There is a need for integrated water resource management to deal with the flooding in Jakarta, and a search must be conducted for alternative sources of clean water, that...

Flood seems incurable headache for Batavia -or Jakarta today. In fact, Dutch national Jan Pieterzn Coen built Batavia nearly four centuries ago as a waterfront city, and constructed canals...

Flood and Jakarta are like two faces of the same coin. According to a Masters student at the Water Management Department at Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE), Kurniati Widyastuti,...

  Floods have become synonymous with the living experience of people residing in Jakarta. For hundreds of years, dealing with floods every year has become a part of the people`s...

Last Friday, six volunteers of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) had a chance to visit the refugee camp in Kaung Dok Ja of Sittwe, Rakhine, the center of the conflict between...

Aulia Maulida was a merely an innocent toddler. But the 18 month old baby was killed, after her father's sedan rammed into a truck on the north ring road...

The impact of global warming is real on our dining tables, as most Indonesians love eating two soybean based foods, tofu and tempeh (fermented soybean cake -Ed). Tofu and...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia`s pavilion with various cultural exhibits appears at Floriade 2012 in Venlo, the Netherlands. Floriade 2012, or the World Horticultural Expo, has been held in the...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEKASI - Ramadhan or fasting month brings fortune for certain people who do for a living in cemetery as the number of pilgrims increasing sharply. Among them are flower...

Cepot, a character of Wayang Golek (rod puppets) in Sundanese puppetry, visited Russia. This rural character successfully hypnotized the foreign audience in International Festival "Meeting the UNESCO masterpieces on...

Bad news for those who concern on endangered species and -forgive for the word- “a slap” in the face for Indonesia. The International Rhinos Foundation (IRF) disclosed that the...

For those who are interested in taking care of elephant, Seblat may offer an answer. This week, five foreign students from different countries are learning to care for the...

She warmly welcomes everyone entering the room. She does not look tired at all in her blue uniform. At a glance, she seems like any other employees, but the...

Love dancing? Then you must not miss this: hundreds of dancer from 18 countries will gather in Senggigi, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. They will participate in International Dance Championship...

Everything is made in China lately, including in digital TV network. The most populous country in the world now is also ready to assist Indonesia in developing the network. In...