Selasa , 20 Feb 2018, 10:03 WIB

Four new parties show optimism ahead of 2019 election

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- National General Election Commission (KPU) has officially declared four new political parties as participants of 2019 election. Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), Beringin Karya Party (GPA), the Indonesian...

Rabu , 02 Mar 2016, 16:52 WIB

Women use 5,000 euphemisms to ease pain of talking about periods

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON -- "Having the painters in", "shark week", "on the rag" and "Bloody Mary" are all euphemisms for the same thing: menstruation, a subject that is still taboo in many countries in the world, according to a major survey on the issue.Women refer to periods in code using some 5,000 euphemisms, avoid discussing the issue with male colleagues...