---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: hima one <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:10 PM Subject: Trs: [Pengurus_HB] Dukungan Liputan Internasional Menolak Buddha-Bar To: sahabathb <[email protected]>, [email protected], maisy jayasaputra <[email protected]>, milis tridharma < [email protected]>, hariyanto its <[email protected]>, abin <[email protected]>, youngky <[email protected]>, permata dhamma <[email protected]>, bec <[email protected]>, cahyono <[email protected]>, dsp <[email protected]>, Beni sby <[email protected]>, sunardi radar surabaya <[email protected]>
Kunjungi segera.........!! Web Baru HIKMAHBUDHI : www.hikmahbudhi.or.id Web BisMania : www.bismania.org Web Tzu Chi : www.tzuchi.or.id Personal Web of Hima One : www.sagiexpress.multiply.com --- Pada *Rab, 18/3/09, yabin yap <[email protected]>* menulis: Dari: yabin yap <[email protected]> Topik: [Pengurus_HB] Dukungan Liputan Internasional Menolak Buddha-Bar Kepada: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Tanggal: Rabu, 18 Maret, 2009, 12:39 PM Dear all, Beberapa cuplikan berita di bawah ini hanya sedikit dari sekian banyaknya liputan media massa di luar negeri yang begitu antusias untuk menginformasikan setiap upaya menolak Buddha-Bar. Setiap ada upaya di sini, dalam hitungan waktu yang singkat, ternyata menyebar begitu cepatnya ke setiap penjuru dunia. Bisa jadi inilah yang pertama kalinya dalam sejarah Buddha-Bar yang sudah berdiri, akan terpaksa mengganti namanya, dan itu dimulai dari tanah Indonesia. Dan hanya tinggal satu dua langkah lagi. Jika Anda merasa perlu berbagi informasi ini, silahkan disebarluaskan kepada teman-teman lainnya. salam, yabin Buddhists shout slogans during a demonstration demanding French lounge chain Buddha Bar to be shut down, outside the French Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 16, 2009. The hip club is under pressure to close its only Asian branch amid corruption accusations and protests by Buddhists, who say the use of their religious symbols are blasphemous. Poster says: "Buddha Bar disturbing religious harmony." (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) http://www.breitbar t.com/image. php?id=app- 02e3dbc0- 2440-4cf2- 90d2-7f5e19d593b c&show_article= 1&catnum=0&ch=BNImagesAll<http://www.breitbart.com/image.php?id=app-02e3dbc0-2440-4cf2-90d2-7f5e19d593bc&show_article=1&catnum=0&ch=BNImagesAll> Buddha Bar chain urged to close Jakarta branch for religious reasons - Associated Press - guardian.co. uk <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>, Thursday 12 March 2009 17.16 GMT The French lounge chain Buddha Bar is under pressure to close its only Asian branch amid protests by Buddhists who say the use of their religious symbols are blasphemous. Since the December launch of the club in Jakarta , Buddhist students have demanded it be shut down, with dozens burning incense and praying outside. An independent corruption watchdog said today that the venue, an elegant Dutch colonial-era building, was purchased by the city and renovated with nearly $2.9m (£2.1m) in public funds before being turned into a private commercial enterprise. Several people involved in the project have ties to the political elite. With cathedral-high ceilings, a restaurant upstairs has a six-metre (18ft) Buddha overseeing seating for 240. A cocktail club downstairs – like branches in New York , London , Dubai and Kiev – throbs with lounge music. It has quickly turned into a hotspot for the young and wealthy. Opposition to Jakarta 's Buddha Bar escalated this week when the Indonesian religious affairs minister, Maftuh Basyuni, asked the French operator, Paris-based George V Hotels and Resorts, to consider closing down or changing the name. "If not, I'm afraid there will be an Islam Bar, Christian Bar , and other bars," he was quoted by the Antara state news agency as saying. "This is important for harmony among religions." Jakarta 's legislative council repeated requests to close the club, saying it would be the best way to ensure Buddhists are not offended. Protesters say it is wrong to associate Buddha with a bar because the faith prohibits alcohol. Repeated phone calls and messages to managers of the bar went unanswered yesterday and today, and a spokesman for the city of Jakarta declined to comment. The club is jointly run by the daughter of former Jakarta governor Sutiyoso, whose administration approved the building's restoration, and the daughter of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri. Indonesia <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/indonesia> Corruption Watch said it has asked the Jakarta city administration to clarify the ownership of the heritage site, a former immigration office built by the Dutch in 1913 in a prime downtown neighbourhood. "We are worried that there may have been a conflict of interest … because the club is run by the daughter of the former Jakarta governor," said Agus Sunaryanto, a spokesman for the anti-corruption group. "The city bought the building with the people's money. We have a right to know the circumstances. " With an estimated 200 million Muslims, Indonesia has the largest Islamic population in the world, but it also has sizeable Christian, Hindu and Buddhist communities. http://www.guardian .co.uk/world/ 2009/mar/ 12/buddha- bar-indonesia- protests<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/12/buddha-bar-indonesia-protests> http://www.iht. com/articles/ ap/2009/03/ 12/business/ AS-Indonesia- Buddha-Bar. php<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/12/business/AS-Indonesia-Buddha-Bar.php> http://www.chicagot ribune.com/ business/ sns-ap-as- indonesia- buddha-bar, 0,1158198. story<http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-as-indonesia-buddha-bar,0,1158198.story> http://www.boston. com/business/ articles/ 2009/03/12/ buddha_bar_ pressured_ to_close_ in_indonesia/<http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/03/12/buddha_bar_pressured_to_close_in_indonesia/> http://www.twinciti es.com/ci_ 11894894<http://www.twincities.com/ci_11894894> http://www.american buddhist. net/buddha- bar-chain- urged-close- jakarta-branch- religious- reasons<http://www.americanbuddhist.net/buddha-bar-chain-urged-close-jakarta-branch-religious-reasons> http://news. moneycentral. msn.com/provider /providerarticle .aspx?feed= AP&date=20090312&id=9689788<http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20090312&id=9689788> http://www.kyivpost .com/world/ 37259 <http://www.kyivpost.com/world/37259> http://article. wn.com/view/ 2009/03/12/ Buddha_Bar_ pressured_ to_close_ in_Indonesia_ 6/<http://article.wn.com/view/2009/03/12/Buddha_Bar_pressured_to_close_in_Indonesia_6/> http://ph.news. yahoo.com/ ap/20090312/ tap-as-indonesia -buddha-bar- 64ed358.html<http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090312/tap-as-indonesia-buddha-bar-64ed358.html> http://www.pr- inside.com/ buddha-bar- pressured- to-close- in-r1109702. htm<http://www.pr-inside.com/buddha-bar-pressured-to-close-in-r1109702.htm> Real Buddhists Protest Buddha Bar Posted Mar 5, 09 6:45 AM CST in Business<http://www.newser.com/section/5/business-news-headlines.html>, World <http://www.newser.com/section/2/world-news-headlines.html> JAKARTA (Reuters) - About 200 Buddhist students held a rally outside an outlet of the international franchise Buddha Bar in the Indonesian capital on Thursday, accusing it of defaming their religion. Jakarta is the first city in Southeast Asia to host a Buddha Bar, the hip Paris-based franchise of restaurant/lounges. "It is impossible to put the exalted name (Buddha) side by side with the word 'bar', which is associated with a place for alcohol. That is defamation of religion," said Eko Nugroho, a protester from a group calling itself the Students Alliance to Reject Buddha Bar. Avoiding alcohol and other intoxicants is the fifth of the "Five Precepts" that form the basic moral code of Buddhism. During the peaceful protest, the group prayed with flowers and incense outside the bar that opened late last year in the plush Menteng area of Jakarta and which houses a giant gold Buddha statue on the upper restaurant floor of the bar. Some held up banners saying "Strip off Buddhist symbols from Buddha Bar" and called for the bar to be shut. A member of the bar staff said she was not aware of any plan to change the name or alter the interior of the venue. "Buddha Bar is open as usual," said the bar staff, who gave her name as Echi. The congested Indonesian capital of about 10 million people has seen an increasing number of slick nightlife venues open in recent years. Secular Indonesia is predominantly Muslim, but also has sizeable Christian, Hindu and Buddhist communities. In the past, supporters of hardline Muslim groups have smashed up bars and nightclubs for opening during the Ramadan fasting month. (Reporting by Adi Kurniawan and Benny Siahaya; Writing by Olivia Rondonuwu; Editing by Alex Richardson) http://www.newser. com/story/ 52470/real- buddhists- protest-buddha- bar.html<http://www.newser.com/story/52470/real-buddhists-protest-buddha-bar.html> https://www. chinapost. com.tw/asia/ indonesia/ 2009/03/06/ 198954/Indonesia -students. htm<https://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/indonesia/2009/03/06/198954/Indonesia-students.htm> http://www.reuters. com/article/ lifestyleMolt/ idUSTRE5241R6200 90305<http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5241R620090305> http://www.theaustr alian.news. com.au/story/ 0,25197,25144640 -12377,00. html<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25144640-12377,00.html> http://www.stuff. co.nz/world/ asia/2004380/ Indonesia- group-protests- Buddha-bar<http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/2004380/Indonesia-group-protests-Buddha-bar> http://www.intellas ia.net/news/ articles/ society/11125979 4.shtml<http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/society/111259794.shtml> http://tvnz. co.nz/view/ page/425822/ 2522415<http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2522415> http://www.topix. com/religion/ buddhism/ 2009/03/devout- protest-against- buddha-bar<http://www.topix.com/religion/buddhism/2009/03/devout-protest-against-buddha-bar> http://preciousmeta l.wordpress. com/2009/ 03/05/devout- protest-against- buddha-bar/<http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/devout-protest-against-buddha-bar/> http://archive. gulfnews. com/articles/ 09/03/05/ 10291760. html<http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/03/05/10291760.html> http://www.american buddhist. net/devout- protest-against- buddha-bar<http://www.americanbuddhist.net/devout-protest-against-buddha-bar> http://www.dailyrel igious.com/ archives/ 23565<http://www.dailyreligious.com/archives/23565> http://www.religiou swatch.com/ rw0309.htm<http://www.religiouswatch.com/rw0309.htm> http://www.religion newsblog. com/23325/ buddha-bar- jakarta-indonesi a<http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23325/buddha-bar-jakarta-indonesia> http://insidecathol ic.com/Joomla/ index.php? option=com_ content&task=view&id=5531&Itemid=80<http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5531&Itemid=80> http://www.kwoff. com/story. php?title= Devout_protest_ against_Buddha_ Bar__The_ Daily_Telegraph- 1<http://www.kwoff.com/story.php?title=Devout_protest_against_Buddha_Bar__The_Daily_Telegraph-1> Home <http://www.straitstimes.com/> > Breaking News<http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Breaking%2BNews.html>> SE Asia <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/SE%2BAsia.html>> Story March 5, 2009 Buddha Bar 'sealed' JAKARTA - INDONESIAN Buddhists symbolically 'sealed' the upmarket Buddha Bar in Jakarta on Thursday, urging authorities to immediately close the Paris-based entertainment franchise for blasphemy. About 150 mainly student protesters carrying joss sticks and flowers gathered outside the bar in a wealthy neighbourhood of the capital and denounced its decorative use of sacred symbols and statues. They chanted Buddhist prayers and carried banners reading 'Remove all Buddhist symbols from the bar' and 'Change your name or close forever'. A handful of police watched calmly as the protesters then 'sealed' the main entrance with fake yellow crime scene tape. The bar was closed at the time. 'For us, Buddha is our revered teacher. But for them, Buddha is a decoration and the worst thing is the statues are in such an indecent place,' protest coordinator Eko Nugroho said. The trendy bar opened its first Asian franchise here late last year, renovating a historic former immigration building in the plush Menteng part of town and decorating it with large Buddha statues and images. It is believed to be part-owned by Puan Maharani, the daughter of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, and former Jakarta governor Sutiyoso's daughter, Renny Sutiyoso. Seven protesters were invited to present their objections to the bar's managers, who did not comment to the media. Another group of Buddhists is planning to sue the government for granting the bar an operating licence, and is not deterred by the high-profile owners of the franchise, a spokesman said. -- AFP. http://www.straitst imes.com/ Breaking% 2BNews/SE% 2BAsia/Story/ STIStory_ 346358.html<http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_346358.html> http://news. sg.msn.com/ lifestyle/ article.aspx? cp-documentid= 2699317<http://news.sg.msn.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2699317> ------------------------------ Buat sendiri desain eksklusif Messenger Pingbox Anda sekarang! <http://sg.rd.yahoo.com/id/messenger/pingbox/mailtagline/*http://id.messenger.yahoo.com/pingbox/> Membuat tempat chat pribadi di blog Anda sekarang sangatlah mudah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
