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Pramono executes first reshuffle to boost quick wins

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung carried out a massive reshuffle within the city administration on Wednesday by inaugurating 59 high-ranking officials, from agency heads to mayors, to expedite the implementation of his quick-win programs.

1 day ago
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Jakarta’s avian mascot loses only refuge in city

The Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) that operates a rehabilitation center for brahminy kite on Kotok Besar Island in Thousand Islands regency has moved the birds to a riverine ecosystem in Lampung as the island owner reportedly sold the island. ...

1 day ago
Jakarta

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. ...

3 days ago

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Anies’ deputy hopefuls to roll up sleeves for flood control

Jakarta’s future deputy governor will share a great responsibility with the governor amid criticism and complaints over flood prevention and mitigation.

5 years ago
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Passengers, operators step up COVID-19 prevention in public transportation

Since the government confirmed four cases of COVID-19 infection in the country, there has been growing awareness of a healthy lifestyle and basic protection to curb the spread of the respiratory disease.

5 years ago
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Sales drop as rising prices of oranges, chicken meat cripple Jakarta traders

The increase was mainly a result of breeders' decision to raise the price of broiler chickens nationwide in February, according to the Indonesian People's Poultry Association's (Pinsar) Central Java branch.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta administration launches COVID-19 website

The head of the Jakarta Information and Communication Agency, Atikah, said the site, corona.jakarta.go.id, gives the public updates on the number of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in the capital, as reported by tempo.co on Friday.

5 years ago
City premium

City continues Jakarta stadium construction amid unfinished legal matters

The ambitious Rp 4.5 trillion (US$315.5 million) project is expected to finish by the end of October 2021. However, while construction rolls on at the site, legal matters relating to land clearance remain.

5 years ago
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Activists to protest systematic violence against women on Women's March

The 2019 report of the National Commission on Violence Against Woman (Komnas Perempuan) revealed 406,178 cases of violence against women were reported throughout the year, up from 348,466 cases in 2018.

5 years ago
City premium

Commuter line aims to reduce delays in train schedules amid floods of complaints

The technical glitches that often occur during operations include engine breakdowns, brake failures and train door malfunctions, in which the doors suddenly open in transit. 

5 years ago
City

COVID-19: North Jakarta Police to 'bend rules', sell confiscated masks to public

The North Jakarta Police chief has said that face masks that were previously confiscated by those who stockpiled them will be sold to the public at regular prices.

5 years ago
City

Residents raise concerns over safety after street collapses in Matraman

Residents living alongside the Ciliwung River canal in Kebon Manggis, Matraman, East Jakarta, have raised concerns over their safety after Jl. Kesatrian X, a street running in front of their houses and right beside the canal, collapsed on Tuesday.

5 years ago
City

COVID-19: Jakarta suspends mass gathering, filming permits as part of containment measures

The Jakarta city administration has temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for mass gatherings, including for film shooting purposes, as part of its COVID-19 containment efforts.

5 years ago
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Jakarta floods hit street vendors hard despite minor impact on city's growth

The Rp 960 billion losses might slash Jakarta's economic growth by 0.025 percent this year, said Bank Indonesia's Jakarta office head Hamid Ponco Wibowo.

5 years ago
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Experts urge government to put the brakes on motorcycles amid high accident rate

According to the 2019 Book of Traffic Portraits in Indonesia, 73.49 percent of a total of 196,457 traffic accidents identified in 2018 involved motorbikes — a far greater ratio than accidents involving other types of vehicles.

5 years ago
City

COVID-19: Jakarta’s Persahabatan Hospital places 31 suspected cases under observation as precaution

“At the moment, there are 21 patients [being monitored] and 10 under close observation [surveillance], while we await [their] results from the Health Ministry’s Health Research and Development Agency,” RSUP Persahabatan director Rita Rogaya said on Wednesday during a press conference at the hospital, as quoted by antaranews.com.

5 years ago
City

Court halts Jakarta’s plan to reopen ERP tenders

The Jakarta State Administrative Court is restricting the Jakarta administration from calling for new tenders rather than resuming the ongoing process.

5 years ago
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Traversing the hidden gems of historical Cikini

Just northeast of the quiet and upscale residential area of Menteng is the village of Cikini and its namesake main street, where Jakarta’s silent past and bustling present meet.

5 years ago
City

Police seize 350 boxes of face masks during raid on suspected hoarder in West Jakarta

Panic buying has prompted a price surge for such items both online and offline in the last two days, with a box of face masks now selling for an average Rp 300,000 (US$ 21) – a whopping 1,500 percent increase from the original average of Rp 20,000 per box.

5 years ago
City

ACG School Jakarta suspends classes after teacher suspected of having COVID-19

In a statement released on Monday, the school announced it would halt operations starting on Tuesday.

5 years ago
City premium

Trendy South Jakarta eyed for halal tourism development

The idea of developing South Jakarta for halal tourism was first announced by former deputy governor Sandiaga Uno, who said the municipality was expected to be fully ready as a competitive halal tourist destination in Asia by 2020.

5 years ago
City premium

Jakarta tests plastic-free lifestyle

Plastic bags used to carry groceries at traditional markets are part of a larger waste problem in the capital. According to Pasar Jaya, its 153 traditional markets generated daily waste of up to 600 tons, 12 percent of which was plastic bags.

5 years ago
City

Suspected COVID-19 patient in South Tangerang put under surveillance

The suspected patient in Pamulang, South Tangerang has recent travel history to Malaysia.

5 years ago
City

Commuter train operator offers sanitizer, masks amid COVID-19 concerns

Hand sanitizer and face masks are prioritized for sick and elder passengers.

5 years ago
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Jakarta councilors, residents demand Anies pull the plug on Formula E

They are concerned that the city will suffer losses due to fewer people coming to the race in June. 

5 years ago
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Greater Jakarta residents stay alert but remain calm amid COVID-19 outbreak

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo suggested that the public stay alert but remain calm as the government had taken several measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and a large portion of patients had recovered in other countries such as China, Japan and Italy.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta’s Paloma Bistro confirms Indonesian, Japanese COVID-19 patients visited in February

The two came to Des Indes Hotel’s Paloma Bistro on Feb. 15 at about 8 p.m. to join a routinely held "Latin Dance" event, attended by approximately 30 people that night.

5 years ago
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For the love of science: Community promotes fun STEM education among students

The event was hosted by SWE as the main part of their engineering week program, which provides coding, robotics and science engineering classes. Prior to the event on Feb. 22, the group visited five schools in Jakarta to boost the students' interest in STEAM.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta bar Amigos visited by COVID-19 patient suspends operation amid virus fears

A woman tested positive for COVID-19 after spending an evening at Amigos Bar and Cantina on Feb. 14, where she interacted with a Japanese national who was later found to have the illness as well.

5 years ago
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A year on, Kenari booksellers struggle to stay in business

Booksellers in Kenari Market continue to struggle to sell their books amid Jakarta’s lack of interest in reading and the rise of e-books and online shops, almost a year after the Jakarta administration opened the affordable book market in Central Jakarta.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta calls for fewer mass gatherings following confirmed COVID-19 cases

Jakarta is taking precautionary measures by reducing the number of mass gatherings after two residents of Depok, West Java, tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

5 years ago
City

Panic buying hits Jakarta supermarkets as govt announces first COVID-19 cases

Jakartans descended on stores in a buying frenzy almost as soon as the President announced Indonesia's first two cases of COVID-19 infection.

5 years ago
City

South Tangerang resident who possessed radioactive substances offered ‘decontamination services’: Police

A resident of South Tangerang, Banten, who allegedly kept radioactive substances in his house at the Batan Indah housing complex did so for economic gain, the National Police have said, and had been engaged in business involving radioactive substances.

5 years ago
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