On a rainy day in Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.
9 hours agoThe Jakarta administration’s newly launched free preschool initiative for underprivileged children has received a positive reception from the public, but experts have called for a review of the program’s beneficiary selection process, citing shortcomings in the government’s data recording system. ...
12 hours agoA local group representing thousands of residents has put up stiff opposition against the plan to reopen the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, North Jakarta, in the next few months given its apparent impact on residents’ health. ...
1 day agoToll road operator Jasa Marga reported 162,938 vehicles leaving Jakarta on the eve of Islamic New Year on Wednesday, while train operator PT KAI recorded 7,800 passengers.
4 years agoKampung Akuarium residents have decided to rebuild their settlement with a kampung susun (vertical village) concept.
4 years agoMedical workers treating COVID-19 patients in Jakarta have yet to receive the financial incentives promised by the government since March, after the country recorded its first confirmed cases.
4 years agoFrom being alone in an isolation ward to bidding farewell to her late father only through a photo, a Jakarta-based journalist shares her experience with COVID-19 after she and 20 members of her family tested positive for the disease.
4 years agoThe city recorded 565 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 31,162. It has now reclaimed the status as the country’s epicenter of virus transmission, passing East Java, which had recorded 28,551 cases as of Tuesday
4 years agoThe Jakarta administration has postponed a plan to put a face mask on the landmark statue of Gen. Sudirman on Jl. Jendral Sudirman in Central Jakarta.
4 years agoA total of 867 trees growing along Jl. MH Thamrin, the National Monument (Monas) complex and Jl. Museum will be relocated or replaced, PT MRT Jakarta construction director Silvia Halim said recently.
4 years agoRaden Saleh has earned a reputation as an area where illegal abortion services are available in Jakarta, where clinics can operate for years, with unclear permits and medical personnel without an obstetrics background.
4 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan instructs his subordinates to prepare for a possible baby boom in the capital in the next few months as a result of the stay-at-home policy and social restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years agoThe incident caused no disturbances to the flow of traffic in Marunda.
4 years ago“About the emergency brake and so forth, we will monitor [the situation] for a few days ahead,” Anies said on Monday as quoted by tempo.co.
4 years agoTo celebrate Independence Day, which is usually filled with physical games and direct interactions, Jakarta's residents, limited by the pandemic, turned to more subdued activities, or else celebrated online.
4 years agoThe Jakarta administration has announced a plan to start rebuilding Kampung Akuarium — an informal urban settlement in Penjaringan, North Jakarta — in September.
4 years agoAll Transjakarta staff members stationed at bus stops will be wearing the national flag bearer uniform.
4 years agoThe Jakarta Police have apprehended seven alleged provocateurs at a rally protesting the controversial omnibus bill on job creation in front of the House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on Friday.
4 years agoElectric scooter rental service GrabWheels has made a comeback to the streets of Jakarta. For now, the scooters can be found in seven locations of the capital.
4 years agoThe Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has announced that it will close its office in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, for a week after rapid test results indicated that dozens of its staff may have contracted COVID-19.
4 years agoMRT Jakarta has established a team of experts to address the issue of potentially excavating historical remains during its phase 2 development.
4 years agoAs of Wednesday, Depok had recorded 1,488 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest in West Java.
4 years agoCar Free Day and public celebrations for Independence Day, especially competitions that could attract crowds, will be restricted.
4 years agoResidents in Greater Jakarta will not be able to commemorate Indonesia’s 75th Independence Day with big and festive celebrations as in previous years, because authorities have opted for limited gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years agoThirty medical and non-medical staff working for community health centers (Puskesmas) in Bogor city, West Java, have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the local administration to temporarily shut down six Puskesmas in the city.
4 years agoD said every day she had to face a lot of challenges, from bearing the discomfort of wearing a hazmat suit to being harassed by frustrated patients.
4 years agoThe Law and Human Rights Ministry has closed one of its buildings at the ministerial compound in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, after several employees tested positive for COVID-19.
4 years agoSeveral nongovernment organizations have launched initiatives to encourage people to protect themselves and their communities from COVID-19 in Jakarta, the country's first epicenter of the pandemic and which is still confronting an increasing number of new cases.
4 years agoIn a post that has since gone viral, Amy Fitria wrote about how she was attacked by a man in her home on Aug. 13 last year. She also posted pictures of CCTV footage allegedly showing the perpetrator.
4 years agoJakarta reported 658 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest one-day spike since the first infections were recorded in March, bringing the total number of cases in the capital to 24,521.
4 years agoJakarta has seen an increase in the number of public transportation passengers since authorities imposed a trial run for the odd-even license plate policy on Aug. 3, the Jakarta Police have said.
4 years agoIn light of the upcoming 75th Independence Day celebration, the Greater Jakarta administration has restricted any events that attract crowds amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the capital.
4 years agoAuthorities have added a two-day "grace period" to the trial run for the odd-even policy, after noticing that many road users were unaware of its impending reinstatement.
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