by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 24, 2014 | Featured, News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been named to be one of the nominee of 2014 Time Person of the Year’s Reader Poll. Jokowi was nominated among 50 people, which include the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the President of Russia...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 19, 2014 | Food, Industries, News
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Indonesian First Lady Iriana Widodo is scheduled to launch the 47th charity bazaar of the Jakarta Woman International Club (WIC) in the Hall B of the Jakarta Convention Center at 10 A.M today (Nov. 19). The WIC charity bazaar event is...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 17, 2014 | Industries, News, Property
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Reservoir revitalization project in Pluit, North Jakarta, has been short-listed as one of the nomination of 2014 Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Award, which is held by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), World Association...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 11, 2014 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The bodies of two Indonesian women, the victim of murder in Hong Kong, are scheduled to be flown to Indonesia today (Nov. 11). A British national, identified as Rurik Jutting, 29, is accused to have brutally murdered Seneng Mujiasih, 29,...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 10, 2014 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – To celebrate the Indonesian national hero day (November 10), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has on Friday (November 7) awarded “national hero” title to four Indonesian national figures in Presidential Palace. That four figures receiving the...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Nov 10, 2014 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Every 10 November, Indonesia celebrates the National Hero Day to honor the Indonesian national hero. But today (Monday) seems to be different as many are very enthusiastic. Twitter community find that topic of “Selamat Hari Pahlawan” (Happy...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Apr 4, 2014 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Many of Indonesian citizens are not happy with the government of Indonesia’s initiative to pay for blood money in exchange for the life of Indonesian migrant worker Satinah binti Jumadi Ahmad (41). Satinah is scheduled to face the...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Apr 2, 2014 | Industries, News, Transportation
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Former president of Indonesia B.J Habibie plans to launch the Indonesian-made airplane R-80 in 2017. The R-80 or Regio Prop 80 is produced by 15 airplane experts with 20-years of experience from PT Dirgantara Indonesia. Some of them also...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Mar 26, 2014 | Healthcare, Industries, News
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – All the cigarette packages, distributed in Indonesia, will be required to attach a shocking graphic health warning about the danger of smoking by 24 June, 2014. This policy, part of the 2012 Tobacco Regulation, aims to discourage people for...
by Elisabeth Oktofani | Mar 25, 2014 | Around Town, News
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The two largest Indonesia cinema chains, Blitzmegaplex and Cineplex 21, could not screen the Hollywood film Noah after the Indonesia Film Censorship Institute (LSF) decided to ban “Noah”film Friday last week (March 21). Noah is...