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Harian Pelita (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2019, continued online; Indonesia Raya (Jakarta) Indopos (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2020, continued online; Koran Sindo (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2023; Republika (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2022, continued online; Sinar Harapan (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2015 ...
Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit. ' long field ' , Jawi : ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ ), is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra , inland from the provincial capital Padang .
Despite the critical stance, Haluan expanded significantly; its circulation had reached all parts of West Sumatra, as well as neighboring province Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu and even Jakarta. However, in the late 1990s (especially on 1997 crisis and the Reform era) the paper's market share decreased from 5.8 million in 1997 to 5.4 million in 2001 ...
Jakarta contains the most museums in Indonesia with over 50 museums within its 661 square kilometers area. The museums in Jakarta cluster around the Central Jakarta Merdeka Square area, Jakarta Old Town, and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. The Jakarta Old Town contains museums that are former institutional buildings of Colonial Batavia.
Another version is that riau is derived from the Malay word riuh, which means crowded, frenzied working people. This word is believed used to reflect the nature of the Malay people in present-day Bintan. The name is likely to have become famous since Raja Kecil moved the Malay kingdom center from Johor to Ulu Riau in 1719. [15]
Jakarta is the largest city and the only megacity in Indonesia, with a population of 10.70 million. As a primate city, Jakarta is nearly four times larger than the second largest city Surabaya. Jakarta's status is unique compared to other cities in Indonesia, since it is technically a province with a city management.
Museum and cultural center Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center ( Indonesian : Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Kebudayaan Minangkabau , or PDIKM) is a museum and research center for Minangkabau culture, [ 1 ] located in the city of Padang Panjang , West Sumatra , Indonesia .
Port of Sungai Duku is located by the Siak River, connecting Pekanbaru with some regions in Riau Province and Riau Islands such as Siak, Tanjung Buton, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Batam. In the past, there were ferry services travelling from this port directly to Malacca in Malaysia, but the service was discontinued as several ferry companies ...