sedap Malam was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman?
... that the Indonesian actor Darussalam was a
nurse by training?
... that Netty Herawaty began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?
... that despite being a fusion of Western and
Balinese styles, oleg(pictured) was promoted as a traditional dance?
... that, at the age of 24, Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles? ... that aged 24, Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... that "Kau Ilhamku", a promotional song that is only available for streaming on
Yonder Music, saw the collaboration of Malaysian and Indonesian artists?
... that Detty Kurnia is an Indonesian vocalist who sang Dari Sunda which was among the five best albums listed by
Q Magazine?
... that Lauw Giok Lan was both a money collector and dramatist, but neither was his main occupation?
... that the Indonesian film actress Titien Sumarni was married to her uncle?
... that the Indonesian composer Koesbini changed the final lines of his song "Bagimu Negeri" at the request of
Sukarno?
... that the roof plates of traditional Acehnese houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, in a way that in case of fire, the roof can be quickly detached?
... that Marianne Katoppo, who wrote the book Compassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology, found the term feminist theology "too loaded"?
... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end of Bawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest on
Nias"?
... that between 2009 and 2014, the number of Indonesia's air passengers increased more than threefold, to over 94 million?
... that in the 2014 edition of Indonesia's Jakarta Marathon, a limited number of African athletes were invited because of the
2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa?
... that the distinctive roof shape of a
Minangkabaurangkiang (rice granary) symbolizes the horn of a buffalo?
... that little egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms?
... that the social and economic status of the owners of a Javanese traditional house(example pictured) can be ascertained by the shape of the roof?
... that the Sulawesi myna sometimes issues a "meeow"-like sound with its head thrusting forwards and its back feathers fluffed up?
... that the "vampire squirrel" (pictured) of Borneo, which is reputed to eat the livers and hearts of chickens and deer, has the largest-known tail-to-body-size ratio of any mammal?
... that the Indonesian poet Iman Budhi Santosa(pictured) worked in agriculture for over a decade?
... that
rubber farming is a primary source of income and livelihood for the majority of the residents in Muara Bungo, a city in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia?
... that Mary Jane Veloso was granted a last minute stay of execution to provide evidence against her alleged trafficker?
... that Ahmadiyya in Indonesia has played an influential role in the religious development of the country, yet in recent decades
Ahmadis have faced persecution from religious establishments?
... that young men jump off a 25-metre (82 ft) waterfall for money at Baturraden?
... that thousands of sacred monkeys (example pictured) inhabit the area around Saka Tunggal Mosque?
... that in 2002, Indonesian
taekwondo practitioner Juana Wangsa Putri won a silver medal at the Asian Championships and a bronze at the Asian Games?
... that although the Kampoeng Rawa tourist attraction (dock pictured) was meant to raise awareness of the ecology of
Lake Rawa Pening, it has been criticised for potentially damaging the ecosystem?
... that people have been bathing in the waters of Umbul Temple since at least the ninth century?
... that the Wakatobi flowerpecker(pictured), originally classified as a species in 1903, was changed to a subspecies for unknown reasons, and in 2014 was re-described as a distinct species?
... that the Javan ferret-badger visits picnic sites to scavenge for food, and has been hand-fed biscuits?
... that the blue nuthatch(pictured) protects its
corneas from falling debris when prospecting on trees by contracting the bare skin around its eyes – an
adaptation apparently unique to the species?
... that in 1966 Indonesian ambassador Djawoto was granted political asylum in China, following the
mass killings of 1965–66?
... that the film Merdeka 17805, about the fight for Indonesian independence, was described as a "two-fisted,
hinomaru-waving, blood-and-guts ode to the soldiers who died for the glory of the emperor and for Dai Nippon"?
... that although Lafran Pane is considered the founder of the
Muslim Students' Association, members sometimes did not recognize him or considered him a government spy?
... that Akhmad Bassah was best known by his adopted daughter's name?
... that actor S Waldy ran away from home to join the theatre even though his parents were actors?
... that Elly Yunara(pictured) went from film star to housewife after her marriage to
Djamaluddin Malik, only to become a producer after his death?
... that while Li(character pictured), shared by more than 100 million people, is one of the most common surnames in the world, Li and Li are far less common?
... that Djoewariah began her career as a victim of human trafficking and closed it as a queen?
... that Hadidjah was not partnered with her husband as a
supercouple, but rather a footballer?
... that one reviewer found Poesaka Terpendam to be the first film in which
Djoemala seemed out of place?
... that Rachmat Kartolo, son of actors
Roekiah and
Kartolo, initially did not want to enter the film industry but ultimately completed more than 40 movies?
... that Thio Tjin Boen's novel Tjerita Oeij Se, with a man who becomes rich after finding a kite made of paper money, has been read as a condemnation of intermarriage?
... that
Tan Tjoei Hock's "in every way successful" film Matula centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt?
... that the likely-
lost filmWanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"?
... that the star of Bengawan Solo helped direct the remake 22 years later?
... that the Indies film Bajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life?
... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat(cover pictured) is evil without a single redeeming feature, he was portrayed as a popular hero in wartime Indonesia? ... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat is evil without a single redeeming feature, modern takes on the character portray him as
Robin Hood?
... that there are around 100 species of Helicia(
H. glabriflora pictured) found from Sri Lanka and China to Australia?
... that Indonesian "sex bomb" Meriam Bellina has been called "the fantasy girl come true for the movie-going public"?
... that although both Mieke Wijaya and her daughter have been nominated for
Citra Awards, only Mieke has won?
... that
Ming China's treasure voyages were undertaken by Admiral
Zheng He's expeditionary
fleet(ship model pictured), even though the 15th-century Portuguese thought that the unknown ships belonged to white Christians?
... that after a 46 year career in the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll (pictured) was appointed as Australia's first ambassador to Turkey?
... that the State of East Indonesia was nicknamed the "state which goes along with the master"?
... that
Sjumandjaja's award-winning Kabut Sutra Ungu (Mist of the Purple Silk), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train?
... that the
Indonesian state news agency Antara was established before the country's independence?
... that Maling Kutang, filmed in under a week, included a gorilla costume and "magic" underwear and panties?
... that
Usmar Ismail's (pictured)Darah dan Doa has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films?
... that the
Wong brothers' film Fatima reportedly earned 200,000
gulden on a 7,000 gulden investment?
... that the award-winning Indonesian war film Serangan Fajar and the 1963 Hollywood film PT 109 have been compared for their "mild hagiography" of their countries' leaders?
... that Sariamin Ismail was the first female novelist in Indonesia?
... that Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treachery of G30S/PKI) may have become the most-viewed Indonesian film of all time because of its use for pro-
Suharto propaganda?
... that on certain beaches of Java, people are warned not to wear green clothes due to the belief that the color may offend the
queen of the sea and cause the person to drown?
... that the use of nature in
Asrul Sani's 1972 film The Misfit has been compared to works by Japanese directors?
... that
Sjumandjaja's 1983 film Budak Nafsu (Slave to Passion) was called "little more than a sex exploitation vehicle" yet was nominated for a
Citra Award for Best Film?
... that in 1958, while working for a
CIAfront organization in Taiwan, William Beale flew the aircraft that bombed several Indonesian cities and sank
KRIHang Tuah off the coast of Borneo?
... that the director of Pareh engaged in a car chase with the film's star before casting him?
... that a review of Plastic Flowers, a 1977 Indonesian film directed by
a man known for romances, found him unfit to direct but praised a robbery scene?
... that a joint musical venture between a Dutch and Indonesian band resulted in Chaos & Warfare?
... that in nine years of circulation, Indonesian literary magazine Poedjangga Baroe had 125 employees or contributors but never more than 150 subscribers?
... that 76-year-old Muslim rocker Laila Sari performs in a headscarf?
... that Shackles was the first Indonesian novel to portray a prostitute sympathetically?
... that the last
Batak priest-king Sisingamangaraja XII was shot and killed by Dutch troops in 1907, ending his thirty-year war against the colonisation of
Sumatra?
... that Indonesian author Andrea Hirata's debut novel sold three times more pirated editions than original ones?
... that Muslims and followers of Chinese religious traditions pray together at Sam Poo Kong(pictured), the oldest Chinese temple in
Semarang, Indonesia?
... that Dutch clergyman W.R. van Hoëvell(pictured), after being forced to resign his post in
Batavia in 1848, became a radical and eloquent spokesman against
Dutch colonialism and slavery in the East and West Indies?
... that Indonesian legal scholar Notonagoro, who married into royalty, placed the needs of individual citizens last in his hierarchy of government priorities?
... that although award-winning Indonesian director Hanung Bramantyo is "intrigued" with the
left, his most successful films have been to the
right?
... that
Chrisye faced accusations of plagiarism due to similarities between the title song of his album Hip Hip Hura and "
Footloose"?
... that Dude Harlino's given name is derived from his birthdate, 2 December?
... that after members of the cast of Ghost of Jeruk Purut were diagnosed as being possessed, the crew was told to prepare an offering of cigars, eggs, and palm sugar?
... that the "intellectual poet" Chairil Anwar enjoyed stealing and womanizing?
... that the brown-tinted and shaky camerawork of Under the Tree was considered "sometimes near-nauseating"?
... that award-winning director Garin Nugroho(pictured) liked to bathe in volcanic runoff as a child?
... that due to the sexually explicit content of Saman,
Ayu Utami's debut novel, her mother refused to read it to her father?
... that twice-married Indonesian singer Dewi Persik announced earlier this year that she had officially become a virgin again following a
pilgrimage to Mecca?
... that the Indonesian romance Layar Terkembang has chapters with no dialogue?
... that Norman Kamaru went from being a police officer to billionaire singer in less than six months?
... that Indonesian band
Kekal has remained active and continues to release newly recorded material even though there are no longer any official members?
... that females of the
jumping spiderPortia labiata use silk draglines as
territory marks, and use these to avoid females of higher fighting ability and spend more time around less powerful fighters?
... that Herlinatiens' first novel about lesbian relationships is considered the "coming out" for Indonesian writings about gays and lesbians?
... that the United States mediated the 1962 New York Agreement as part of a plan "to prevent
Indonesia from falling under communist control and to win it over to the west"?
... that the most recent confirmed sighting of the vulnerable Invisible Rail was in 2003?
... that the Indonesian novel Pertemuan Jodoh, which deals with
feudalism, is considered the opposite of
Abdul Muis' earlier work, Salah Asuhan, which deals with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures?
... that journalist Ahmad Taufik was acquitted after being taken to court by both the
Suharto government and Tomy Winata, one of Indonesia's richest businessmen?
... that Indonesian journalist Bambang Harymurti originally wanted to be an
astronaut and qualified as a potential candidate?
... that the 2005
Gwangju Prize winner Wardah Hafidz was told to vacate her office after disclosing that numerous groups had used social security funds for "money politics"?
... that
Mochtar Lubis's novel Salah Asuhan had to avoid themes of rebellion and portray the European characters in a positive light in order to be published?
... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean Slow Loris was said to have the face of a
bear, the hands of a
monkey, and to move like a
sloth?
... that according to a
BBC report, the ethnic conflict in Sampit town in
Indonesia caused 500 deaths, with over 100,000
Madurese displaced from their homes?
... that a 1953
strike organized by the plantation workers
trade unionSarbupri forced the
Indonesian government to raise wages of estate labourers by 30%?
... that Dutch architect Wolff Schoemaker, who designed the
Villa Isola, was assisted by former first President of Indonesia
Sukarno during the renovation of the Hotel Preanger?
... that the Wonoboyo hoard(examples pictured) is a collection of 9th century golden artifacts from the
Medang Kingdom that were discovered in a paddy field in
Central Java during irrigation work?
... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island(pictured) in the
Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?
... that the history of Bali dates back at least 200,000 years, with evidence of
paleolithic tools such as hand axes found in Sembiran and Trunyan villages?
... that the White-faced Heron's (pictured) techniques to find food include standing still and waiting for prey, walking slowly in water, wing flicking, foot raking or chasing prey with open wings?
... that the journey described in Eat, Pray, Love, a memoir by
Elizabeth Gilbert, was financed by an advance on the book she planned to write about the trip?
... that Otto Soemarwoto’s work as director of the Institute of Ecology has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during
Indonesia's Saguling Dam project?
... that over 100 million people in
Indonesia lack access to safe water and more than 70 percent of the country’s 220 million population relies on water obtained from potentially
contaminated sources?
... that three days after a fire gutted the passenger
ferryLevina 1, killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more?
... that just 51 days after
Adam Air's loss of
Flight 574, Flight 172 snapped in half after a hard landing, but there were no casualties?
... that one of the statues at the erotic temple Candi Sukuh(pictured) in
Java,
Indonesia, is a 1.82 m (6 feet) standing
phallus with four
balls placed below the
tip?
... that Tombo Ati, a traditional
Javanese song based on a popular
hadith of the prophet
Muhammad, is still popular five centuries after its composition?
... that the twelfth
sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda, had his own son killed and named as his successor the son of the sultan of
Pahang, whom he had brought to Aceh twenty years earlier?
... that, in addition to the seven-day
week, the Javanese calendar incorporates a five-day week, which runs concurrently to produce a repeating
cycle of 35 days?
... that the word "
Indonesia" was first used in print by Sam Ratulangi, a high school science teacher who briefly held the post of Governor of
Sulawesi and was posthumously awarded the title of National Independence Hero?
... that more than 100 gamelan ensembles (a musical performance group of
Indonesian origin) have been formed in the
U.S. since the first was established at
UCLA in
1958?
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... that a municipal purchase of 177 motorcycles by Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, the mayor of
Semarang, Indonesia, caused a social media controversy due to media misreporting?
... that Indonesian politician Sanusi's parents discouraged him from becoming a government employee, because his salary would be paid partly from taxes on alcohol and prostitution?
... that due to Richard Louhenapessy's arrest, the Indonesian city of
Ambon had four mayors in May 2022?
... that Yudas Sabaggalet, an Indonesian politician, worked in a
Coca-Cola factory while studying at university?
... that even though a village said that it did not want a church, Indonesian politician Thoriqul Haq allocated land and money to build one along with a
musalla?
... that in the
2024 election, Indonesian comedian Komeng(election portrait pictured) received the most votes of any
senatorial candidate to date?
... that the Indonesian city of Gorontalo is nicknamed the "Porch of
Medina"?
... that Ahmad Nasuhi ordered a subordinate to attack the
Indonesian Communist Party's offices with grenades as "psychological warfare against the central government"?
... that William Aditya Sarana was sworn in as a regional legislator four days before he graduated from university?
... that 33 former members of the city council of Bogor, Indonesia were convicted of corruption in 2010, including three that were still serving and the city's vice-mayor?
... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters?
... that nearing the end of his tenure as mayor of
Tegal, Indonesia, Adi Winarso took part in a talkshow with his former political competitors?
... that former North Sumatra governor Rudolf Pardede was once the richest public official in Indonesia?
... that although more than a thousand used Japanese train cars had previously been imported into Indonesia, the Indonesian government blocked a recent attempt to import more?
... that Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo, a regional councillor in
Jakarta, Indonesia, received media attention for bringing his seven-month-old child into the legislative chamber?
... that former
East Java vice governor M. Soegiono was a football player before entering the civil service?
... that Soeparno moved the official year of establishment of
Surabaya, Indonesia, from 1906 to 1293?
... that during his career in
Surabaya, Radjamin Nasution worked as a customs official, an alderman, a doctor, a football club's president, and the city's mayor?
... that Wan Abubakar submitted his resignation to run for reelection, but retracted it when his candidacy failed?
... that when serving as Governor of
Riau, Soeripto helped found the province's first daily newspaper?
... that Imam Munandar once proposed releasing prisoners to kill them?
... that retired Indonesian general and politician Mochamad Hasbi fled from arrest for seven years after he was sentenced to a year in prison in relation to a corruption case?
... that despite running against a former general, Danny Setiawan received implicit backing from military officers in his 2003 gubernatorial bid?
... that 90 percent of Indonesia's village-owned enterprises are not legal entities, hampering their ability to attract investors or open bank accounts?
... that Hamim Tohari, the current spokesperson of the Indonesian Army, was once removed from his post after being caught using a phone during a meeting with the commander-in-chief?
... that the current lighthouse at the Port of Tanjung Kalian was built by a Dutch company in 1862 based on a British design?
... that during the 1970s, future Indonesian president
Habibie would go to a specific noodle shop every lunchtime?
... that the 8.2 MwBiak earthquake of 1996 triggered disproportionately large tsunamis relative to its magnitude?
... that the selection of Palu as capital of Palu Regency led to protests from the nearby town of
Donggala, concerned they would lose out on economic development?
... that Prawoto Mangkusasmito did not complete law school before the
Japanese invaded because he was too busy with student and political organizations?
... that the Indonesian film Apa Jang Kau Tjari, Palupi? was "hailed by critics", "rejected by the audience", and "shown around the world"?
... that Austrian doctor Paul Bargehr was decried for exposing healthy Indonesians to the leprosy bacillus in his experiments?
... that the wreathed hornbill(male pictured) is hunted for consumption of its meat, and that its
casque is used as headgear by local people in
Arunachal Pradesh?
... that Sjafruddin Prawiranegara ordered Indonesians to physically cut their banknotes in half?
... that Samsi Sastrawidagda, Indonesia's first finance minister, once leased the veranda of future president
Sukarno's house for his accountant's office?
... that Indonesian historian Sartono Kartodirdjo's father wanted him to be a doctor, but he refused as he claimed to be
afraid of blood?
... that Osa Maliki opposed the introduction of the
Guided Democracy, and as a result was removed from his position?
... that Abdullah Aidit did not want
his son to change his name, mainly because he did not want to deal with the administrative consequences?
... that there is a monument of a
photocopier in the Indonesian village of Atar, commemorating the involvement of migrants from the village in the trade?
... that after Nurhajizah Marpaung unsuccessfully defended Butar Butar against human rights violations, she became the first woman to serve as vice governor of North Sumatra?
... that Iskaq Tjokrohadisurjo decided against working for the Dutch colonial government because he was treated well in the Netherlands?
... that Kartini Hermanus, the first female general in the
Indonesian Army, outranked her husband after being promoted in 2000?
... that Hitler Nababan was beaten by an angry mob after posting a meme to a
WhatsApp group?
... that Napoleon Bonaparte once acted as the main character in a soap opera, fell from a Harley Davidson motorbike, and currently lives in prison?
... that Bukhari Daud was considered to be the first regent in Indonesia to attempt to resign from his office?
... that a group of
Dayak burned a
Golkar party office after their gubernatorial candidate, Yurnalis Ngayoh, failed to receive an endorsement from the party?
... that the Indonesian drama film Ave Maryam focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor?
... that the creator of a video depicting the
2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which featured Indonesian politically satirical song "Ampun Bang Jago", denied that it was politically motivated?
... that after finishing his term as Indonesia's minister of agriculture, Sjarifuddin Baharsjah was immediately succeeded by
his wife?
... that Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo, a former ambassador of Indonesia to Japan, authored the first book about Japan in the Indonesian language?
... that the Regent of Thousand Islands is the only regent in Indonesia to be appointed by the governor instead of being elected by the people?
... that the formation of the Central Irian Jaya province in Indonesia, which was headed by Herman Monim, caused a civil war between the supporters and opponents of the province?
... that Setiadi Reksoprodjo, who was appointed Minister of Information at the age of 25, had a junior minister twice as old as him?
... that Izaac Hindom, a Papuan himself, actively promoted the assimilation of Javanese and Papuans, describing the latter as backward and self-centered?
... that Adi Utarini(pictured) was listed as one of
Nature's 10 in 2020 after she released infected mosquitoes all over
Yogyakarta?
... that when news reporters were accused of trying to force the outcome of the 1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, one of them said he was prepared to be shot if found guilty?
... that Busiri Suryowinoto was the first governor to propose splitting the province of
Papua?
... that John Djopari's book about the
Free Papua Movement was banned by the Indonesian government, even though the book incorporates material from the Indonesian Army?
... that Paula Bataona Renyaan was the first woman to become a vice governor and the third woman to become a police general in Indonesia?
... that
Japanese occupying forces reportedly sentenced Fatah Jasin to death, but Japan surrendered and Indonesia became independent before he could be executed?
... that Australian brigadier
Arthur Blackburn ordered his men to shoot less in the Battle of Leuwiliang, so that when they withdrew, their Japanese enemies would not realize it?
... that during the Battle of Kalijati, a
Royal Air Force pilot managed to creep into his plane under Japanese fire and take off with it?
... that after examining serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga's mobile phone, police discovered more than three
terabytes of digital video evidence of his assaults?
... that Dutch forces surrendered to Japanese invaders after their defeat in the Battle of Tjiater Pass because they did not want to fight in
Bandung?
... that the Peleng tarsier, a small carnivorous
primate, can rotate its head nearly 180 degrees in either direction?
... that the Satanic nightjar can make a growling noise when disturbed?
... that Christina Maria Rantetana was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was
placed in a niche 30 metres (100 ft) up a cliff?
... that despite being the majority language in the Indonesian town of Belang before World War II, the Ponosakan language had only four fluent speakers left in 2014?
... that in 1946, Indonesian nationalist forces burned half of Bandung and evacuated at least 200,000 civilians, preventing the British from capturing the city intact?
... that in pacu jawi(pictured), the traditional cattle race of
Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy
rice field?
... that in local folklore, the ancestor of the kings of Banggai hatched from a serpent egg?
... that in 1407, Admiral
Zheng He's treasure fleet defeated the pirate force of
Chen Zuyi, who had occupied
Palembang in today's Indonesia, and sent him back to China for execution?
... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last year, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia? ... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
... that two-thirds of the priests in the
Diocense of Ruteng signed a 2015 letter of "no confidence" in Bishop Hubertus Leteng, and this year, 69 priests resigned in protest?
... that the scarlet-breasted fruit dove is normally a quiet bird, but sometimes emits deep, soft, oohoo calls?
... that during the 1678 Kediri campaign, the
VOC–
Mataram army purposely split itself and took a longer route to Kediri, in order to impress more people?
... that Indonesian political prisoner
Pramoedya Ananta Toer researched his historical novel Footsteps from memory and composed it through oral narration to his fellow inmates?
... that during the
Trunajaya rebellion, Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the Battle of Gegodog, but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
... that Indonesian Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi said that the
September 11 attacks were a "tragedy of humanity" and must not be turned into a religious conflict?
... that last year, the Indonesian province of
Aceh processed 324 court cases and carried out at least 100
caning sentences under its Islamic criminal code?
... that the Indonesian kingdoms of Gowa and Talloq imported ceramics on a scale that, according to archaeologists Bulbeck and Caldwell, "beggars imagination"?
... that the 1257 eruption of Samalas(caldera pictured) was one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene, and may have triggered the
Little Ice Age and famines in Europe?
... that
Usmar Ismail was ashamed of Tiga Dara, his company's greatest commercial success?
... that the actress Chitra Dewi has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
... that Sedap Malam was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman?
... that the Indonesian actor Darussalam was a
nurse by training?
... that Netty Herawaty began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?
... that despite being a fusion of Western and
Balinese styles, oleg(pictured) was promoted as a traditional dance?
... that, at the age of 24, Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles? ... that aged 24, Marlia Hardi(pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... that "Kau Ilhamku", a promotional song that is only available for streaming on
Yonder Music, saw the collaboration of Malaysian and Indonesian artists?
... that Detty Kurnia is an Indonesian vocalist who sang Dari Sunda which was among the five best albums listed by
Q Magazine?
... that Lauw Giok Lan was both a money collector and dramatist, but neither was his main occupation?
... that the Indonesian film actress Titien Sumarni was married to her uncle?
... that the Indonesian composer Koesbini changed the final lines of his song "Bagimu Negeri" at the request of
Sukarno?
... that the roof plates of traditional Acehnese houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, in a way that in case of fire, the roof can be quickly detached?
... that Marianne Katoppo, who wrote the book Compassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology, found the term feminist theology "too loaded"?
... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end of Bawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest on
Nias"?
... that between 2009 and 2014, the number of Indonesia's air passengers increased more than threefold, to over 94 million?
... that in the 2014 edition of Indonesia's Jakarta Marathon, a limited number of African athletes were invited because of the
2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa?
... that the distinctive roof shape of a
Minangkabaurangkiang (rice granary) symbolizes the horn of a buffalo?
... that little egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms?
... that the social and economic status of the owners of a Javanese traditional house(example pictured) can be ascertained by the shape of the roof?
... that the Sulawesi myna sometimes issues a "meeow"-like sound with its head thrusting forwards and its back feathers fluffed up?
... that the "vampire squirrel" (pictured) of Borneo, which is reputed to eat the livers and hearts of chickens and deer, has the largest-known tail-to-body-size ratio of any mammal?
... that the Indonesian poet Iman Budhi Santosa(pictured) worked in agriculture for over a decade?
... that
rubber farming is a primary source of income and livelihood for the majority of the residents in Muara Bungo, a city in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia?
... that Mary Jane Veloso was granted a last minute stay of execution to provide evidence against her alleged trafficker?
... that Ahmadiyya in Indonesia has played an influential role in the religious development of the country, yet in recent decades
Ahmadis have faced persecution from religious establishments?
... that young men jump off a 25-metre (82 ft) waterfall for money at Baturraden?
... that thousands of sacred monkeys (example pictured) inhabit the area around Saka Tunggal Mosque?
... that in 2002, Indonesian
taekwondo practitioner Juana Wangsa Putri won a silver medal at the Asian Championships and a bronze at the Asian Games?
... that although the Kampoeng Rawa tourist attraction (dock pictured) was meant to raise awareness of the ecology of
Lake Rawa Pening, it has been criticised for potentially damaging the ecosystem?
... that people have been bathing in the waters of Umbul Temple since at least the ninth century?
... that the Wakatobi flowerpecker(pictured), originally classified as a species in 1903, was changed to a subspecies for unknown reasons, and in 2014 was re-described as a distinct species?
... that the Javan ferret-badger visits picnic sites to scavenge for food, and has been hand-fed biscuits?
... that the blue nuthatch(pictured) protects its
corneas from falling debris when prospecting on trees by contracting the bare skin around its eyes – an
adaptation apparently unique to the species?
... that in 1966 Indonesian ambassador Djawoto was granted political asylum in China, following the
mass killings of 1965–66?
... that the film Merdeka 17805, about the fight for Indonesian independence, was described as a "two-fisted,
hinomaru-waving, blood-and-guts ode to the soldiers who died for the glory of the emperor and for Dai Nippon"?
... that although Lafran Pane is considered the founder of the
Muslim Students' Association, members sometimes did not recognize him or considered him a government spy?
... that Akhmad Bassah was best known by his adopted daughter's name?
... that actor S Waldy ran away from home to join the theatre even though his parents were actors?
... that Elly Yunara(pictured) went from film star to housewife after her marriage to
Djamaluddin Malik, only to become a producer after his death?
... that while Li(character pictured), shared by more than 100 million people, is one of the most common surnames in the world, Li and Li are far less common?
... that Djoewariah began her career as a victim of human trafficking and closed it as a queen?
... that Hadidjah was not partnered with her husband as a
supercouple, but rather a footballer?
... that one reviewer found Poesaka Terpendam to be the first film in which
Djoemala seemed out of place?
... that Rachmat Kartolo, son of actors
Roekiah and
Kartolo, initially did not want to enter the film industry but ultimately completed more than 40 movies?
... that Thio Tjin Boen's novel Tjerita Oeij Se, with a man who becomes rich after finding a kite made of paper money, has been read as a condemnation of intermarriage?
... that
Tan Tjoei Hock's "in every way successful" film Matula centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt?
... that the likely-
lost filmWanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"?
... that the star of Bengawan Solo helped direct the remake 22 years later?
... that the Indies film Bajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life?
... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat(cover pictured) is evil without a single redeeming feature, he was portrayed as a popular hero in wartime Indonesia? ... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat is evil without a single redeeming feature, modern takes on the character portray him as
Robin Hood?
... that there are around 100 species of Helicia(
H. glabriflora pictured) found from Sri Lanka and China to Australia?
... that Indonesian "sex bomb" Meriam Bellina has been called "the fantasy girl come true for the movie-going public"?
... that although both Mieke Wijaya and her daughter have been nominated for
Citra Awards, only Mieke has won?
... that
Ming China's treasure voyages were undertaken by Admiral
Zheng He's expeditionary
fleet(ship model pictured), even though the 15th-century Portuguese thought that the unknown ships belonged to white Christians?
... that after a 46 year career in the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll (pictured) was appointed as Australia's first ambassador to Turkey?
... that the State of East Indonesia was nicknamed the "state which goes along with the master"?
... that
Sjumandjaja's award-winning Kabut Sutra Ungu (Mist of the Purple Silk), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train?
... that the
Indonesian state news agency Antara was established before the country's independence?
... that Maling Kutang, filmed in under a week, included a gorilla costume and "magic" underwear and panties?
... that
Usmar Ismail's (pictured)Darah dan Doa has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films?
... that the
Wong brothers' film Fatima reportedly earned 200,000
gulden on a 7,000 gulden investment?
... that the award-winning Indonesian war film Serangan Fajar and the 1963 Hollywood film PT 109 have been compared for their "mild hagiography" of their countries' leaders?
... that Sariamin Ismail was the first female novelist in Indonesia?
... that Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treachery of G30S/PKI) may have become the most-viewed Indonesian film of all time because of its use for pro-
Suharto propaganda?
... that on certain beaches of Java, people are warned not to wear green clothes due to the belief that the color may offend the
queen of the sea and cause the person to drown?
... that the use of nature in
Asrul Sani's 1972 film The Misfit has been compared to works by Japanese directors?
... that
Sjumandjaja's 1983 film Budak Nafsu (Slave to Passion) was called "little more than a sex exploitation vehicle" yet was nominated for a
Citra Award for Best Film?
... that in 1958, while working for a
CIAfront organization in Taiwan, William Beale flew the aircraft that bombed several Indonesian cities and sank
KRIHang Tuah off the coast of Borneo?
... that the director of Pareh engaged in a car chase with the film's star before casting him?
... that a review of Plastic Flowers, a 1977 Indonesian film directed by
a man known for romances, found him unfit to direct but praised a robbery scene?
... that a joint musical venture between a Dutch and Indonesian band resulted in Chaos & Warfare?
... that in nine years of circulation, Indonesian literary magazine Poedjangga Baroe had 125 employees or contributors but never more than 150 subscribers?
... that 76-year-old Muslim rocker Laila Sari performs in a headscarf?
... that Shackles was the first Indonesian novel to portray a prostitute sympathetically?
... that the last
Batak priest-king Sisingamangaraja XII was shot and killed by Dutch troops in 1907, ending his thirty-year war against the colonisation of
Sumatra?
... that Indonesian author Andrea Hirata's debut novel sold three times more pirated editions than original ones?
... that Muslims and followers of Chinese religious traditions pray together at Sam Poo Kong(pictured), the oldest Chinese temple in
Semarang, Indonesia?
... that Dutch clergyman W.R. van Hoëvell(pictured), after being forced to resign his post in
Batavia in 1848, became a radical and eloquent spokesman against
Dutch colonialism and slavery in the East and West Indies?
... that Indonesian legal scholar Notonagoro, who married into royalty, placed the needs of individual citizens last in his hierarchy of government priorities?
... that although award-winning Indonesian director Hanung Bramantyo is "intrigued" with the
left, his most successful films have been to the
right?
... that
Chrisye faced accusations of plagiarism due to similarities between the title song of his album Hip Hip Hura and "
Footloose"?
... that Dude Harlino's given name is derived from his birthdate, 2 December?
... that after members of the cast of Ghost of Jeruk Purut were diagnosed as being possessed, the crew was told to prepare an offering of cigars, eggs, and palm sugar?
... that the "intellectual poet" Chairil Anwar enjoyed stealing and womanizing?
... that the brown-tinted and shaky camerawork of Under the Tree was considered "sometimes near-nauseating"?
... that award-winning director Garin Nugroho(pictured) liked to bathe in volcanic runoff as a child?
... that due to the sexually explicit content of Saman,
Ayu Utami's debut novel, her mother refused to read it to her father?
... that twice-married Indonesian singer Dewi Persik announced earlier this year that she had officially become a virgin again following a
pilgrimage to Mecca?
... that the Indonesian romance Layar Terkembang has chapters with no dialogue?
... that Norman Kamaru went from being a police officer to billionaire singer in less than six months?
... that Indonesian band
Kekal has remained active and continues to release newly recorded material even though there are no longer any official members?
... that females of the
jumping spiderPortia labiata use silk draglines as
territory marks, and use these to avoid females of higher fighting ability and spend more time around less powerful fighters?
... that Herlinatiens' first novel about lesbian relationships is considered the "coming out" for Indonesian writings about gays and lesbians?
... that the United States mediated the 1962 New York Agreement as part of a plan "to prevent
Indonesia from falling under communist control and to win it over to the west"?
... that the most recent confirmed sighting of the vulnerable Invisible Rail was in 2003?
... that the Indonesian novel Pertemuan Jodoh, which deals with
feudalism, is considered the opposite of
Abdul Muis' earlier work, Salah Asuhan, which deals with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures?
... that journalist Ahmad Taufik was acquitted after being taken to court by both the
Suharto government and Tomy Winata, one of Indonesia's richest businessmen?
... that Indonesian journalist Bambang Harymurti originally wanted to be an
astronaut and qualified as a potential candidate?
... that the 2005
Gwangju Prize winner Wardah Hafidz was told to vacate her office after disclosing that numerous groups had used social security funds for "money politics"?
... that
Mochtar Lubis's novel Salah Asuhan had to avoid themes of rebellion and portray the European characters in a positive light in order to be published?
... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean Slow Loris was said to have the face of a
bear, the hands of a
monkey, and to move like a
sloth?
... that according to a
BBC report, the ethnic conflict in Sampit town in
Indonesia caused 500 deaths, with over 100,000
Madurese displaced from their homes?
... that a 1953
strike organized by the plantation workers
trade unionSarbupri forced the
Indonesian government to raise wages of estate labourers by 30%?
... that Dutch architect Wolff Schoemaker, who designed the
Villa Isola, was assisted by former first President of Indonesia
Sukarno during the renovation of the Hotel Preanger?
... that the Wonoboyo hoard(examples pictured) is a collection of 9th century golden artifacts from the
Medang Kingdom that were discovered in a paddy field in
Central Java during irrigation work?
... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island(pictured) in the
Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?
... that the history of Bali dates back at least 200,000 years, with evidence of
paleolithic tools such as hand axes found in Sembiran and Trunyan villages?
... that the White-faced Heron's (pictured) techniques to find food include standing still and waiting for prey, walking slowly in water, wing flicking, foot raking or chasing prey with open wings?
... that the journey described in Eat, Pray, Love, a memoir by
Elizabeth Gilbert, was financed by an advance on the book she planned to write about the trip?
... that Otto Soemarwoto’s work as director of the Institute of Ecology has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during
Indonesia's Saguling Dam project?
... that over 100 million people in
Indonesia lack access to safe water and more than 70 percent of the country’s 220 million population relies on water obtained from potentially
contaminated sources?
... that three days after a fire gutted the passenger
ferryLevina 1, killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more?
... that just 51 days after
Adam Air's loss of
Flight 574, Flight 172 snapped in half after a hard landing, but there were no casualties?
... that one of the statues at the erotic temple Candi Sukuh(pictured) in
Java,
Indonesia, is a 1.82 m (6 feet) standing
phallus with four
balls placed below the
tip?
... that Tombo Ati, a traditional
Javanese song based on a popular
hadith of the prophet
Muhammad, is still popular five centuries after its composition?
... that the twelfth
sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda, had his own son killed and named as his successor the son of the sultan of
Pahang, whom he had brought to Aceh twenty years earlier?
... that, in addition to the seven-day
week, the Javanese calendar incorporates a five-day week, which runs concurrently to produce a repeating
cycle of 35 days?
... that the word "
Indonesia" was first used in print by Sam Ratulangi, a high school science teacher who briefly held the post of Governor of
Sulawesi and was posthumously awarded the title of National Independence Hero?
... that more than 100 gamelan ensembles (a musical performance group of
Indonesian origin) have been formed in the
U.S. since the first was established at
UCLA in
1958?