Aristides katoppo soe hok gie biography
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Aristides Katoppo, one of the co-founders of The Conversation Indonesia, died on Sunday in Jakarta.
Aristides katoppo soe hok gie biography
He was 81 years old.
His remains will be cremated today at Oasis Lestari, Tangerang, Banten.
A senior journalist and environmental activist, Aristides helped launch a number news, as well as rights and environmental, organisations.
Light of Hope
Born in Tomohon, North Sulawesi in 1938, Aristides began his journalistic career as a reporter at Persbiro Indonesia Aneta (PIA), during the height of Sukarno’s power, and a New York Times stringer.
Aristides was one of a group of journalists who started the afternoon daily Sinar Harapan (Light of Hope) in 1961.
The Soeharto regime shut down the daily several times over Aristides’ reporting.
In 1972, after reporting about the state budget before it was officially released by the government, Soeharto took away Sinar Harapan’s license to publish.
The government gave Sinar Harapan’s license back in 1973 with the condition that Aristide