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Aceh people bring local flag which bears star and crescent, symbol of Free Aceh Movement or GAM. (file photo)

Ahad , 04 Aug 2013, 19:11 WIB

Aceh to change its flag

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Aceh will change its flag after central and local government met. They agreed to establish a team to facilitate the flag change. "Government of Aceh has...

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 02:00 WIB

Garuda Indonesia adds 88 extra flights

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - State owned airline, PT Garuda Indonesia adds 88 additional flights to anticipate an increase of passengers during homebound trips in Eid al-Fitr. Those flight will be operated on a number of domestic and international routes in seven days before and after Eid. "Garuda Indonesia will operate wide body aircrafts, A330-300 with a capacity of 257 seats and...

Jumat , 02 Aug 2013, 01:41 WIB

Police deploy six surveillance vessels at Port of Bakauheni

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDAR LAMPUNG - Directorate of Water Police in...

Selasa , 30 Jul 2013, 07:58 WIB

Railway company to build Yogyakarta-Solo electric train lines

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA - The Indonesian Railway Company (KAI) is...

Jumat , 26 Jul 2013, 00:15 WIB

Bali will relocate its capital

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR – Bali Regional House of Representative plans...

Workers prepare a ship used for Eid festivity in early August. Government randomly checks some ports among ten ports to ensure their preparation ahead the Islamic festivity. (illustration)

Rabu , 24 Jul 2013, 00:40 WIB

Govt checks 10 sea ports’ readiness before Eid holiday

A worker paints a row house in Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, early this month. The house is expected to be completely done in August. (file photo)

Senin , 22 Jul 2013, 00:50 WIB

Govt to turn 27 slum villages in Jakarta into row house villages

A sumo athlete is ready for match. Jakarta plans to send its athletes including abroad to get better training. (illustration)

Sabtu , 20 Jul 2013, 00:13 WIB

Govt of Jakarta to send its athletes abroad

Kamis , 18 Jul 2013, 00:20 WIB

Sugarcane farmers of West Java loses 70 billion IDR

Senin , 15 Jul 2013, 00:10 WIB

Dumai Police confiscate 50 tons of illegal shallot

Kuala Namu airport in North Sumatra is under construction. The airport will open on July 25, 2013. (file photo)

Jumat , 12 Jul 2013, 01:05 WIB

Kuala Namu Airport will operate on 25 July

A member of search and rescue team looks for survivor in earthquake location in Aceh. (file photo)

Rabu , 10 Jul 2013, 00:49 WIB

Govt to build 372 units of earthquake resistant schools in Aceh

Quran, the Muslims' holy book (illustration)

Selasa , 09 Jul 2013, 00:50 WIB

Students from E Kalimantan to teach Muslims in Sulawesi

Larilarian Island or also called Lereklerekan Island by people of West Sulawesi (file photo)

Ahad , 30 Jun 2013, 23:06 WIB

Govt of S Kalimantan will sue a Thai firm over moning area

Pariaman (red dot) in West Sumatra is vulnerable to tsunami threat. Hundreds of students in the area participate in disaster drill conducted on June 14-21, 2013. (map of Pariaman)

Ahad , 16 Jun 2013, 22:47 WIB

Hundreds of students in Pariaman get training on disaster drill

Kamis , 13 Jun 2013, 20:41 WIB

Govt allocates 2 trillion IDR for illiteracy eradication in NTT

Rented flats for low income family (illustration)

Selasa , 11 Jun 2013, 20:20 WIB

UN monitors condition of settlement in Surabaya

Congestion in Cihampelas, Bandung (illustration)

Governor of W Java eyes Chinese monorail to solve congestion problem

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CHONGQING - Governor of West Java, Ahmad Heryawan explored the possibility to use Chinese monorail as an alternative transportation in Greater Bandung, West Java. He also tried to ride the monorail made by Chongqing on Friday. "This is an assessment to start cooperation with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China. We have preliminary talks to build it for Greater Bandung...

A woman begs in a pedestrian lane. (illustration)

Sabtu , 08 Jun 2013, 23:17 WIB

Social sanction, a cure to remove bums and beggars in Bali

Raflessia arnoldi is a species produces the largest indivual flower in the world. (illustration)

Ahad , 02 Jun 2013, 23:14 WIB

Two 'giant flowers' blossom in Bengkulu forest

Rabu , 29 May 2013, 21:32 WIB

Govt to close ‘Dolly’ red light area this year

Indonesian Minister of Environtment Balthasar Kambuaya (third from left) and his counterpart from Czech, Thomas Chalupa (right) survey Ciliwung River using a rubber boat on Wednesday. During his visit, Chalupa eyes cooperation in waste management with Indo

Ahad , 19 May 2013, 00:19 WIB

Czech eyes cooperation in waste management with province of W Java

Some pinisi ships, traditional Indonesian sailing ships, anchor in Sunda Kelapa. (illustration)

Senin , 13 May 2013, 20:12 WIB

Bulukumba makes pinisi, a traditional Indonesian sailing ship

Flooding hits the center of Indonesian Capital, Jakarta. (illustration)

Kamis , 25 Apr 2013, 21:01 WIB

Extreme weather hits Bogor untill May

A resident shows his house after the earthquake on April 19. (file photo)

Selasa , 23 Apr 2013, 22:38 WIB

No more seismic activities of Timbang crater

Minister of Home Affairs Gamawan Fauzi speaks about autonomous regions during a plenary session at the House of Representative in Jakarta. (file photo).

Senin , 22 Apr 2013, 17:20 WIB

Govt officially declares 11 new autonomous regions

A female driver of Trans Jakarta bus wears kebaya, an indonesian traditional blouse, to commemorate Kartini Day in Jakarta on Sunday.

Ahad , 21 Apr 2013, 23:04 WIB

Various ways to commemorate 'Kartini day'

Malaka Region, the new autonomous region in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)

Sabtu , 20 Apr 2013, 23:46 WIB

Malaka, now is new autonomous region in East Nusa Tenggara

Acehnese bring local flag (crescent and mood) or Qanun and demand the central government to officially recognize it. (file photo)

Jumat , 19 Apr 2013, 22:54 WIB

Amnesty: Indonesia fails to implement Aceh peace agreement

Papuan police guard a location in Mimika on Easter (illustration).

Selasa , 16 Apr 2013, 20:35 WIB

NZ to fund Papuan Police's training

Governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe (file photo)

Senin , 15 Apr 2013, 18:03 WIB

Trans-Papua road to be rescheduled

Some residents help search and rescue team to find the burried victims in Ciliin Bandung, West Java, on March 25.

Senin , 25 Mar 2013, 21:46 WIB

One killed and 17 buried in landslides in West Java

Cities in Indonesia need better waste management. (illustration)

Kamis , 07 Mar 2013, 20:50 WIB

Slovakia seeks cooperation with Bogor

General Elections Commission on Sunday declares that ncumbent Governor of West Java Ahmad Heryawan and his running mate Deddy Mizwar win the gubernatorial elections on February 20.

Senin , 04 Mar 2013, 23:59 WIB

The incumbent officially wins the West Java governor race

Temindung airport in Samarinda, East klimantan, is inundated. (file photo)

Thousands houses in Kalimantan inundated

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - About 4,975 houses in Sangatta, East Kalimantan, have been inundated with floods since Friday, February 22, the Head of East Kalimantan Local Board of Disaster Management (BPBD), H Zainuddin Aspan, stated. Aspan explained that the houses, occupied by 24,000 people, were located in East and South Sangatta. BPBD and social department have built five emergency posts and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa explains the outlook of Indonesian foreign policy in 2013 in Jakarta on Friday.

Sabtu , 29 Dec 2012, 22:09 WIB