Thursday, May 23 2013, 06:20 AM

Jakarta

Jokowi sits at same table with Pluit Dam residents

Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with representatives of residents of Pluit Dam in Muara Baru, North Jakarta, over lunch on…

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  • Land owners stall toll road bid in Depok

    Land owners in Depok, West Java, want more money for their land, wanted by the government for the Cinere-Jagorawi toll road that was scheduled to have been finished last year.

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  • Jakarta sets eye on Asian marathon hub

    After successfully conducting the annual cycling event Tour De Singkarak, the government is set to make another breakthrough in the sports tourism sector by holding the Jakarta Marathon in October…

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  • History, food at the cemetery

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    Jakartans may have limited public space, but they can still find places to relax even in a cemetery.

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  • No illegal races as police check on the street

    A joint force of the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) patrolled in areas notorious for hosting illegal street races late on Saturday, but the streets had been deserted.

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  • Six club-goers arrested in drugs cases

    Despite negative urine tests, six revelers in Mille's Club in West Jakarta were arrested in a raid by the Jakarta Narcotics Agency early Sunday, for possession of three bongs.

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  • Angry mob rejects eviction in East Jakarta

    Hundreds of residents of Sumur village in Klender, East Jakarta, blocked a road to prevent a housing developer and personnel from the public order agency (Satpol PP) from evicting them…

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  • Nepalese named suspect in fatal crash

    Anish Shakya, a Nepalese national, is the suspect after a fatal car crash case on Saturday night that killed Sikun Supriyadi, a motorcyclicst, in Kemang, South Jakarta.

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  • 16 hospitals withdraw from Jakarta healthcare program

    Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama confirmed that 16 hospitals had withdrawn from the Jakarta administration's healthcare program, Jakarta Health Card (KJS), due to their objections to the government’s…

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  • New mayor told to focus on environment

    Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo swore in Fatahillah as the new mayor of West Jakarta and instructed him to fully support the three main programs of expediting the city’s revitalization…

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  • Jokowi, again, talks of a new Jakarta

    Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says he does not want to let horrendous traffic and a host of other urban woes blot out the good things about living in the capital.

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