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Ocean Duty Day / Day of the Sea and Ocean Event [1] Hari Dharma Samudera / Hari Peristiwa Laut dan Samudera: Commemorate the services and sacrifices of those who died in various battles at sea. The day is the date of the Battle of Arafura Sea in 1962. 25 January: Food and Nutrition Day / National Nutrition Day [1] Hari Gizi dan Makanan / Hari ...
Indonesian Mother's Day (Indonesian: Hari Ibu) is celebrated nationally on 22 December. The date was made an official holiday by President Sukarno under Presidential Decree No. 316/1953, on the 25th anniversary of the 1928 Indonesian Women Congress. The day originally sought to celebrate the spirit of Indonesian women and to improve the ...
April 9: Acehnese gubernatorial election, 2012; April 11: 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes; May 9: Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash; June 21: 2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash; June 21: 2012 Indian Ocean migrant boat disaster; July 11: Jakarta gubernatorial election, 2012
Disasters Australian floods: Heavy rains in the Australian state of New South Wales leads to evacuations or warnings in the towns of Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and near the town of Kiama. (The Australian) (ABC News Australia) (Daily Telegraph) The Warragamba Dam, the primary water source for the city of Sydney, is expected to overflow within 24 hours causing nearby areas to flood as well as ...
Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...
Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 ...
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Disasters and accidents Hurricane Sandy: The death toll in the U.S. attributed to Hurricane Sandy rises to at least 90, nearly half in New York City, as millions of people in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gasoline shortages and sparse public transportation. (Wall Street Journal) (ABC News) (US News) Damage from the storm is estimated to reach US $50 ...