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Jakarta

  • Satpol PP told to stand firm against Monas street vendors

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 12:06 PM

    Head of the Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) Kukuh Hadi Santoso has ordered personnel to take firm and immediate action against illegal street vendors at the National Monument (Monas) park in Central Jakarta.

     

  • Bird habitat destroyed to make way for new homes

    Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor | Sat, 08/02/2014 10:44 AM

    An area that was once a haven for birds in the green corridors along the watersheds in Bogor, West Java, has been destroyed and replaced by residential homes, leaving only a small number of trees to provide habitat for the birds.

  • Old Town restoration takes shape

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 10:42 AM

    A man gazes at a technical drawing for one of the buildings in the Jakarta Old Town revitalization plan.

  • Call for police, KPK to investigate land dispute

    PT Sumber Air Mas Pratama, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 10:40 AM

    Hundreds of farmers in Karawang, West Java, who lost their land to PT Sumber Air Mas Pratama (SAMP) urged the National Police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to investigate allegations of bribery surrounding the issuance of a court ruling that granted SAMP rights over the disputed land.

  • Passengers voice objections to Transjakarta ticketing system

    Corry Elyda, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 10:37 AM

    The electronic ticketing system that will be installed by city-owned PT Transjakarta has sparked vocal protests from passengers, due to the additional fares they will have to pay to ride on feeder buses.

  • Depok murder suspect faces death penalty

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 8:25 AM

    Police said they would lay multiple charges against a man who allegedly tortured and stabbed to death a grocery store owner in Pitara village on Thursday.

  • Public servants warned against extending vacations

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 8:24 AM

    The city administration has warned its employees against extending their Idul Fitri vacations, saying it will penalize those who fail to show up at the office on Monday.

  • JIS rape suspects’ detention extended

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/02/2014 8:22 AM

    The City Police will extend the detention period for two Jakarta International School (JIS) staffers, Neil Bantleman and Ferdinant Tjiong, who were detained last month for allegedly sexually assaulting three kindergarten pupils.

     

  • JIS teachers' detentions extended

    The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 08/01/2014 4:25 PM

    The Jakarta Police intend to extend the detention of two Jakarta International School (JIS) teachers, who have been accused of involvement in the sexual assault of three kindergarten pupils, by forty days.

     

  • Weekly 5: What attracts transmigrants to Jakarta?

    The Jakarta Post | Fri, 08/01/2014 11:46 AM

    Just like many of the world’s capital cities, people from the archipelago’s many regions flock to Jakarta in search of employment, investment opportunities and leisure activities.