Indonesian names and naming customs reflect the multicultural and multilingual nature of the over 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago. The world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia is home to more than 1,300 ethnic groups, each with their own culture, custom, and language. The Javanese are the largest single group, comprising around 40 percent of Indonesia's total population.
Femina is an Indonesian weekly women's magazine founded in 1972. The magazine is owned by Prana Group.
PT Duta Visual Nusantara Tivi Tujuh, operating as Trans7 or TRANS7 in all caps is an Indonesian free-to-air television network owned by Trans Media, a part of Trans Corp, which in turn is a subsidiary of CT Corp. The channel was officially launched as TV7 on 25 November 2001 at 5:00 PM local time. The final transmission and broadcast aired on 15 December 2006 at 19:00 WIB. The network was then sold by Kompas Gramedia Group and the new owners changed the name from TV7 to Trans7.
PT MNC Televisi Indonesia, operating as MNCTV is an Indonesian private free-to-air television broadcaster. It was founded on 23 January 1990, at first broadcasting only educational programmes, but has since become similar to other Indonesian TV networks, showing programs such as quizzes, sinetron, reality TV shows, sports shows, newscasts, and recently, dangdut music.
Tukang Bubur Naik Haji the Series is an Indonesian primetime soap opera that aired on RCTI everyday from 2012 to 2017. The series is produced by SinemArt and based on earlier television film of the same name. The series features a large ensemble cast whose characters lives in a fictional neighborhood, Kampung Dukuh, but mainly revolves around the titular porridge-seller, Bang Sulam who lives with his wife, Rodhiyah, and Emak Haji. Solar left the show in 2013 for health reasons. His character is said to have left to finally achieve his dream of performing the Hajj; his character is later killed in the 1.001th episode while living in Mecca.
Para Pencari Tuhan is an Indonesian television series created by Deddy Mizwar. The series focuses on a musalla caretaker Bang Jack and people living around him as they learn to practice Islamic value in their lives. It is first aired on 16 September 2007. It is aired only every Holy month of Ramadan, during suhur on 03:00–04:30 WIB in Season 1–6, and 03:00–04:00 WIB in Season 7–present and during iftar on 18:00–19:00 WIB on SCTV. This show also features a Telequiz. As of 2023, the series had 453 episodes across sixteen seasons and had been renewed for the seventeenth. In 2023, it received a record for Longest Continuous Ramadan Religion Series from Indonesian World Records Museum.
Abimana Aryasatya is an Indonesian actor. He is best known for starring in the films Shackled (2012), 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (2013), Haji Backpacker (2014), and in the second highest-grossing Indonesian film of all time, Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 (2016). He has received multiple awards and nominations such as Indonesian Movie Awards, Indonesian Film Festival, and Indonesian Box Office Movie Awards.
Anak Jalanan is an Indonesian action drama television series produced by SinemArt and broadcast on RCTI since 2015. The series is directed by Akbar Bhakti and stars Stefan William, Natasha Wilona, Ranty Maria, Ammar Zoni, Immanuel Caesar Hito, and Cut Meyriska.
Indonesia was the host nation of 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Indonesia competed with 938 athletes, the most in the Games.
Dilan 1990 is a 2018 Indonesian coming of age romantic drama film. It is based on the novel Dilan: Dia adalah Dilanku Tahun 1990 by Pidi Baiq. The film stars Iqbaal Ramadhan and Vanesha Prescilla as the main roles, with some high-profile names in supporting, minor, or cameo roles; Farhan, Happy Salma, Adhisty Zara of idol group JKT48, and Ridwan Kamil, the then-Mayor of Bandung. The film has been watched by 6.3 million people. It is the best-selling Indonesian film of 2018 and the second best-selling Indonesian film of all time, just behind Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 with 6.8 million viewers. The film is followed by a sequel, Dilan 1991, which was released on 28 February 2019.
Puteri Indonesia 2020, the 24th Puteri Indonesia pageant, was held on 6 March 2020 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Frederika Alexis Cull, Puteri Indonesia 2019, crowned her successor, Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java at the end of the event. She represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed among the Top 20 finalists.
Jihane Almira Chedid is an Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020. She is known for her work in advocating for #ActYourThoughts orphanage programs. Chedid is the first delegate from Central Java to ever be crowned Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant held in Poland, where she get crowned Miss Supranational Asia 2021, also won Best National Costume and Miss Supra Fan-Vote award.
Adyla Rafa Naura Ayu is an Indonesian actress and singer. Following her mother's career, Riafinola Ifani Sari, Naura Ayu became a child singer in 2014 with the release of her first studio album Dongeng which won the award for Best Children's Album in the Anugerah Musik Indonesia 2015. Naura Ayu is the first Indonesian child singer to win the Triple Platinum award thanks to her fourth album, Katakanlah Cinta which has sold 500 thousand CDs.
Tukang Ojek Pengkolan is an Indonesian television comedy series that airs on RCTI. It premiered on 25 April 2015 and ranked as the longest running Indonesian television series as completing 3000 episodes in 2021. Produced by Aris Nugraha under MNC Pictures, it starred Andri Sulistiandri, Eza Yayang, and Furry Setya Raharja.
Terpaksa Menikahi Tuan Muda is an Indonesian television drama series starring Christ Laurent and Alisia Rininta. It was broadcast on ANTV from 9 August 2021 to 26 June 2022.
Lorong Waktu is an Indonesian animated television series with the theme of religion and science fiction produced by CookIt Studio which is the animation division of Demi Gisela Citra Sinema. This series aired on SCTV in May 2019 to coincide with the month of Ramadan 1440 H. This series itself is a loose adaptation of television series with same title which was produced from 1999 to 2006. In the Anugerah Syiar Ramadan 2020 award organized by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora), this series won the award for the category "Best Animated Film Program".
Buku Harian Seorang Istri is an Indonesian television series produced by SinemArt which premiered on January 12, 2021 at 18.20 WIB on SCTV. The series is directed by Maruli Ara and stars Zoe Jackson, Cinta Brian, and Antonio Blanco Jr.
Cahaya Hati is an Indonesian television drama series starring Alwi Assegaf, Audrey Junicka Putri, Hamas Syahid, Febby Rastanty, Zikri Daulay, and Yunita Siregar. It produced by MNC Pictures which premiered on 31 July 2017 on RCTI.
Anak Jalanan: A New Beginning is an Indonesian television drama series produced by MNC Pictures. It premiered on 13 December 2021 on GTV. The series is a reboot of RCTI's Anak Jalanan. It stars Irsyadillah, Ersya Aurelia, Cemal Faruk, and Dea Annisa. The show last aired on 29 November 2022.
