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Indonesia's silvermen beg to make ends meet

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.

1 day ago
Jakarta premium

Data flaws cast shadow on Jakarta’s free preschool program

The 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. ...

1 day ago
Jakarta premium

Health concerns spark strong opposition to reopening of Rorotan RDF plant

A 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. ...

2 days ago

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City

BPTJ to launch app that helps commuters track COVID-19 spread in Greater Jakarta

BPTJ spokesperson Budi Rahardjo said the app could help users decide whether they wanted to continue traveling to a certain area in Greater Jakarta after considering its exposure to COVID-19.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta Police provide grace period for expired driver’s licenses until Aug. 31

Under the policy, driver’s licenses with expiration dates between March 17 until May 29 will remain valid until the end of August. 

4 years ago
City

Nightclubs torn between income and public health

Nightlife businesses are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are aware that reopening entertainment places during the ongoing epidemic increases the risk of new infections in the city, but many working in the industry are losing income.

4 years ago
City

‘Transitional PSBB’: A deciding chapter for Jakarta’s new normal

During the easing period, Jakarta is gradually opening places of worship, workplaces, public places, public transportation and educational institutions, but still requires health protocols in those sectors.

4 years ago
City

Bustling Jakarta returns with vengeance as lockdown eases

The city administration decided on Thursday to extend Jakarta’s large-scale social restriction (PSBB) period to the end of June while easing measures for several sectors.

4 years ago
City

Train stations packed as transition into ‘new normal’ begins in Jakarta

KCI recorded 150,000 commuters using its services on Monday morning. 

4 years ago
City

App-based ‘ojek’ resume passenger transportation service in Jakarta

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has announced that ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers are allowed to transport passengers again starting on Monday.

4 years ago
City

No odd-even policy yet during transition period, Anies says

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Monday that the provincial administration would not impose the odd-even vehicle restriction policy yet despite acknowledging that personal vehicles were crowding the streets of Jakarta as the large-scale social restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 had been relaxed.

4 years ago
City

Muslims in Jakarta rejoice as mosques open for Friday prayers

After months of praying at home, Muslims in Jakarta are now able to perform Friday prayers in mosques on Friday following the transitional period in the capital city that starts to ease restrictions in public spaces in the capital city.

4 years ago
City

MRT Jakarta back to normalcy, but with limited capacity

MRT Jakarta resumes normal operation starting Friday as the city administration has announced the start of the transition period for the gradual easing of its large-scale social restrictions (PSBB).

4 years ago
City

Jakarta takes risk of rebound by moving to ‘transitional’ restrictions

Jakarta PSBB regime has been extended but with fewer restrictions.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta starts easing restrictions as places of worship reopen

Jakarta, the first epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic in Indonesia, is claiming a reduction in the rate of infections and welcomes a period of fewer restrictions, including the reopening of houses of worship, beginning on Friday.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta enters transition phase to ease restrictions, extends PSBB to end of June

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has decided to extend the period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to the end of June as Indonesia’s capital city enters the transition phase with gradual easing plans in place for several sectors.

4 years ago
City

Urbanites turn to bike riding to beat cabin fever

Staying at home for months has inevitably fueled anxiety and boredom among many people, who then struggle to cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their mental health in a variety of ways.While some people have found a quick fix through virtual connections with loved ones, others have found it through a personal respite: cycling.

4 years ago
City

Greater Tangerang extends PSBB, requires permit for intercity travel

Residents of the region and Greater Jakarta identity card holders traveling within Greater Jakarta are not required to obtain an exit and entry permit (SIKM).

4 years ago
City

Jakarta discusses ‘new normal’ possibilities for nightclubs, massage parlors

The Jakarta administration is set to begin implementing “new normal” protocols this week. However, it remains unclear when nightclubs and massage parlors will reopen and under what restrictions.

4 years ago
City

Istiqlal Mosque may reopen in July, Jokowi says while inspecting renovations

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited Istiqlal on Tuesday to check on the renovations. He said that according to the Mosque’s grand imam, Nasaruddin Umar, the large-scale renovations were 90 percent complete and would be finished in July, several months later than the initial schedule for March due to the pandemic.

4 years ago
City

MRT Jakarta urges passengers to avoid conversation to curb COVID-19 spread

Indonesia’s first MRT service, MRT Jakarta, has called on its passengers to avoid having conversations while riding on its trains in a bid to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission on public transportation.

4 years ago
City

South Tangerang to dump trash in Tangerang regency after landfill wall collapses

The administration of South Tangerang has decided to dump its urban waste in Tangerang regency's landfill while its own landfill in Cipeucang, Serpong, is being restored after a perimeter wall recently collapsed, spilling 100 tons of waste into a river.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta readies sports hall to quarantine travelers returning to city without permit

Authorities in East Jakarta are readying the city-owned Pulogadung Sports Hall as a quarantine center for people returning to Jakarta after the Idul Fitri holiday who do not have an exit and entry permit (SIKM).

4 years ago
City

Anies appoints former Merpati Airlines CEO to helm Transjakarta

The former head of state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines is the new president of city-owned bus operator Transjakarta.

4 years ago
City

Commuter line keeps physical distancing measure during COVID-19 ‘new normal’

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia will not allow overloaded trains to depart from stations as it will continue to apply physical distancing measures during the so-called "new normal" period.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta ready to welcome 'new normal' soon, minister says

Citing National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) data, Airlangga said the spread of the disease had slowed in Central Java, Bali, Jakarta and Yogyakarta, where the basic reproduction number (R0) of COVID-19 had fallen below 1.

4 years ago
City

Greater Jakarta in dark about ‘new normal’ commute

It wasn’t until the government started hinting at a post-COVID-19 “new normal” that the debate about commuting in Greater Jakarta began in earnest.

4 years ago
City

That's made up: Anies refutes business group's claim about reopening of malls

The third phase of restriction implementation in Jakarta could be extended. 

4 years ago
City

Jokowi visits mall in Bekasi ahead of reopening with ‘new normal’ protocols

Bekasi Mayor Rahmat “Pepen” Effendi said that malls in Bekasi would be allowed to open on June 4 at the earliest, but were required to operate at 50 percent of their capacity.

4 years ago
City

Bekasi family tests positive for COVID-19 after attending mass Idul Fitri prayers

Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi confirmed the report, saying they had been picked up by medical workers the following day to be isolated at a hospital in the city.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta doctors share their experiences spending Ramadan, Idul Fitri away from families

"I haven't seen my parents for almost three months," Lia, a doctor who works at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Duren Sawit district, said.

4 years ago
City

South Tangerang landfill wall collapses, spilling 100 tons of waste into Cisadane River

Yepi Suherman, the South Tangerang environmental agency secretary, confirmed that the walls had collapsed at around 4.30 a.m on Friday.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta can ease PSBB if low COVID-19 transmission rate maintained: Bappenas

Bappenas claims the basic transmission rate, or R0, for COVID-19 in Jakarta has fallen below one. Epidemiologists believe the outbreak will eventually die out if the R0 remains smaller than one.

4 years ago
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