There have place women be banned wearing trousers

Aceh, Indonesia :

Starting from January 1, 2010, there will be no women wearing trousers in West Aceh district, part of Aceh province.  West Aceh district imposed a ban on the use of pants tight jeans and style for women.

Ramli MS, West Aceh Regent has signed a bylaw which prohibits women in the regency from wear trousers.

To anticipate huge number of trousers to be cut by police during raids, the regency administration has prepared along 7,000 long skirts, which will be provided free to those caught wearing trousers.

Ramli MS was quoted by a newspaper last month as saying that "We have issued the regulation to further enforce Islamic sharia granted by the central government". "Put on pants, in West Aceh district was increased disobedience and we do socialization stage per stage," said the Ramli MS to reporters.

However, Ramli did not mention the increase in the number of immortal acts in the region. He also did not specify which type of disobedience occured. In addition to its disobedience, there is the main reason that the main reason for Ramli to implement this ban.

"I implement this rule because I am embarrassed by the central government, because I can not apply the rule of Islam completely," said Regent.
Not only that, Ramli also reasoned that the policy on the basis of a sense of  responsibility he had. So not only responsibility to the central government, but also his relationship with God.

"As a magistrate I have a responsibility, I will be asked by God during my responsibility to led West Aceh, in addition to fulfill the desire of central government," said Ramli.

Used of pants are allowed on condition that should be tightly covered her eyes wide and legs. Pants can also be used as a long skirt depths wide. 

The new bylaw on the banning of trousers adds to another controversial law in Aceh launched earlier in September under the Islamic bylaw system, which included articles on stoning alduterers to death and caning for premarital sex. Across the country, the new bylaw adds to many similar policies in other regions which rule on women's dress code and behavior.

Vice Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly, Ahmad Farhan Hamid, assessing ban women wearing jeans too far. Clothing issue, said the senator from Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, it was a private matter.

"I think an area makes the rules refer to the law" said Farhan. "Qanun to regulate their citizens should not be contrary to the law" said Farhan. But Farhan himself claims not read Qanun contains a ban on the use of the jeans. "I think that I will discuss with colleagues in parliament later" he said.

Indonesia Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Patrialis Akbar, not yet knowing there are rules prohibited girls in jeans in West Aceh. Patrialis will check the information first. "I'll comment later, please monitor what will be happened" said Patrialis.  (Harian Rakyat Aceh/The Jakarta Post-Indraswari)

Tea pot collector from Vietnam

Some of Vu's teapots collection

Thai Nguyen, Vietnam :

Mong Nong Vu, the tea collector was born and raised in dinh Hoa district, in a province celebrated for its tea Thai Ngu Yen. For mong Nong Vu, tea time has lasted nearly half of his life, he have collection around 300 teapots in various shapes and sizes , some 800 years old.

Vu has spent years researching and collecting the crockery, as well as drinking tea of course. Sometimes he wants a piece so badly, he is willing to fork out a sum ten times his monthly salary.

His job as director of the provincial Centre of Culture and Information, gives him the ideal conditions to pursue his obsession.

"These teapots show that since our ancestors' time, Vietnamese tea culture was different from Japanese and Chinese," he says, "the tradition still influence modern culture."

One of the gems in his collection is a teapot called Ga Than (Holy Cock), made around 800 years ago under Ly Dynasty. It has an interesting design - shaped like the head of a cock.
Other Vietnamese teapots in the collection date from Ly (1010 - 1225), Tran (1225 - 1400), and Le (1418 - 1788) dynasties, many shaped like dragons and phoenixes.
The collection also include teapots from China (since Song, Ming and Ching dynasty) and some have designs following Japanese style.

With his teapots collection, Vu hopes it will help others understand more about Vietnamese tea culture, and appreciate its beauty and complexity. (Vietnam News)