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News Focus

Key takeaways from the cholera outbreak that devastated Batavia

At least 597,185 people worldwide have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious ailment caused by ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

ANTARA's Choice

Enthralling cultural experiences in vibrant Jakarta that never sleeps

Life in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, never really seems to cease, with the wheels of the economy always ...

Jakarta to organize Batavia China Town Show 2019

The capital city Jakarta will organize the Batavia China Town Show 2019 to showcase the inimitable collaboration ...

Weekend Stories

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, ...

Weekend Stories

Entong Gendut and fight for farmers' cause in early 1900s

As Indonesians get into the spirit of celebrating the country’s heroes on November 10, they have again begun ...

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

Looking closely at Chinese community in Jakarta

The Chinese people have a long history of migrating overseas, with approximately 50 million ethnic Chinese living ...

Discovering Jakarta

The charm of the 'instagrammable' Fatahillah Museum

On Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 1, West Jakarta, in 1620, the Dutch built a government office at the behest of Governor ...

Discovering Jakarta

Taste of heritage: culinary adventure in Jakarta's Old Town

With an abundance of historical sites scattered in every nook and cranny, Jakarta’s Old Town, popularly known as ...

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 ...

Discovering Jakarta

From palmist to living statues: transgressing sightseeing at Kota Tua

Under the searing heat of Jakarta’s Old Town (Kota Tua), sat a man, in a red plain shirt and Batik headband, ...

Police seize 37 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from Malaysia

The National Police Criminal Investigation Department announced the arrest of six Malaysian nationals and seized 37 ...

Jokowi receives leaders of Betawi Rempug Forum (FBR)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received leaders of Betawi Rempug Forum (FBR) at Bogor Palace, West Java, on ...

News Focus - Indonesia is important trading partner for Thailand by Azis Kurmala

Relations between Indonesia and Thailand had begun since 1871 when King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn), who reigned ...