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[Nulgath]

The Jakarta administration destroyed on Tuesday around 20,000 bottles of illegal alcohol confiscated by Public Order Agency officers over the last six months.

The demolition which was conducted at the National Monument (Monas) park by crushing the bottles with steamrollers.

“Actually, 20,000 bottles is too few. Alcoholic beverages can trigger crime and can be used as a basic ingredient to produce bootleg liquor. The impact of booze is severe, drinkers can die in vain,” said Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat, who led the event.

Public Order Agency officers will continue to carry out operations targeting illegal consumption of liquor, particularly by young people, and making sure outlets that sell liquor illegally are punished, the deputy governor added.

Public Order Agency head Jupan Royter said his officers had managed to confiscate 42.3 percent of all liquor being produced and sold illegally.

[Naka_Timo]

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Bang Jali - Lynda MoyMoy

[AsuraWrath]

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[DageDage]

"Dry sex" involves women reducing moisture in their vaginas in order to make intercourse more pleasurable for men.

This can can lead to cuts, sores and inflammation in the vagina, and increases the chance of a condom breaking.

These factors in turn increase the chance of the women contracting sexually transmitted diseases including HIV.

Dry sex is known to be carried out in South and Central Africa, and Indonesia.

It is borne out of a cultural belief that men find sex more pleasurable if a woman"s vagina is dry, and that men will reject women whose vaginas have been ‘stretched out’ by sex.

To achieve dryness, women insert, chalk, sand, pulverized rock, herbs, paper or sponges before sex, according to journalist Ms Syfret, who has reported on the practice in South Africa.

They also douse their vaginas in detergents, antiseptics, alcohol and bleach.

Women in Java, Indonesia, even "smoke out" their vaginas by standing over burning herbs, LoveMatters reports.

In other areas of Indonesia it is common to insert a cigar-shaped stick made of a plant root.

While World Health Organization consultation papers show global health officials are aware the problem exists, most of the research on it is decades old and there are no broad figures on its prevalence.

A 2009 study looking at how dry sex spreads HIV in Zambian women found knowledge of the practice was widespread.

Around two-thirds of the 812 women polled had used traditional dry sex medicines at some point in their lives, and about half were currently using them.

But a reluctance to discuss sexual health meant the practice was not debated.

The researchers concluded: "Most of the available information has been anecdotal, speculative or inadequate - mainly because of cultural reluctance to discuss or investigate personal sexual issues."

Similarly, a sexual health clinician and campaigner in South Africa told most people are aware of the problem but it is not talked about, and hasn"t received enough attention from the country"s Government for policies to be drafted.

Dr Marlene Wa​sserman, commonly known in South Africa as Dr Eve, said the continued practice of dry sex shows the lack of education relating to equality and women"s rights in the area.

"It"s definitely a class issue," she told.

"Basically, a woman"s reputation depends on the size of her vagina.

"Among women who are less informed and less educated, there"s an unbelievable ignorance around the idea the vagina adapts to the penis."

She explained that both men and women fail to understand that the vagina is capable of expanding during sex - and then back to its usual size afterwards.

There is also an incorrect cultural belief that if a woman has a partner with a large penis, her vagina will remain permanently "stretched" - and future partners will think she is promiscuous.

The practice is ingrained in culture, passed between generations of women, she added.

She continued: "Men aren"t saying to women, "Put Dettol in your vagina"."

Instead, they insinuate a woman is promiscuous due to the state of her genitalia, she explained.

For women dependent on their boyfriends or husbands, attaining commitment and pleasing them is extremely important.

The idea that pain is normal or acceptable during sex has taken hold, she adds, and most women in South Africa would not think of sexual pleasure as something they necessarily have a right to.

Dr Wasserman said: "I"ve been part of a task force with the World Association of Sexual Health, and we"ve launched the declaration of sexual rights - the right to pleasure - and we"ve been really pushing that.

"Women are surprised that"s one of their rights.

"We know 33 percent of women have and tolerate painful penetration. That becomes part of what they expect from sex."

Dr Wasserman has a radio show which attempts to dispel myths about sexual health.

She also hosts seminars for young adults and parents in order to educate people about healthy sexual practices.

"It"s about educating people and trying to raise awareness," she said.

"The conversation began when we realized HIV was impacting more heterosexual women in South Africa than gay men.

"There was a drive then to say to women: "Don"t put Dettol in your vagina; don"t dry your vagina out. This is dangerous." But the conversation hasn"t gotten going, and women are suffering."

She draws similarities between the practice of dry sex in developing countries and the vaginoplasty operations Western women undergo in order to tighten their vagina.

"They"re having their own genital mutilation," she said of the women who opt for these procedures.

"It"s just a little more advanced and expensive than putting creams in your vagina.

"But isn"t the principal the same? It"s incredibly unhealthy as well to go have your vagina tightened because you want to have a honeymoon experience or have your partner think you"re youthful."

[DageDage]

It is one of the biggest markets in the tourist hot spot of Langowan, Indonesia. But you won"t want to face this on an empty stomach. From battered snake to spit-roasted bats, the smorgasbord of traditional delicacies on offer are not exactly appetising.

Live dogs sit in cages before they are roasted with blowtorches on the pavement. Three-metre-long snakes lie sprawled across the tables of blood-covered carcasses.

Other delights include pickled rats, boar legs, and bite-size bats on sticks. And roasted lizards are cut open and displayed on their backs - with their insides on show.The market, in the northern region of Sulawesi, was marred by controversy in 1993 after government inspectors found sellers to be trading babirusa, an endangered type of wild pig.

Despite numerous regulations put in place, it took years to eliminate the trade. However, the bizarre market has now become something of a tourist attraction - but few are willing to taste their way through the full menu.

Not far from Langowan, the Tomohon Traditional Market also attracts a fair few horrified holidaymakers - and families planning their evening meal. They casually survey the torched animals - lying frozen with a facial expression of horror - before selecting an entire snake or dog to serve up to the kids later.

Travel blogger Raymond Walsh described the smell of the Tomohon market on his blog www.manonthelam.com.

Mr Walsh said: "In a word, appalling. There"s something about the air that changes when there"s that much death around.

"It hangs heavy and it made me queasy and light-headed at the same time... It"s the first time I"d ever encountered anything like it."

[Naka_Timo]

Memulai Kembali (Official Video) // Dandelion // Monita Tahalea

[AsuraWrath]

Traveler's note :

Originally Posted by AsuraWrath

Thk u for the informing.

https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/o...gaporeans.html

Special note :

Singaporeans in Indonesia and/or travelling to Indonesia are advised to be mindful of their safety during this festive season. They should be careful in crowded areas and avoid places without a visible security presence. Singaporeans are also advised to closely monitor the media for reports about the security situation in Indonesia.

[Nulgath]

Flyers and letters warning that bomb attacks will be carried out at a number of locations in Batam and Bintan in the Riau archipelago have surfaced, an Indonesian news website has reported.

According to Batam Today, the flyers claim that attacks would occur at the Batam Center Ferry Terminal and Nagoya on the island of Batam, as well as the Bintan Telani Ferry Terminal and Tanjung Pinang on the island of Bintan.

The attacks are reportedly meant to target travellers from Johor and Singapore.

The letters also mention that the militants planning the attacks had arrived in Riau two weeks ago.

Tanjung Pinang district police chief Kristian Siagian confirmed the existence of the flyers and said that investigations by the authorities are ongoing.

"In the aftermath of the bomb attack on the police headquarters in Solo, we have increased security measures in Tanjung Pinang, especially around vital targets such as police headquarters and ferry terminals," he said.

Meanwhile, Bintan police chief Febrianto Guntur Sunoto urged residents to remain calm.

"We hope that residents do not panic. We have acted on the information and law enforcement officers have increased security levels here, especially at the locations that were mentioned in the flyers," he said.

On July 4, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a travel advisory due to the recent spate of terrorist attacks on civilian targets such as international airports and areas popular with tourists and locals.

Citing the Dhaka and Baghdad attacks, MFA advised Singaporeans to eRegister their whereabouts when travelling.

[Nulgath]

The Jakarta administration plans to increase public participation in the city’s efforts to prevent terror attacks on the heels of the recent suicide bombing in Surakarta.

Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Wednesday that the administration would maximize the role of the Early Awareness Society Forum (FKDM) to detect suspicious behavior in the city.

"FKDM is like an intelligence body for the administration. We've obtained a lot of information from it so we will strengthen the role of the body," Djarot said.

The deputy governor said he had talked about the plan with representatives from the Indonesian Military and the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopinda) on Tuesday evening.

"We are coordinating with Forkopinda to ensure the city's security because we assume that there are some people linked to the [Surakarta] suicide bomber who want to enter the capital," he said at his official residence in East Kuningan, South Jakarta.

[DageDage]

Humankind it seems has a definite desire to somehow transcend the amorphous barrier between life and death to communicate with the spirit world. Throughout history we see examples of rituals, rites, and a variety of other efforts to make contact with the afterlife, to somehow connect with what lies beyond and with the dead that inhabit these realms. Even in modern days we can see such things, ranging from elaborate New Age spells, to channelling and seances, all the way to the seemingly innocent game of the Ouija board. Yet while the prospect of making actual contact with spirits from beyond may seem frightening to some, perhaps nowhere else is it more so than in a popular Indonesian game in which the dead are called forth to possess and animate decidedly creepy dolls crafted just for this purpose. If you think ghosts and haunted dolls are spooky, then you are sure to find the game of Jelangkung to be very disturbing indeed. It is an ancient ritual that rolls together all of the weirder elements of channelling, seances, and the Ouija board to create an experience that manages to become somehow scarier than all of them combined.

The Indonesian game of Jelangkung plays out like sort of a mix between a seance and a session of the Ouija board, with the addition of freaky little dolls thrown into the mix, during which the “players” attempt to draw ghosts or spirits into specially made dolls in order to communicate with them. The game is typically played by 3 or 4 people, often in haunted places, and almost always late at night between the hours of 10PM and midnight, typically on a night of a bright moon. The game is said to trace its origins back 1,500 years to the Chinese game of Cai Lan Gong, which roughly translates to “Vegetable Basket spirit” because a vegetable basket was once used to sit the dolls in. In the Chinese version of the game, the gods Poyang and Moyang were invited to step into the dolls to act as a sort of divination device. It was a game which was often played by teenagers during moon festivals and the name of which became the Indonesian name Jelangkung. The Indonesian version took things a step further, stepping beyond the origins of merely being an innocent method of divination for children and becoming a general and rather sinister way to channel all manner of spirits into our world and almost always performed by adults.

There are several things needed to play the game. First is the dolls themselves. They are usually crafted from a coconut shell for a head and with a wooden body, and it is said to be imperative that they be dressed in regular clothing, with a face drawn onto them. In some versions, a key is tied to a necklace around the necks of the dolls. The hands of the dolls are fitted with some sort of writing instrument with which to write the responses from any spirits successfully called forth. The next important thing needed is incense, which is burned throughout the ritual and supposedly helps to lure in the spirits. Also needed is some form of stationary, something for the dolls to write on once they are possessed, with the paper often being adorned with letters of the alphabet in advance, strikingly similar to a Ouija board. Some people use a blackboard rather than paper, and chalk tied to the doll’s hand rather than pen or pencil.

When the game is ready to begin, the players will surround the doll and cast a spell or chant a mantra or incantation, beckoning any nearby spirits to come into the doll. In some places, such as the island of Java, a scarecrow is used instead of a doll, which is no less terrifying. The spell or mantra will be repeated as many times as needed until the doll has been deemed to be possessed, usually due to a perceived increased weight or by the doll suddenly tipping over moving inexplicably. In some versions the dolls is held upright by two handlers during the ritual. The types of spirits that are said to enter the doll are numerous, but are usually the ghosts of people who have died tragically, such as through suicide, murder, or a horrific accident, although sometimes more malignant entities such as demons are believed to enter. In general, it is uncertain of exactly what will enter the doll and there is no control over such things, with the ritual basically being an open invitation to any apparition, spirit, or demon that happens to be in the vicinity.

Once the spirit, ghost, or other entity has entered the doll, it is customary to ask it to introduce itself, after which it will allegedly write its name down on the provided paper with the writing instrument attached to the doll’s hand. It will also usually explain who it was and how it had died. After this, the players may ask whatever they want of the spirit, the answers to which it will either write on the surface provided or circle in letters which have been prepared beforehand through the writing instrument on the doll’s hand. For “Yes” or “No” questions, the doll will dip the key around its neck into either a cup of coffee or a glass of water, or simply circle a “Yes” or “No” written on the board or paper. The kinds of questions asked of the spirits are diverse, ranging from simple or childish questions such as who likes who, to which lottery numbers will win, to numerous questions about the future or luck of the players, to more somber and pressing questions such as who will die first or about diagnosing illness or unconventional ways to treat diseases.

Although over generations the game has become popular in Indonesia for young and old people alike to play out looking for a good scare, older Indonesians have long warned against dabbling with it, especially for people who are not well versed in the occult or magic. It is said that the game holds many inherit dangers, not the least of which is that it is said to be much harder to coax the spirit back into its realm than it is to call it forth, and this could lead to the entity deciding to stay and run amok to cause all manner of trouble ranging from poltergeist activity to haunting the house to actual full blown possession of one or more of the players present. It is not uncommon for the ghost or ghosts present to cause mischief during the game as it is, so if they refuse to leave it is believed that they can cause all sorts of strife. Even if the entity is in fact willing to leave it is said that if the players end the game abruptly, or fail to properly say goodbye to the spirit residing within the doll, then it can become angry and lash out at the players. It is certainly not a game recommended for the faint of heart or for those not fully prepared to deal with what they may call forth into our reality. For these reasons, although popular, Jelangkung is mostly seen as something that is forbidden to do, as it is seen as trifling with forces we do not yet fully understand. In many ways it all sounds so very similar to the myths and warnings surrounding the use of the western Ouija board.

The mystique and fear surrounding Jelangkung have become very entrenched in Indonesia, where it has truly become the stuff of horror movies, spawning various horror films and TV shows, including the hit Indonesian movie Jelangkung in 2001, which was followed by two sequels, Tusuk Jelangkung (2003), and Jelangkung 3 (2007). It seems that although this may appear to be merely to be an urban legend or spooky campfire story, it is a very real phenomena for many Indonesians, one that has managed to inspire both wonder and terror. But is any of it real? Are there ways to communicate with the land of the dead, to converse with the spirits of the dead or even demons? Whether there are or not, it seems that human beings will always be inclined to at least try. For it seems that the powerful lure of making contact with the dead by whatever means is as old as time itself and is unlikely to fade anytime soon.

[DageDage]

Most Indonesian cities implement special regulations on businesses during the Holy Month of Ramadan. In Jakarta, for example, restaurants are allowed to remain open but nightlife venues like nightclubs are only allowed to operate during limited hours under certain restrictions.

Things are... a little stricter in the satellite city of Bogor. Recently, the Bogor Police released a circular announcing cafes and warung nasi are only allowed to be open during Ramadan from 4pm to 9pm and from 2am to 4am for the pre-dawn suhur meal. Not only that, the circular prohibited those who are not fasting from eating in those restaurants.

And the police are apparently taking the circular quite seriously. Yesterday, the police raided a group of food stalls in the Leuwiliang sub-district of Bogor at lunch time. There they found 13 people eating food from the stalls.

The police brought the 13 to the district office where they were lectured and sentenced to do push-ups.

"They were secured because they were found to be eating lunch at the warungs. So we brought them to the district office and we provided them enlightenment, so they will be respectful of citizens who are fasting," Leuwiliang Subdistrict Head Chairuka Judhianto told Detik on Thursday.

"As for the stall owners, we warned them. If they are found to be open again at noon, we will later seal the stall," Judhianto added.

The regent of Bogor, Nurhayanti, praised the raid, telling Detik in a text message: "I really appreciate the steps taken by the subdistrict of Leuwiliang as the government of Bogor has already released a circular concerning the provisions of the opening hours of the restaurant during the holy month of Ramadan.”

Police did not announce if all of those punished with push-ups were Muslim, but Nurhayanti said the circular requested that all residents of Bogor create a “positive climate” by not doing things that could ruin the atmosphere of the fasting month or lead to "security problems" (ie vigilante raids) that would disturb the peace. Nurhayanti also said that this was important to maintain inter-religious harmony.

[AsuraWrath]

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[nono1973]

Originally Posted by AsuraWrath

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[nono1973]

Originally Posted by DageDage

The Indonesian game of Jelangkung plays out like sort of a mix between a seance and a session of the Ouija board, with the addition of freaky little dolls thrown into the mix, during which the “players” attempt to draw ghosts or spirits into specially made dolls in order to communicate with them. The game is typically played by 3 or 4 people, often in haunted places, and almost always late at night between the hours of 10PM and midnight, typically on a night of a bright moon. The game is said to trace its origins back 1,500 years to the Chinese game of Cai Lan Gong, which roughly translates to “Vegetable Basket spirit” because a vegetable basket was once used to sit the dolls in. In the Chinese version of the game, the gods Poyang and Moyang were invited to step into the dolls to act as a sort of divination device. It was a game which was often played by teenagers during moon festivals and the name of which became the Indonesian name Jelangkung. The Indonesian version took things a step further, stepping beyond the origins of merely being an innocent method of divination for children and becoming a general and rather sinister way to channel all manner of spirits into our world and almost always performed by adults.

There are several things needed to play the game. First is the dolls themselves. They are usually crafted from a coconut shell for a head and with a wooden body, and it is said to be imperative that they be dressed in regular clothing, with a face drawn onto them. In some versions, a key is tied to a necklace around the necks of the dolls. The hands of the dolls are fitted with some sort of writing instrument with which to write the responses from any spirits successfully called forth. The next important thing needed is incense, which is burned throughout the ritual and supposedly helps to lure in the spirits. Also needed is some form of stationary, something for the dolls to write on once they are possessed, with the paper often being adorned with letters of the alphabet in advance, strikingly similar to a Ouija board. Some people use a blackboard rather than paper, and chalk tied to the doll’s hand rather than pen or pencil.

When the game is ready to begin, the players will surround the doll and cast a spell or chant a mantra or incantation, beckoning any nearby spirits to come into the doll. In some places, such as the island of Java, a scarecrow is used instead of a doll, which is no less terrifying. The spell or mantra will be repeated as many times as needed until the doll has been deemed to be possessed, usually due to a perceived increased weight or by the doll suddenly tipping over moving inexplicably. In some versions the dolls is held upright by two handlers during the ritual. The types of spirits that are said to enter the doll are numerous, but are usually the ghosts of people who have died tragically, such as through suicide, murder, or a horrific accident, although sometimes more malignant entities such as demons are believed to enter. In general, it is uncertain of exactly what will enter the doll and there is no control over such things, with the ritual basically being an open invitation to any apparition, spirit, or demon that happens to be in the vicinity.

Once the spirit, ghost, or other entity has entered the doll, it is customary to ask it to introduce itself, after which it will allegedly write its name down on the provided paper with the writing instrument attached to the doll’s hand. It will also usually explain who it was and how it had died. After this, the players may ask whatever they want of the spirit, the answers to which it will either write on the surface provided or circle in letters which have been prepared beforehand through the writing instrument on the doll’s hand. For “Yes” or “No” questions, the doll will dip the key around its neck into either a cup of coffee or a glass of water, or simply circle a “Yes” or “No” written on the board or paper. The kinds of questions asked of the spirits are diverse, ranging from simple or childish questions such as who likes who, to which lottery numbers will win, to numerous questions about the future or luck of the players, to more somber and pressing questions such as who will die first or about diagnosing illness or unconventional ways to treat diseases.

The practice of these black magic reminds me of a thai movies i watched before...(Art of the Devil)

Tho i know its just a movie,when i watch it,it still gives me the goosebumps.