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Two overweight women hold a conversation in New York, USA. (Illustration)

Jumat , 30 May 2014, 00:06 WIB

Thirty percent of world is now fat, no country immune

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON - Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to...

Kamis , 29 May 2014, 20:42 WIB

Anggun wins the World Music Award 2014

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian born female singer, Anggun C Sasmi won the World Music Award 2014. She received the prestigious award in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Tuesday. "The Best Selling Indonesian Artist, thank you!" Anggun wrote in her Twitter account recently. Anggun also uploaded her picture kissing the trophy. She was awarded with other international singers like Mariah Carey, Adele, Pharrel...

Ahad , 25 May 2014, 19:58 WIB

Batam to have two botanical gardens

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM - Batam City, Riau Islands Province, will...

Sabtu , 24 May 2014, 22:03 WIB

Woman among world's oldest turning 115 years young

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, INKSTER - A Detroit-area woman, a member of...

Selasa , 20 May 2014, 19:11 WIB

The rates of early marriage still high in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU - Deputy of Family Welfare and Family...

The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus is seen in an undated transmission electron micrograph from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Ahad , 18 May 2014, 23:40 WIB

Scientists worry about milder cases of MERS

Sabtu , 17 May 2014, 02:09 WIB

Bekasi to raid sex workers regularly

Jumat , 16 May 2014, 00:58 WIB

APEC members strengthen cooperation to tackle new food security challenges

Medicine for patients are lined up for distribution at the HIV/AIDS ward in a hospital. (illustration)

Kamis , 15 May 2014, 23:42 WIB

Thirty five new HIV/AIDS cases found in Sukabumi

The revision is expected to strengthen child protection from sexual abuse and molestation. (Illustration)

Kamis , 15 May 2014, 09:03 WIB

Govt to speed up child protection law revision

Selasa , 13 May 2014, 22:01 WIB

Lady Gaga Dubai concert censored to respect culture

William James Vahey in 2013 (left) and 1986

Senin , 05 May 2014, 22:36 WIB

Indonesian police restricts FBI authority in child molestation cases

Andy the vocalist of /rif, performs on the stage. (File photo)

Kamis , 01 May 2014, 21:32 WIB

/rif to celebrate 20th anniversary in Japan

Dolly red-light district in Surabaya (file photo)

Kamis , 01 May 2014, 21:27 WIB

Govt to turn Dolly's red-light district into a family friendly zone

A silhouette of nucleo family consists of father, mother, and their children (illustration)

Rabu , 30 Apr 2014, 15:31 WIB

About 48 percent of Indonesian women marry under 15

A molecular biology technics laboratory (illustration)

Rabu , 23 Apr 2014, 16:46 WIB

LIPI: Indonesia still needs 191,400 researchers

Kathedral Church (left) is side by side with Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Christians in Indonesia observes Good Friday on April 18, and Easter on Sunday. (file photo)

Ahad , 20 Apr 2014, 17:22 WIB

President Yudhoyono offers Easter greetings

A man prepares lanterns for Chinese New Year or locally called Imlek, in Jakarta. (File photo)

President replaces 'China' to Tionghoa for Chinese descendants

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono changed term of 'China' with 'Tionghoa' for Chinese descendent people in Indonesia. The old term, China, is considered as discriminative term. The president has signed a presidential decree No. 12/2-14 on March 14, 2014, concerning the revocation of letter No. SE-06/Pred.Kab/6/1967 on June 28, 1967. The term, the decree says, "contradicts to the...