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Toshiba to build CO2-free energy system for Indonesia

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned ...

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Integrating modern motifs in traditional batik

A festive nuance, a modern touch, as well as vibrant colors could be enough to describe pieces of batik clothes draped ...

Discovering Jakarta

Tracking down the hidden Portuguese pearl in north Jakarta

Indonesia, particularly its eastern part, is well-known for its rich spices that are highly priced, even surpassing the ...

Discovering Jakarta

Exploring the past through Kota Tua Jakarta museums

A Hermes statue welcomes everyone to the courtyard situated in the middle of a neoclassical structure of the Jakarta ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Hutama Karya awaits govt scheme to build new capital city

State-owned construction company, PT Hutama Karya, hinted that it has been awaiting a cooperation scheme from the ...

Thailand's museum houses Indonesia's oldest Quran in pristine state

The oldest manuscript of Islamic Holy Quran, crafted in Indonesia, is preserved in pristine condition at the Ahmadiyah ...

Six dead in Cipularang toll road's multi-vehicle crash: Jasa Marga

At least six died in a crash involving multiple cars at Cipularang toll road's KM 91+400 in Purwakarta, West Java ...

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Indonesia grapples with ending tensions in Papua and West Papua

Indonesian security personnel in Papua and West Papua have striven to restore law and order, while the central ...

Shopping malls, schools in Jayapura remain closed day after rioting

A day after Jayapura bore witness to riots, residents of this capital city of Papua Province yet found several shopping ...

TNI, police deploy trucks to move thousand Papuan demonstrators home

Indonesian military (TNI) and police (Polri) deployed 10 trucks, Friday, to move thousand native Papuans home from the ...

DFAT should remind Australians to obey Indonesian laws: Bali police

Bali’s police urged Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials to remind their ...

Rais exhorts government to delay capital city relocation

National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais has appealed to the central government to delay its plan to move ...

SAR confirms 143 salvaged from MV Santika Nusantara's fiery inferno

Surabaya Search and Rescue (SAR) Agency confirmed, Friday, the successful rescue of 143 passengers from the Motor ...

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Awaiting people's participation in new capital city-related decision

The Indonesian Government's decision to relocate the country's capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan ...