It was initially published between Monday and Saturday, with Mohammad Tabrani as its chief executive officer and Sayuti Melik serving as editor-in-chief.
[1] By the mid-1950s, the newspaper was one of the best-selling papers in the country, with a daily issue of around 40,000, behind Harian Rakjat and the Indonesian Socialist Party's Pedoman.
[2] The newspaper openly supported President Sukarno's 1959 Decree, having called for the return of Indonesia to a presidential system in the preceding months.
[4] In the immediate aftermath of the 30 September movement, the newspaper was banned by the security forces, with its final edition being published on 2 October 1965.
[3] The paper generally restrained from reporting that could be perceived as anti-communist, in order to avoid Sukarno's anger.