Fireworks, parades and other Lunar New Year rituals are centred around removing bad luck and welcoming prosperity.

"There is no new revenue coming in, and the [$40 billion] budgeted won't be enough," said Brima Yudhistira Adhinegara, an analyst from the Centre of Economic and Law Studies in Jakarta. If there's ...

The Union government lifted the ban on sugar exports partially on Monday (January 20, 2025), allowing industries to export one million metric tonnes of sugar in the 2024-25 season ending in ...

JAKARTA: New rules on polygamy among male civil servants in Jakarta seek to “impose stricter conditions” on the practice, the capital’s acting governor said on Monday (Jan 20) amid criticism ...

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This is my first time having brunch in Jakarta Indonesia, and I must say, they sure know how to do their brunch here! The noodle dishes that I ordered for brunch are just incredible, the texture ...

After campuses of institutions like IIIT, IIM, VNIT, AIIMS, and MNLU, the tiger capital is now set to host Google's AI CoE, further enhancing its reputation as a centre for education, research ...

Rescue operations are ongoing for victims of a massive fire at a Jakarta shopping mall, as the death toll rises to six, according to local media on Friday (Jan 17). The fire broke out at one of ...

Acting Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency chief Satriadi Gunawan suspected the blaze started in a nightclub on the seventh floor of the shopping centre and spread rapidly throughout the upper floors ...

Jakarta. Firefighters recovered four bodies from Glodok Plaza shopping center in West Jakarta on Thursday after a massive fire engulfed the upper floors of the building the night before. Initial ...

Seven people are reportedly missing following a fire that broke out at Glodok Plaza, a shopping mall in Jakarta, on Wednesday evening, according to police reports on Thursday. The blaze started around ...