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Sunday, September 14, 2014

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Getting to know the Betawi better

Men and women with Betawi costumes — koko shirts for men and kebaya encim blouses for women — mingled around stands decorated with ondel ondel traditional Betawi effigies at the…

Sidoarjo victims still striving for justice

Despite the threat of overflowing hot mud that may engulf their house at any time, Suwandi, 75, and his wife, Saniakah, 70, insist on staying in Gempolsari village, Porong district,…

Chairul set to focus on pending issues

Billionaire Chairul Tanjung began Thursday as the acting energy and mineral resources minister, but confirmed there was little he could do to fix the problems in the country’s oil, gas…

KPK seeks 15 years, Rp 94b in restitution

Former Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum faces a rough road ahead as Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors countered on Thursday all his claims of innocence with strong evidence, arguing that…

Govt defends direct elections

The government will arrange a high-ranking lobby of political party leaders to endorse the direct election of local heads in an attempt to stave off the moves by a majority…

Party lines blur in local election bill

When it comes to the controversial plan to abolish direct regional elections, political factions have no clear-cut position on whether or not to make the drastic decision.

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