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Poverty remains major problem in Indonesia: ACT chief

Poverty remains a major problem in Indonesia and concrete efforts to solve it is by being generous, according to ...

Labschool tastes glory in international folklore dance championship

The cultural mission team of Labschool Cibubur High School brought international glory to Indonesia by winning the XXX ...

Indonesia's adversaries are not colonizers, but drug dealers: mayor

Mayor of Madiun Maidi stated that Indonesia's present adversaries are not colonizers but drug dealers and ...

President says Indonesia needs poverty eradication heroes

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) says that Indonesia needs heroic figures who fight for eradicating poverty, ...

Young Indonesians encouraged to harness spirit of innovation: minister

Research and Technology and Higher Education Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has encouraged young Indonesians to keep the ...

Jokowi honors Indonesia's fallen heroes at Kalibata Memorial Park

President Joko Widodo acted as an inspector in the ceremony to commemorate National Heroes Day at the Kalibata ...

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 ...

Jokowi confers National Hero titles on first UGM rector, five figures

Six figures were bestowed the honor of national hero by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prior to the commemoration of ...

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

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, ...

Xanana Gusmao visits BJ Habibie's grave to pay his last respect

Timor Leste 's first president and founding father Kay Rana Xanana Gusmao along with East Timorese students ...

Hundreds of Muslims in Gaza perform prayers for late BJ Habibie

Several hundred Muslims in Gaza, Palestine, performed prayers for late BJ Habibie, Indonesia's third ...

Habibie ever urged Xanana to focus on human resources development

Timor Leste's founding father Xanana Gusmao said late BJ Habibie had ever urged him to focus on human resources ...

Xanana Gusmao visits late BJ Habibie's residence

Timor Leste's first president Xanana Gusmao visited late BJ Habibie's residence at Patra Kuningan, Jakarta, on ...

West Papuan children urged to emulate Habibie's excellence

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has encouraged Papuan children to emulate the excellence, visionary thoughts, ...