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Editorial 1 month ago

PREMIUM
High-rise, high-risk plan

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has thrown his weight behind the President’s proposal to build an office for Muslim organizations, but needs to suggest an alternative site.

Middle East and Africa 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia condemns Israeli demolition of UNRWA buildings

Indonesia has denounced Israel's recent demolition of buildings belonging to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in the occupied East Jerusalem.

Editorial 1 year ago

Bamboo barrier brouhaha

The government's response to the "mysterious" bamboo fence installed off the coast of Tangerang has left the public wanting and sets a bad precedent in protecting our coastal communities and marine ecosystems.

Editorial 3 years ago

An elementary lesson

The crux of the Depok controversy is that a school, and education in general, was set to be sacrificed just for the sake of bureaucratic convenience.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Sentosa Merlion to be demolished to make way for new development

Work to demolish the towering 37m Merlion statue, which sits at the heart of Sentosa, will begin by year-end, when construction on the S$90mil (RM273.4mil) Sentosa Sensoryscape project will commence.

National 6 years ago

Nine dead, dozens of houses destroyed in North Sumatra Idul Fitri fires

Fires have destroyed dozens of houses in two different locations in South Tapanuli and Labuhan Batu, North Sumatra, during the Idul Fitri holidays, with nine people reported dead, including seven children.

City 6 years ago

East Jakarta pedestrian bridge used for 'tarawih' to be demolished

For years, the pedestrian bridge has been used by youths in the area as a place to pray because the nearby Mushola Miftahul Jannah prayer room only allows older residents.

City 6 years ago

South Tangerang cemetery demolition sparks outrage among locals

The recent destruction of the Bambu Apus cemetery, which stands on wakaf land (land donated for public purposes), to make way for the construction of the Serpong-Cinere toll road in Pamulang, South Tangerang, has enraged locals whose family members were buried in the area.

City 7 years ago

Teachers deplore demolition of school in front of children

Teachers of early childhood education school Tunas Bina in Tamansari, West Jakarta, have deplored the sudden demolition of the school building by Public Order Agency personnel and city officials on Wednesday.

World 7 years ago

Israel army moves in on Palestinian village earmaked for demolition

Israeli border police removed caravans on Thursday from near a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, which they have orders to demolish despite international criticism, officials said.

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