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Home Ministry wants to evaluate CFD because it often turns into pop-up markets
Jakarta is considered a good model for Car Free Day (CFD) activities because the city administration clearly separates spaces for exercising and economic activities.
5 days ago
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Train derailments spark urgent calls for increased rail safety funding
A spate of train derailments this month has raised concerns over Indonesia’s railway safety and sparked renewed calls for greater investment in infrastructure maintenance, as experts warn that underfunding and poor oversight may be putting lives at risk. ...
1 week ago
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Evicted Kampung Bayam residents return home despite uncertainty
After years in limbo, Kampung Bayam residents have finally agreed to relocate to a low-cost apartment complex designated for them despite concerns over high rent, as their temporary housing arrangement nears its end. ...
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Anies hails success of PSBB measures following government’s claim rate of infection has slowed in capital
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said there are signs the rate of COVID-19 infection is slowing in the capital, but urged all residents to remain vigilant.
5 years ago
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Jakarta Research Council to set up COVID-19 isolation shelter in North Jakarta
The project, the first of its kind in the capital, would be fully funded and sustained by NGOs, non-profit organizations and the community.
5 years ago
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133 more COVID-19 cases in Jakarta despite ‘flattened curve’ claims
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that Jakarta, the COVID-19 epicenter in the country, had experienced a rapid and significant slowdown in new cases.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakarta's satellite areas extend mobility restrictions for two weeks
West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil claimed the partial lockdown had helped reduce the infection rate in Bogor and Depok by 38.5 percent.
5 years ago
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Jakarta seeks to protect poor as COVID-19 outbreak leaves many homeless
The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) relocated 92 homeless people, who were found on the streets in Central Jakarta and South Jakarta on Friday and Saturday, to the Karet Tengsin GOR in Tanah Abang.
5 years ago
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Greater Jakarta to expand restrictions as existing measures deemed ineffective
The large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) imposed in Greater Jakarta are set to be extended and expanded, leaders of the capital city’s satellite cities have said, as the lack of legal certainty and the continued spread of COVID-19 have underlined the policy’s ineffectiveness in curbing the disease.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakarta satellite cities insist on suspension of commuter line services
Jakarta’s satellite cities have imposed a partial lockdown since April 15, which will end on Tuesday.
5 years ago
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Teenagers vandalize house after owner informs Jakarta governor about mass prayer
A video of the assault, which shows the teenagers destroy Aselih's fence and throw firecrackers at his house, went viral on social media.
5 years ago
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Govt claims Jakarta, epicenter of Indonesia's COVID-19 outbreak, has flattened the curve
The Jakarta administration was the first in the country to impose 14-day PSBB measures on April 10.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakarta turns sports halls into temporary homeless shelters
The Jakarta administration is set to repurpose all city-owned sports halls across the capital into temporary homeless shelters for those who have lost their jobs and homes as a result of COVID-19.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: More than 1,000 motorists asked to turn around as 'mudik' ban begins
Fines will be imposed starting May 8.
5 years ago
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In quiet Jakarta, minimarkets become new target for criminals
As most Jakartans are staying at home during the COVID-19 epidemic, minimarkets have become new targets of crime, the Jakarta Police have said.
5 years ago
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Jasa Marga to close Jakarta-Cikampek elevated toll road following ‘mudik’ ban
State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga is awaiting the Public Works and Housing Ministry's decision before finally closing off the Jakarta-Cikampek II elevated toll road.
5 years ago
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Greater Jakartans show low awareness of physical distancing measures despite PSBB: Survey
The survey further revealed that 35.1 percent of the participants, surveyed between April 14 and 19 by phone, were going about their normal activities during the outbreak.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakarta extends PSBB through Ramadan
The large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), initially slated to end on Thursday, have been extended until May 22.
5 years ago
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‘C’mon, lift their spirits’: Neighbors wave away COVID-19 stigma in Jakarta
Some communities in Jakarta have found ways to allay COVID-19 stigma and help neighbors in need.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakarta journalists bear brunt of industry cuts
A number of journalists and media professionals in Jakarta have been left jobless with little to no financial support.
5 years ago
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Cleaner air gives Jakartans rare view on nearby mountains
Netizens have reported that Mount Gede Pangrango and Mount Salak, both in West Java, are visible from Jakarta weeks after calls for people to stay at home.
5 years ago
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Police ban May Day rallies against omnibus bill on job creation
Two large labor groups, the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Indonesian Labor Workers Assembly (MPBI) have announced their plan to hold massive protests in front of the House and the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister on April 30, the day before May Day, which falls on May 1.
5 years ago
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Public transportation use in Greater Jakarta plummets during COVID-19 pandemic: BPTJ
BPTJ head Polana B. Pramesti said that Jakarta in particular had initiated various restrictions including transportation restrictions in March, when a significant decline in the number of mass public transportation users had begun.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Theological school in Central Jakarta designated ‘red zone’
The Bethel Indonesia School of Theology in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has been designated a “red zone” following mounting reports of COVID-19 cases in its vicinity.
5 years ago
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Tangerang official confirms viral video of girl suspended 15m high on power cable
The girl reportedly became an unwitting passenger while playing at the site of a cable installation project.
5 years ago
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Testing backlog forces Jakarta to apply COVID-19 protocol to more than 1,000 burials
Jakarta is enforcing the interment protocol as a precautionary measure in burying the bodies of all suspected cases of COVID-19 infection.
5 years ago
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Blind people in Greater Jakarta struggling to get social aid during pandemic
Blind and visually impaired people in Greater Jakarta are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic as they have yet to be included on the government’s list of those at risk from the virus.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: New business ideas emerge as people work from home
For some, a surfeit of leisure time has sparked ideas about new productive hobbies that can support them financially.
5 years ago
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Lippo apartment tenants take legal action against emergency COVID-19 hospital
Nine Residence tenants say they received no prior notice that their ground floor would be converted into a COVID-19 hospital.
5 years ago
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'Outbreak won't end in 14 days,' says Anies as he gears up to extend PSBB in Jakarta
Jakartans may need to get ready to hunker down for a longer period as their governor advises legislators of the capital's need to extend the PSBB.
5 years ago
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Satellite cities demand that commuter trains stop running during PSBB
The commuter train suspension is deemed necessary to push for effective large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in curbing COVID-19's transmission in Greater Jakarta.
5 years ago
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COVID-19: Jakartans volunteer to help patients in isolation cope with distress
Dozens of Jakartans have volunteered to give COVID-19 patients and those suspected of having the disease the emotional support they need.
5 years ago
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Tight quarters: COVID-19 threatens health, finances of Jakartans in public housing
Jakarta must develop measures to protect the most vulnerable communities in the capital, including poor families living in public housing.
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- 100 investment projects in Bali set to be demolished this year
- Home Ministry wants to evaluate CFD because it often turns into pop-up markets
- Housing program stalls amid severe budget shortfall
- What if protest in Central Java small town could be a warning for Jakarta elite?
- Massive protest erupts in Pati demanding regent’s resignation
- Indonesian crew abandoned off Mozambique waters without food, denied freedom
- MPR completes first draft of New Order-style state guidelines
- What’s behind the rise of new airlines in Indonesia?
- Airlines blast inefficient international airport push
- Jokowi in precarious position months after leaving presidency
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- 100 investment projects in Bali set to be demolished this year
- Home Ministry wants to evaluate CFD because it often turns into pop-up markets
- Housing program stalls amid severe budget shortfall
- What if protest in Central Java small town could be a warning for Jakarta elite?
- Massive protest erupts in Pati demanding regent’s resignation
- Indonesian crew abandoned off Mozambique waters without food, denied freedom
- MPR completes first draft of New Order-style state guidelines
- What’s behind the rise of new airlines in Indonesia?
- Airlines blast inefficient international airport push
- Jokowi in precarious position months after leaving presidency
