Waspada (Aware) is an Indonesian daily newspaper published in Medan, North Sumatra by PT Penerbitan Harian Waspada. Having first published on 11 January 1947, it is the third oldest continuously published newspaper in Indonesia, only behind Kedaulatan Rakyat of Yogyakarta and Mimbar Umum of Medan. It is one of the largest newspapers in the city. Waspada was first published by Mohammad Said and his wife Ani Idrus on 11 January 1947, in the midst of Indonesian National Revolution. The name Waspada comes from Mohammad Said advice to the public to be "aware" in facing various possibilities in the nation's struggle against the Dutch, especially the Dutch strategy which resulted in huge losses for the Republic of Indonesia sovereignty and its fighters. Its first numbers only consisted of two pages. Issuance of the second number on Monday (because the paper was not published on Sunday) had to be compacted, on the opposite page only a notice was displayed. More information...
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