SBY Open National Meeting (Silatnas) of Sultan And Raja

Jakarta: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accompanied Mother Country Ani Bambang Yudhoyono opened the meeting at the National (Silatnas) and Sultan Raja Nusantara, Friday (7 / 8) afternoon, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Silatnas which will take place on August 7-8 in Jakarta was attended by 135 King and consort of the Sultan and the 15 Crown and daughter, relatives and the Prince Sultan and the King.

President SBY in his speech welcomed the proposed Agency Workers (BP) Silatnas to build this kind of museum or gallery that displays the national heritage the kingdom or sultanate - any name - in this archipelago. "I ask the brother Kebudayan and Tourism Minister, and Minister of Education under the coordination related Menkokesra, get experts talking history, cultural, successor and heir to the kingdom and sultanate to formulate a national gallery as what we want to achieve that," said SBY.

"Try to review perhaps there is still a wide place in the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, because this requires a space or a yard wide, so I hope in, student, students, tourists, guests of the country can pay a visit to friends there," adds SBY. President SBY request of the gallery was soon realized, that could in time six months have proposed. Then discussed. "Once we build that can truly be a landmark, a museum which is the pride we, as the nation has stulah civilization, the history and culture of excellence that does not really lose with the other nations," SBY affirm.

In addition, the President also delivered a high tribute to all parties who have a concern, attention and commitment to a high state and nation. "We have to save themselves a nation and our country. We own the obligation to maintain peace and harmony among us. Indonesia is a nation that compound, compound terms of religion, race, ethnicity, language and identity much more different from one another. But this complexity should not obscure to truly unite us. We can live and develop a harmonious atmosphere of peace, "said SBY.

Previous Chairman of BP Silatnas Sultan and Raja Nusantara KRAT Mashud Toyib Adiningrat reported, in the present 135 this Silatnas King and consort of the Sultan and the 15 Crown and daughter, relatives and the Prince Sultan and the King. "Any Silatnas goal is to restore identity and the identity of the king and the sultan of the archipelago. In addition to the government seeking to be able to observe the existence of the king and the sultan and the sultanate and the Kingdom of the archipelago, "he said.

They also hope to be in the process of drafting and Bill and Customary Law. The kings and sultans have customs and ask the government to restore the history relating to the history of the kingdom and in the archipelago over the schools. "Because at this time more people know the history of other nations than the historical culture of the nation itself," explains KRAT Toyib Adiningrat.

Present accompanying President SBY, among others, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, Mensesneg Hatta Rajasa, Mendagri Mardiyanto, Menkominfo Muh.Nuh, Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta, and Menbudpar Jero Wacik. (win)


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Donald P. Tick

Royal National Indonesian Conference 5-7 august 2009

The National Royal Conference;Silaturahmi Nasional Lembaga Kerajaan dan Kesultanan Nusantara;which will take place in Jakarta from 5 until 7 august 2009.
It is organised by the Forum Komunikasi dan Informasi Keraton se Nusantara (FKIKN);the 2nd largest royal organisation of Indonesia;and will be attended by 2 of the 3 other royal organisations:AKKI and FKKAS(only active on Sulawesi).
The real conference will take place from 5 august in the evening and shall end with a meeting of all the kings, rajas, dynastychiefs and other important royalty at the palace of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono at 7 august.
Such a royal meeting was also done at this presidential palace in november 2008, when there was a big conference of the 4th royal organisation FSKN.
The members hope to talk with the president about the support of a revival of interest, preservance of knowledge of the royal culture and history.
There are all kind of projects. One of it is the making of an encyclopedy about all the ca. 300 dynasties of Indonesia.
It is hoped, that also the unity were be talked about. That the 4 royal organisations in the future will work as harmonious organisations.
May God blesses this initiative.

DP TickgRMK
Ir. I. Festivana

New Installation King of Sanggau

Installation Ceremony

New King and His Wife

Keraton Surya Negara of Sanggau

Surya Negara palace of Sanggau (W-Borneo) now has a new king that installed by the State of nine guardian of the country, Sunday (26 / 7/2009) morning.

New leaders are H. Gusti Arman that the name of the queen at this time is Pangeran Ratu H. Gusti Arman Surya
Negara.
Witnessed with the Sultan of Palembang Darussalam, Regent Sanggau, the king and the sultan's all except West Kalimantan Pontianak Kadariah palace. Complete Installation is implemented handover of Keris Pusaka Kalima Sani by H. Gusti Gusti H harbani bin H Gusti Muhammad Saleh Bin Gusti Muhammad Umar Bin Pangeran Paduka Surya Negara, held next laying crown by H Muhamad Arif Bin H. Ade Ahmad Arif bin Panembahan H. Ade Muhammad Paku Negara accompanied with cannon boom as much as seven times, and Tar Music.
The Installation of Pangeran Ratu H. Gusti Arman Surya as holder of the calyx leadership is based on lineage and the first made by consensus elders and relatives of the palace.
Prince Ratu Gusti Suryansyah as Chief of Ismayana Palace of Landak and also chief of Forum Silaturrahmi Keraton Se-Nusantara at West Kalimantan said that with installed the new leaders, can together take pride of Keraton in Indonesia in order to preserve the culture and customs.
"With the revitalization of the entire palace Indonesia will be risen preserve our culture but still in the NKRI ,"said Prince Ratu Gusti Suryansyah.
According to him, for many this was a hereditary kingdom was gone from original place, or submitted to the government, so that the heritage collection should be done.
Pangeran Ratu Gusti Suryansyah request to the government, itself felt sad because during the time the goods are handed heirdom managed not even impressed with the good neglected.
"I'm sad to see heritage and not only be maintained by the board," said Pangeran Ratu Gusti Suryansyah.
Also that with the return of this palace, does not no of intention to establish the state of the country, because since the Indonesia free country then it is no longer a valid or kingdom palace. Likewise what is presented by the Sultan of Palembang Darussalam, Sultan Iskandar Machmud Badarudin Syah, Sultanate palace as the Association of Indonesia (AKKI) that with the emergence of the kingdom and the palace have been lost during the absence of the management or leaders, hoping for them return together to maintain unity of Indonesia, the government as a partner.
"We stand as a community partner, and the government involving the palace and took over of Indonesia in building this country, "said Darussalam Sultan Iskandar Machmud Badarudin Syah.
Pangeran Ratu H. Gusti Arman Surya Negara recently in the near future along with his colleagues who have palace, re-collect what that this gap has been split, both genealogy and other matters related to the other palace.
"I suggest to the entire family can gather in the deliberation complete what is becoming a problem, let us together raise Surya Negara pride of the palace, "said Pangeran Ratu H. Gusti Arman Surya Negara.
Regent Sanggau, H. Setiman H. Sudin said that with the return of filled vacancy leadership in the palace Surya State then expected this many inputs and information in order to promote Sanggau fore. "I'm sure Pangeran Ratu H. Gusti Arman Surya Negara can unify togetherness and the future together government can bring the name into Sanggau the front, "said the regent.
In the Installation also inaugurated the use of Keraton Surya Negara and Masjid Jami' Sultan Ayub with the inscription, and the beating beduk preceded and followed by the regent and the king of all the sultan.
Presenting in Installation, the Sultan of Palembang Darussalam Sultan Iskandar Machmud Badarudin Syah, Pangeran Ratu Gusti Suryansyah, the king's palace Ismayana Landak, Sultan Istana Al Mukaramah of Sintang, Sultan Kesuma Negara V Pangeran Ratu Sri Negara H.R.M Ikhsan Perdana, King Palace Amantubillah Mempawah Pangeran Ratu Mardan Adijaya Kesuma Ibrahim, the King of Sekadau Pangeran Agung III Gusti Muhammad Effendi, King of Sampang Sultan Muhammad II Jamaludidin H. Gusti Mulya, Matan Kingdom
Pangeran H. Uti Kusnadi, and Pangeran H Gusti Kambodia. Prince of Tayan Gusti Syarfani, and stakeholders Kubu kingdoms Daulat Alamsyah Syarif Achmad Al-Idrus.

Article and first picture are from Borne0-Tribune
Second to last picture are from Gusti Zulmainis (Secretary of Keraton Sanggau)
Translated and edited by festivi and DP TickgRMK

New King of Sekadau Installed

Gusti Muhammad Efendi Bin Sidik Gusti Agung be as Pangeran Agung Muda, King of Sekadau (W-Borneo) which took place in the dwelling house H. Umar Jhafar, Saturday 28 February 2009.
This Installation king was attended by the Sultan of Sintang, multi-ethnic people, Muspida elements, and the Malay community of Sekadau District.
Before installation, the king of cultural welcome the arrival in the Tar Music and accompaniment tracks typical Malay Sekadau. Then the King going to seat have been provided in the style of the kingdom and close by two guards the left and right. Gusti Muhammad Efendi looks stout with the wear yellow.
After that, the procession begins with the greeting words of the head of the council's multi-ethnic tradition. Words from the speech delivered by the head of the customs of each tribe of which the Chairman of People Assembly Culture Malay, Dayak Adat Council Chairman, Chairman of the Assembly Tionghua Ceremony, Chairman of the Assembly and Indigenous Konghucu can be concluded that, hopely the King can work together excavate potential in the cultural-District Sekadau.
In fact, all the customary council hopes, the relationship between ethnic cooperation in the District Sekadau can walk better than before. Thus the form of life in all aspects can walk better and harmonious.
So, community Sekadau could be an independent and democratic. On occasion it also Sekadau District Chief (Camat) Jhoni the word speech, said expected to be working with both potential and can dig a very big culture in the District of Sekadau.
Installation King is seen as glorious atmosphere of solidarity between ethnic attend these events. It start by rituals and customs around the seat of King confetti by yellow rice and some dishes that has been provided in the front seat of King.
Together with the installation King also held a music and songs brought by two groups.
At the end, Culture and the King appear with delegation of various ethnic taking picture together and After the King Sekadau get congratulation from the invitation that came from.

All Material from Borneo-Tribune
Translated and edited by festivi and DP TickgRMK

An Ethnographic Study of Landu People, East Rote Island, Eastern Indonesia

Please See this link :

http://ntt-academia.org/doctoraldissertation/Dissertation.Lintje.Pellu.PhD.pdf


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Research about Rote Island

Please see this link :

http://ntt-academia.org/rote/Field-report-Wilson-Therik-2009.pdf

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Biggest Royal Local Indonesia Festival Starts Again

All Picture are from Mr. Agri

In the centre of the oldest Indonesian kingdom; Kutai,or more officially Kutai Kartanegara ing Martadipura; the sultan's dynasty with the help of the government of the Kabupaten (district) Kutai Kartanegara; has begun on sunday again to start the royal local festival called Festival Erau.
Erau is a royal festival made to remember the founding of the last royal residence called Tenggarong ca. 250 years ago and to keep the contact between the royal family and the history and the people strong.
Kutai with it's ca. 1600 years of existence is the oldest kingdom of Indonesia.
Because of it's oil it is also the most richest area of Indonesia,so with this oilwealth it can bring back in a very interesting way the traditional culture and history for every one in Indonesia and from abroad.
It started on sunday 26 july in the old sultan's palace (and museum) Keraton Mulawarman with a ceremony called Mendirikan Ayu. It was interesting to see,that more and more the Crownprince Aji Pangeran Adipati Prabu Anum Surya Adiningrat takes over the leading responsibilities from his 84 years old father Sultan Haji Aji Mohammad Salehoeddin II.
The sultan wants to make the crownprince more and more acquianted with the royal duties he has now and in the future.
Before there were also some rituals to prepare the Erau Festival. Exactly 4 days before it started with the Beluluh Ceremony for the sultan and the crownprince in the nearby the old palace lying new palace (ready as a palace 7 years ago, but built in a traditional style; wednesday).
Then on thursday there was the Menjamu Benua ceremony to remember, that the Erau Festival has to do with the past.
Then finally the Merangin ceremony was held on thursday, friday and sunday night.
The actual Erau Festival will take place from 26 july until 3 august.
It is not only a festival of display of royal culture,but also of the general local culture and of the cultures which later came to the sultanate of Kutai and last but not least also to make a good cooperationship between the original 2 peoples;the Dayaks and the Melayu peoples; and all the other people, who now stay in Kutai Kartanegara.
Officials of the other Kutai districts and also many people from everywhere are going to the very pleasant royal town of Tenggarong, where most of the Erau Festival takes place.This is a town, which is called by many people as the Brunei of Indonesia:because of it's wealth, display of royal culture, but which still could retain it's historical beauty.
It is extraordinary to see every time,when the bi-anual Erau Festival is held, how proud the young people are about their own culture.
The displays of the f.i. royal dances have a real genuine atmosphere in itself. That is because the Kutai sultan's dynasty are one of the few dynasties in Indonesia, who really dedicated themselves always to keep the traditional culture alive.
With this the Kutai people are still happy to have the roots of their own culture.
And a genuine feeling in an old culture is that what a culture everywhere makes it so interesting.
May the heart of the Kutai culture always remains in it.

D.P. Tick
I. Festivana