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Purworejo

Academia 4 years ago

PREMIUM
The Wadas unrest is damaging Ganjar’s presidential prospects

Although on a smaller scale than the Kedung Ombo incident, the Wadas standoff can be framed to discredit the government and raise questions about Ganjar’s fitness for the presidency.

National 5 years ago

Self-proclaimed king and queen of ‘Keraton Agung Sejagat’ in Purworejo sentenced to prison

“The two defendants were proven to have spread false information and deliberately caused a public disturbance,” presiding judge Sutarno said in a hearing on Tuesday.

National 6 years ago

Purworejo Police arrest self-proclaimed king and queen of 'Agung Sejagat'

The "royal advisor" claimed that the so-called kingdom had existed since the Majapahit Empire, but a Purworejo official refuted this, saying that it contradicted historical records.

National 6 years ago

Purworejo man declares his kingdom 'mother of all states'

The so-called kingdom is supposed to be a continuation of the Majapahit, the hegemon of much of maritime Southeast Asia at its peak in the 13th century.

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Jokowi’s plan to build Indonesia’s tallest dam hits stumbling block

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s vision to build Indonesia’s tallest dam in Purworejo regency, Central Java, has been met with resistance from locals.

National 6 years ago

Flooding in Purworejo forces 1,500 to flee homes

Homes experienced up to 80 centimeters of inundation on Monday, however no fatalities were reported.

National 8 years ago

Military private dies saving children from sinking vehicle

Private Randi Suryadi, 25, who died on Saturday in an accident involving an armored personnel carrier, 14 preschoolers and six teachers, was saving the children before he succumbed to exhaustion and was carried away by the current of Bogowonto River.

National 8 years ago

Kostrad investigates fatal field trip accident

Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) is investigating an accident involving an armored personnel carrier and dozens of pre-school children in Purworejo, Central Java, which killed one officer and the school’s principal.