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Inside the centuries-old temple in Jakarta on Lunar New Year

In the half hour past midnight, crowds of Chinese descendants, dressed in all red attire, throng the main premises of ...

Dendang Melayu Plain emerges as popular tourist destination in Batam

The Dendang Melayu plain, proffering views of the Raja Haji Fisabilillah Bridge, sea, and several islets, has turned ...

Hitching a boat ride to enjoy sights of buffaloes swimming

Enjoying the twilight in swampy Danau Panggang Sub-district, with a water buffalo boarding the platform to rest as a ...

Joint research uncovers walking shark species in Raja Ampat, Halmahera

A joint research led to the discovery of some species of walking shark in the waters of Raja Ampat, West Papua ...

Jakarta caps Lunar NY with lion dances, festivities

The Jakarta Provincial government is, this year, celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year for the first time by ...

Senior actress Widyawati bestowed award at Asia Pacific Film Festival

Indonesian senior actress Widyawati won the award of Best Supporting Actress at the 59th Asia Pacific Film Festival ...

Breathing new life into Indonesia's south sea pearl industry

Jean de la Bruyere, the 17th century French philosopher and moralist, had once stated that "Next to sound ...

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Combating sexual violence on college campuses

It becomes a reasonable question to ask, but where can women be safe since both private and community spaces are ...

Anti-sexual violence bill crucial weapon in fight against rape culture

A young girl in college had to bury her dreams of being a literature graduate as she had been raped by a famous poet ...

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Strong commitment paramount to combating workplace sexual harassment

Workplace sexual harassment is among the most challenging and insidious issues since victims are oftentimes in a ...

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Active generosity should be reflected in anti-poverty efforts

Over 74 years after it gained independence, Indonesia continues to face the challenge of poverty inflicting several ...

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Rest in peace Pak Bahtiar Effendy

Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim-based organization owning some 177 higher educational institutions ...

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@jokowi tweets yet to comprehensively capture his foreign policy

Twitter is a daring and bold new world for foreign policy that most world leaders happily or reluctantly ...

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Reviving the legacy of Sabeni, the Betawi fighter

Sabeni can solely be identified through a black-and-white portrait painting, bearing Sabeni bin Channam 1860-1945, ...

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Meet "Si Pitung": Betawi's revered bandit, loathed by the rich

In the mid-19th Century, bordering Batavia, Jakarta’s old city under Dutch colonial government, the powerless, ...