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Adding ships will increase connectivity for isolated communities

The sea highway program, to improve inter-regional connectivity in Indonesia, is one of the government's main ...

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Hoping for safe and smooth Eid Al-Fitr exodus

Indonesian Muslims, who account for over 85 percent of the country's 260 million population, began observing the ...

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Jayagiri Village innovates in developing tourism

Jayagiri Village in Lembang Sub-district, West Bandung District, West Java, became synonymous with the popular ...

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One-way route hopes to speed traffic from Jakarta- Surabaya-Bali

Mudik Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr homecoming) is a compulsory tradition for most Indonesian Muslims to ...

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Ready to win but not prepared to taste defeat

The political atmosphere is all charged up, as May 22, 2019, draws closer, when Indonesia's General Election ...

Fake news still challenges Indonesia's post-election atmosphere

The proliferation of fake news and hatred in social media platforms and online media did not end after the first ...

Indonesia encourages improvement in performance of UN peacekeepers

Indonesia, as current President of the United Nations Security Council, has urged improving the safety and performance ...

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Fresh water Nira emerges popular choice to break Ramadhan fast

The sweet taste, unique aroma, and freshness of Nira water, with its innate characteristic freshness, extracted from ...

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More forceful human rights mechanisms needed in ASEAN

Ten years since its establishment, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has yet to fully ...

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Indonesians aghast at the price of garlic

Communities across Indonesia, including Jakarta and Palembang, particularly traders and mothers, were flabbergasted at ...

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Jakarta to stop privatization of water supply

After entrusting private companies with supplying clean water to Jakarta residents for two decades, the Jakarta ...

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Welder's son gets admission, financial aid to study at UI

For Syahrul Ramadhan (18), who recently got accepted into the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (UI), dreams ...

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Indonesia desperately looking for nationwide reconciliation

Indonesia held its parliamentary and presidential elections on Apr 17 peacefully and smoothly during which over 80 ...

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Asia-Pacific news agencies wage full-on war against fake news

Fake news has turned out to be the next wave of misinformation warfare in the digital era following the election of ...

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Indonesian workers continue fighting for decent wage, better benefits

International Labor Day or May Day is celebrated annually on May 1 by workers across countries to highlight certain ...