The Jakarta Post

Mysterious mud-like ooze causes alarm for locals

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:21:14 +0700

Secretions of a viscous mud-like liquid from a dried riverbed along the Tanjungan River in Kamal Muara, North Jakarta, have been reported to the Jakarta Crisis Center.

Skyscrapers to act as BTS towers

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:21:10 +0700

Jakarta's spatial planning agency will allow base transceiver stations to be attached to the tops of buildings to reduce the number of BTS towers in the capital.

Small drug dealers nabbed, with ringleader on the run

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:21:00 +0700

Police have begun a hunt for a suspected drug ringleader after arresting a group of alleged dealers operating at a night club in West Jakarta.

Police investigate poll official over dual IDs

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:20:57 +0700

Police in Tangerang, Banten province, are investigating a newly sworn-in member of the municipal elections commission for the possible illegal possession of two official identification cards.

City to reward local heads with cash

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:20:55 +0700

The Jakarta administration plans to give community and neighborhood (RT/RW) heads rewards for roles they play in building their communities, says Governor Fauzi Bowo.

Tangerang regency to issue cash aid

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:20:53 +0700

TANGERANG: As many as 254,485 lower income families in Tangerang regency will receive direct cash aid from the government to compensate for the fuel price increase, an official said Friday.

Airport destroys infected seeds

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:20:50 +0700

TANGERANG: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's quarantine department on Friday destroyed 1.5 tons of 29 seed varieties suspected to harbor bacterial infections.

Groups cooperate to ensure order at city's airport

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:08:10 +0700

Operator of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, PT Angkasa Pura II, launched a joint operation last Sunday to ensure order at the country's main international gate.

Train project attracts few investors

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:08:06 +0700

Investors are reluctant to take part in a railway project that will connect Manggarai, South Jakarta, to Soekarno-Hatta airport despite lucrative prospects, says a government official.

Kids without ID denied education

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:08:03 +0700

Many parents on low incomes have problems enrolling their children in state elementary schools because they do not have the required birth certificates, family cards or parent ID cards.