Word: kusuma
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...Even more in demand is the Kelompok Jendela, or Window Group, from Yogyakarta. It has taken the auction world by storm, with works by Rudi Mantofani, Yunizar and Handiwirman Sahputra leading the way (Yunizar and Handiwirman's paintings have sold for over $50,000). According to Deddy Kusuma, owner of one of Indonesia's largest collections, some works by the group have appreciated by 10 times in the past year alone. Established painters are also benefiting from the surging interest. Nasirun, a well-known but reclusive 42-year-old painter in Bantul, Central Java, is currently selling paintings to overseas...
...million. But wealth didn't bring security to the family, which numbered 10 children. In 1966, Arkom was shot dead in what was believed to be a business dispute. The case remains unsolved. Thirteen years later, Suwapee was shot and wounded in another unsolved case. Her oldest daughter Kusuma was slain while collecting rents in 1982. Her uncle and two nieces were convicted of plotting the murder, but later they were released by the Supreme Court. Suwapee died of cancer in 1990. Disputes over her wills sparked 50 lawsuits among family members. Not long after Suwapee's death, daughter Naiyana...
...appeal since we know the justice system does not serve people here." IGNATIUS MAHENDRA KUSUMA WARDANA, Jakarta student, on the three-year prison sentence she got for burning President Megawati Sukarnoputri's picture...
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