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Society 1 year ago

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SOEs offer 100,000 free ‘mudik’ quotas for Idul Fitri this year

This year, the Transportation Ministry predicts that half of Indonesia’s population, or around 146 million people, will travel during the holiday, with West Java recording the highest mobility, according to a release earlier this week.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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One tourist dead following severe congestion in Puncak

The Bogor Police's traffic department head Adj. Comr. Rizky Guntama said that the 56-year-old woman passed away in a tour bus near the Gunung Mas tea plantation because of a breathing difficulty.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Marrying into Chinese-Indonesian families: Stories of interethnic relationships

Marrying into a Chinese-Indonesian family can be like being initiated into a unique cultural tradition. However, it can also lead to a relationship fraught with historical trauma.

City 5 years ago

Jakarta Police brace for return traffic as long weekend ends

It is estimated that thousands of vehicles will be returning to the capital.

National 5 years ago

Govt urges tourist sites to follow COVID-19 rules on long weekend

The government has urged managers of tourist attractions to strictly enforce COVID-19 health protocols as visitors are expected to flock to popular sites for the long weekend.

National 5 years ago

Aug. 21 declared collective leave day for Islamic New Year, more to come

The declaration was issued through Presidential Decree (Keppres) No. 17/2020.

National 6 years ago

Vacation nation: Indonesia adds four more days to 2020 public holidays

“The [tourism] industry will have enough room to create more attractive holiday packages, especially for domestic tourists,” said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio in a statement on Monday.

Health 6 years ago

China orders public holiday extended to curb epidemic

Chinese authorities have ordered the extension of a public holiday in an effort to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000 worldwide, state-run media reported.

National 6 years ago

Public holidays for 2020 set. Would-be holidaymakers can rejoice

The longest stretch of public holidays will fall in May, with the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ and Idul Fitri falling back to back.

News 7 years ago

Austrians united in complaint -- over a new public holiday

It's hard to imagine a country up in arms over a new public holiday -- but that was the near-universal reaction Wednesday to Austria's plan to give workers an afternoon off on Good Friday.

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