(JG Photo/Ulma Haryanto)
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has thumbed his nose at a Supreme Court ruling and said the city will forge ahead with a major sea reclamation project. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno)"
Bang Foke is pushing ahead with the sea reclamation project in North Jakarta, despite environmental experts saying that it will be disastrous, and even despite blocks from the State Ministry of the Environment and the Supreme Court.
...there would be no ease-up in the daily traffic jams experienced by residents in the capital unless major changes were made to the public transportation system.Who says Indonesia doesn't have any smart people?
So the statue above is apparently so offensive or something that it has to go, well at least according to FPI, and despite the protests from the artist, I Nyoman Nuarta. The Bekasi mayor has bowed down to pressure and ordered the destruction of the statue within 21 days, citing that it has no permit, among other reasons.
So I suppose we should tear down the Kereta Kencana statue and any other I Nyoman Nuarta work of art (as he always takes inspiration from living things), just because FPI says so.
And this from the group which tried to disband a transsexual rights forum, thinking it was a drag queen show. Bravo! At this rate, they'll be running the city any time soon.
