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Garuda’s in-flight live music doesn’t quite strike chord with netizens

January 13, 2019 admin Asia, Aviation, Entertainment, garuda indonesia, in-flight service, indonesia, Latest News Stories, live music, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:19:12 +0000

Last Thursday, national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia announced that it would be bringing music to the skies with a series of live acoustic concerts on domestic flights. The airline said the program was aimed at wooing millennials “who want a different flight experience”, and that sets would last 10 to 15 minutes on select flights.

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Indonesia plans more flexible working hours for women

January 13, 2019 admin Asia, employment, gender, indonesia, Labor, Latest News Stories, Women, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:15:39 +0000

The Manpower Ministry is planning to issue a regulation that will make it possible for women to work more flexible hours and thus increase their participation in the labor market.

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How Tattoos Saved These Indonesian Women from Sexual Slavery in World War II

January 11, 2019 admin comfort women, comfort women japan, culture, Features, indonesia, Japan, Tattoo, Tattoos, VICE International, video, World War II

Credit to Author: Kathleen Malay| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:56:04 +0000

A local marriage tradition in the island of Timor helped these women escape becoming comfort women during Japanese occupation.

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Indonesian District Wants to Ban Parents from Giving Their Babies ‘Foreign Names’

January 9, 2019 admin babies, indonesia, news, Parenting, The VICE Guide to Right Now, VICE International

Credit to Author: Mustika Hapsoro| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:31:11 +0000

There are a lot of Emmas being born in Indonesia right now.

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Indonesian President concerned about Jakarta’s traffic jams

January 9, 2019 admin Asia, indonesia, Jakarta, Joko Widodo, Latest News Stories, traffic, World

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:56:54 +0000

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants stop the US$4.6 billion annual losses caused by perennial traffic jams.

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350-kg Indonesian woman asks for gov’t help to lose weight

January 7, 2019 admin Asia, HEALTH, indonesia, Latest News Stories, obesity, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 03:02:21 +0000

A woman who weighs around 350 kilograms in Palangka Raya City, Central Kalimantan, has asked for assistance from the local government to help tackle her obesity.

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Drunk Indonesian man shoots own foot, claims to be victim

January 7, 2019 admin Asia, indonesia, Latest News Stories, Offbeat, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:57:26 +0000

A man who shot himself in the foot in South Tangerang, Banten has been charged for possession of an illegal firearm.

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Man arrested for allegedly trying to kill his wife after divorce request

January 6, 2019 admin Asia, Crime, DIVORCE, indonesia, Latest News Stories, police, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:59:35 +0000

A nasi padang (rice served with various side dishes) seller in Buaran Indah, Tangerang, was arrested by the police last Friday for allegedly trying to murder his wife.

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Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

January 6, 2019 admin indonesia, Latest News Stories, molucca sea, news, pacific ring of fire, World

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 22:48:21 +0000

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast, sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued.

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Inside the Life-and-Death Hunts of a Mysterious Tribe of Hunter-Gatherers

January 4, 2019 admin Books, hunter-gatherers, hunting, indonesia, lamalerans, q&a, sentinelese, tribes, VICE US

Credit to Author: Seth Ferranti| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:25:56 +0000

Unlike the hostile reception an American missionary received from the remote Sentinelese people last year, Doug Bock Clark was brought along on spiritual whale hunts for a view inside a fading culture.