PROFILE

Commemorating the centenary of his birth IO - The second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto, was born on June 8. Soeharto, who ruled for 32 years, was born in 1921 to Kertosudiro and...

IO - A national Indonesian hero and freedom fighter, born in June: Tan Malaka.  Tan Malaka was born on June 2, 1897 in Nagari Pandam Ganang, Gunuang Omeh, West Sumatra. From his childhood, the...

IBL’s success encourages IO - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno is known as a big fan of basketball. Not only a connoisseur, but Sandi is also quite skilled at playing this sport,...

A Minister whose distinguished service spans two regimes IO - There are not many figures whose skills were so respected that they served as a Minister during two very different regimes. Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo was a...

Eloquent founding father whose oration marks the birth of Pancasila IO - Indonesians commemorate the birth of Pancasila every June 1, coinciding with Sukarno’s stirring oration before the Dokuritsu Junbi Cosakai (The Preparatory Agency for...

Makes history for Indonesian women’s boxing IO - It is a high point in history for Indonesian women’s boxing, as boxer Uswatun Hasanah entered the lightweight final (60 kg) of the Asian Elite Boxing Championship...

May 20, 1908: Originator of Boedi Oetomo IO - On May 20, the Indonesian people commemorate National Awakening Day. This day is considered as one of the pillars of the nation’s struggle to start moving...

IO - May is also known as National Education Month, about the National Education Day on May 2. This date is designated as National Education Day based on the date of birth of the...

IO - The founding figure of the Boedi Oetomo, an organization whose date of establishment was designated “National Awakening Day”, was Soetomo, who was then a medical student.  Dr. Soetomo or Soebroto was born in...

Invites a younger generation to move forward, learning together IO - Young and accomplished. This diction is pinned on Armaya Doremi, a young woman from Medan, North Sumatra, who proves that dreams, coupled with hard...

Heavy exercises in the fasting month IO - Indonesian badminton men’s singles, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, must choose his days of fasting in the month of Ramadan to suit his rigorous preparation and training for...