| Sun, 4 Sep 2011 Editorial: The eastern laggard
| Ten years after the launching of new laws on regional autonomy no significant improvements have been made in the capacity of the bureaucratic and physical infrastructure in Indonesia’s eastern region to accelerate its economic development so it can gradually catch u... | Airlines Cash in as Mudik Travelers Take to the Skies for Journey Home
National carrier Garuda Indonesia and other airlines across the archipelago experienced a surge in demand on Sunday, the last day of the end-of-Ramadan holiday period, as mudik travelers returned from their home towns. | “Today [Sunday] is the peak of returning after ... | Local Designs to Let the New You Shine
Idul Fitri has come and gone, but the time for celebration is far from over. In the next few weeks, you might receive invitations from clients, colleagues and friends to attend post-Ramadan social gatherings, known as halal bihalal. | At these gatherings, it is customar... | Against the current norm: Moving to Jakarta
| The return of about 7 million holiday makers to Jakarta will be followed by a surge in the number of new migrants. Post-Idul Fitri 2010, around 60,000 new migrants came to Jakarta, down from 69,554 in 2009, the reduction due to firm action by the city administration. ... | Increased activity at 22 volcanoes, alert raised
| The government has requested that local administrations remain on the alert for severe risks of volcanic eruptions, as the number of volcanoes showing abnormal activity continued to raise. | As of Friday, activity in 22 volcanoes was categorized as above normal, with ... | Govt told to focus on domestic seaports
| The government should focus on developing seaports to support national connectivity and improve the country’s domestic logistics system, instead of building international harbors to boost regional connectivity, the Indonesian Logistics Association (ALI) says. | ALI ... | Thousands of vacationers swarm tourist resorts
| Thousands of vacationers have been flocking to tourist resorts in Kuningan and Cirebon regencies, Java, most of them Idul Fitri homebound travelers from Jakarta. | The tourist sites people are visiting in Cirebon include the Kasepuhan and Kanoman palaces and Sunyaragi... | Let's celebrate Sept 16 for its significance
| It's time to recognise the date our country was actually formed so that we can truly be a single nation. | THIS Aug 31 must have been the quietest ever in our 54-year history since independence from the British - no grand parades, no multi-million ringgit fireworks di... | |
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