Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Coordinator Agus Sunaryanto says it's inappropriate for House of Representatives (DPR) members to ask for business class seats from Garuda Indonesia Airlines to trav
National & Religious Events
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June 2023
May 2019
Jakarta – The mayor of the Acehnese provincial capital Banda Aceh, Aminullah Usman, has prohibited coffee shops from serving customers during shalat tarawih (evening prayers) during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
June 2018
Writing on ‘mobile toilet’ reads: ‘Keep clean’ and ‘If you’re polite, we’ll respect you’ (a common phrase posted in public transport vehicles and on neighbourhood walls).
July 2016
Kid: Best wishes for Idul Fitri! Sorry... but next month... will you still be reflecting on your life Mr? (Mirror reads 'fraternity')
July 2014
Presidential debate – Wow
2014 World Cup Brazil – Wow
Basic commodities price rise – Ouch
August 2012
Yatna Pelangi – Marking Indonesia’s 67th anniversary of independence, members of the transsexual, gay and lesbian community held an Independence Day commemoration in Ndalem Notoprajan in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.
September 2009
Farewell Jakarta... (for a while anyway)
This year’s “mudik madness” saw 27 million people join the annual exodus from major cities and towns across the country to celebrate the Lebaran holidays marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
December 2008
October 2007
... Congratulations to our leaders
the people’s prosperity is ensured...
September 2007
Taufik Wijaya, Palembang – The majority of poor people in the South Sumatra city of Palembang are not fasting. The reason being that they are not strong enough to fast because they have to work harder to find more income in the lead up to the Lebaran holidays at the end of the Ramadan fasting month.