Saturday, May 25 2013, 21:17 PM

Jakarta

Hospitals complain rates paid in healthcare scheme too low

Private hospitals taking part in the city’s healthcare program Jakarta Health Card (KJS), have complained about unfavorable rates for medical…

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  • 43 flights delayed as check-in system malfunctions

    A check-in system at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tanggerang, Banten, malfunctioned on Friday morning, delaying up to 43 flights.

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  • Reclining Buddha

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    Workers clean a giant reclining Buddha statue at Budha Darma Temple in Tajurhalang, Bogor, West Java, on Thursday. The work is in preparation for the commemoration of Buddha's Day of…

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  • Drowsiness can’t wait

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    Relatives of patients mill around an alleyway leading to the emergency unit of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta on Thursday. The referral hospital is improving facilities to accommodate the ever…

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  • 3 arrested in Rp 4 billion drug bust

    The police have arrested three men and confiscated 2,900 ecstasy pills and 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine in a series of raids.

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  • Prosecutors puzzled by acquittal of Brazilian drug suspect

    Prosecutors have been puzzled by a recent verdict at the Tangerang District Court that saw a Brazilian citizen acquitted of all charges relating to the possession of 990 grams of…

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  • Bye-bye 'bajaj'

    A worker cuts a bajaj (a three-wheeled taxi) into pieces to dump in pond in Pos Pengumben, West Jakarta, on Wednesday. At least 150 orange-colored bajaj were destroyed and replaced…

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  • Traffic control unit still not running at full tilt

    With a shoestring budget, the Jakarta Transportation Agency is developing a fully-automated intelligent traffic system (ITS) that is as sophisticated as those used in developed countries, allowing them to control…

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  • Clinics need to learn more about mental disorder problem

    To help reduce the number of mental health cases in the city, doctors at community health clinics (Puskesmas) need to learn psychological symptoms, says psychiatrist Hervita Diatri from the University…

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  • Water to become central issue globally: LIPI

    The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has warned that water will become a global issue which will influence politics and trigger international conflicts over the next 50 years.

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  • Jokowi aghast at unauthorized film on him

    Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has objected to director Azhar Kinoi Lubis making a movie about him without his consent.

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