Clean And Green ONCE home to a thriving red-light district and illegal gambling dens dating back to the 1970s, Kalijodo faces certain closure. Its residents will be evicted and its buildings razed to the ground. Despite protests from residents and local businesses, Jakarta Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama is determined to turn Kalijodo back to its oiriginal green zone. What will happen to its residents, including powerful business chieftains who controlled the lucrative prostitution, gambling and protection racket and protected by certain elements of the security forces? It’s the end of an era. Economy: Freeport Divestment The big question on the latest issue with Freeport is what the government will do with the 10.64 percent stock options the American giant mining company is required to divest. Everyone agrees they should be bought either by the government, a consortium of state-owned enterprises or offered at the stock exchange. With the option valued at US$1.7 billion, however, the bigger question is who in Indonesia can afford it? Outreach: Simple, Scholarly Rituals INDONESIA is a country rich in traditions. More than 1,300 different communities around the archipelago follow their own specifi c rituals—which can cost up to billions of rupiah to carry out. Like the Rambu Solo ceremony in Tanah Toraja, where hundreds of livestock are slaughtered to honor the deaths of family members. Today, some communities have managed to simplify rituals, without going broke and without abandoning their important essences and with some local governments pitching in by imposing tighter regulations on ritual spending. A Tempo English report.

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