#weekend stories

Collection of weekend stories news, found 63 news.

Weekend Stories

A coffee adventure amid Jakarta's rain

The heavy rainfall over Jakarta for the past few weeks may seem to be the perfect reason to stay at home under the ...

Weekend Stories

When it is raining: Create a weekend book club

“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” Vladimir Nabokov, a ...

Weekend Stories

De-cluttering: Making the most of a rainy day at home

Last year was perhaps the time when the de-cluttering trend had hit its ultimate peak. There appears to be no ...

Weekend Stories

Rave cave, cardio exercise meets night club experience

Everyone yearns to have a healthy and fit body, though effort and discipline are the main cornerstones to achieving ...

ANTARA's Choice

Tranquility in the hustle and bustle of Jakarta

On Saturday, December 7, crowds gathered to attend the Wellness and Meditation Festival held in Central Jakarta’s ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

Weekend Stories

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, ...

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 ...

Weekend Stories

Haji Darip from Klender, a forgotten warlord

November 10 became one of the historic days for Indonesians since Heroes' Day is celebrated and constantly reminds ...

Weekend Stories

Air pollution issues still shroud South-East Asian countries

Despite being home to an abundance of rich natural resources, poor air quality and vast environmental degradation ...

Weekend Stories

A pilot city of ASEAN Smart Cities Network: Jakarta

When quizzed about "Jakarta Smart City" (JSC), some people were quick to say that it was synonymous with ...

Weekend Stories

Decades of fight to realize a "Drug-Free" ASEAN

Drug abuse has snatched sons from their mothers, split families, caused student dropouts after imprisonment for being ...

Weekend Stories

Indonesia poised to become Southeast Asian giant in digital economy

With a population of some 570 million, Southeast Asia’s largest economies comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, the ...