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Jakarta

  • Jokowi’s popularity will remain solid, analyst says

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 12:03 PM

    Political communications expert from Pelita Harapan University (UPH) Emrus Sihombing said on Sunday that the popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo would remain solid.

  • Majority of incumbent principals to lose positions

    Corry Elyda, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 11:38 AM

    A high number of incumbent state senior high school principals will be demoted after failing to pass the city administration’s open call selection process.

  • Riverbank residents seek fair deal from city

    Indah Setiawati and Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 11:37 AM

    The city administration’s plan to revitalize the Ciliwung River is expected to meet strong resistance as residents living along the river banks in Kampung Pulo, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, have demanded fair compensation for the land and buildings they claim to be theirs.

  • Violence against women on the rise

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 11:29 AM

    Violence against women has been dramatically on the rise in Jakarta and its surrounding areas, and most cases have involved the victims’ inner circle or those close to them.

  • Community participation integral to urban design

    Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 11:26 AM

    An expert has suggested that the city administration involve potential residents in the design process for dwellings across the capital.

  • City to oust ineligible tenants from apartment

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 6:39 AM

    The head of the low­-cost apartment section at the Housing Agency, Jefyodya Julyan, said that his side, in cooperation with the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), would conduct a raid on the Pinus Elok low­-cost apartments on Tuesday and Wednesday to oust ineligible tenants from the apartment.

  • Two missing sisters found in Karawaci

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 03/10/2014 6:36 AM

    Sisters Kiara, 10, and Egy, 8, who had been missing for four days, have returned home after being found in Karawaci.

  • 27 children injured in Bekasi bus collision

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 03/09/2014 7:13 AM

    Twenty-seven children were injured when their inter-provincial bus was hit by a train serving the Jakarta-Semarang route at the Wanasari crossing gate in Bekasi, West Java.

  • 35 children injured in Bekasi bus collision

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 03/08/2014 5:07 PM

    Thirty-five passengers, all children, sustained injuries as a result of a collision between an inter-provincial bus belonging to the Haryanto bus company and a train serving the Jakarta-Semarang route at the Wanasari crossing gate in Bekasi.

  • ‘Kota Tua’ to host Fatahillah festival

    Corry Elyda, The Jakarta Post | Sat, 03/08/2014 9:26 AM

    Fiesta Fatahillah, a cultural festival, will be held on March 13 to mark the planned renovation of the historic Kota Tua (Old Town), West Jakarta.