INDO LOG

The story of used cooking oil as diesel fuel
Henricus Ismanthono, Jakarta | Sun, 03/18/2012 10:06 AM

Around 2007, in Bogor, West Java, a hotel employee initiated a project to produce biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil (minyak jelantah) collected from a number of restaurants, eating spots and small food stalls (warteg) in his vicinity.

The used cooking oil, after being blended with methanol in a special mixing machine, was sent to a lab at an agricultural institute in Bogor for analysis and a feasibility study. Results of the tests indicated it was safe for use in diesel engines.

Located in Indonesia, Langgeng Art Foundation (LAF)
is a contemporary art institution facilitating various kinds of art creation, presentation and discussion, especially in relation to strategic ways in the growth and development of Indonesian contemporary art. LAF was founded in 2010 by Deddy Irianto, founder and manager of Langgeng Gallery, Magelang, Indonesia.

Documentary gives stage to miners’ struggle in Papua
Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 02/28/2012 12:46 PM

The voices of local workers in the world’s largest gold and copper mine controlled by the US-based mining giant Freeport McMoRan in Papua can be heard loud and clear in a new documentary that chronicles the biggest strike in the company’s history.

Jakarta Globe, Bramantyo Prijosusilo | November 22, 2011

Transparency and accountability are universally accepted as the cornerstones of good governance. With neither present in Papua, we can be sure that the natural riches of the region will never come to benefit local communities, but will rather bring about the so-called “resource curse” in the form of economic, cultural, social and political strife and ecological disaster.

Artist’s mockery of violence gets real
Bambang Muryanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Thu, 02/16/2012 8:51 AM

Artist Bramantyo Prijosusilo’s planned street performance that criticizes rampant violence was forcefully aborted after he himself experienced it for real.

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Kenali|Rangkai|Pakai (recognize I Bundle I Use) or abbreviated KRP is an independent community that was formed with purpose of conducting various project to development types of instrument or media-based art. Media in this condition, its not only from music development, but also include visual, lighting, and artistic. KRP concern of applied technology on variety of arts, this can be made independently from artist.