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Pollution, climate change hit Jakarta’s fishers hard

Data from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry shows a 20 percent drop in Jakarta’s marine fisheries production in 2023 compared with the year before, while data for 2024 has yet to be released.

2 days ago
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Blok M to become Jakarta’s economic hub that ‘never sleeps’

The Jakarta administration has launched a major revitalization project in South Jakarta’s Blok M, aiming to transform the long-standing commercial area into a 24-hour economic hub as part of the capital’s push to become a globally competitive city. ...

3 days ago
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Trisakti students named suspects for Reform protest escalations

The 15 students arrested by the Jakarta Police are charged with inciting mob violence, resisting officers and assaulting police after a violent clash broke out during the protest on Wednesday. ...

6 days ago

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Flood waters inundate state-owned Jakarta hospital, possibly damaging medical equipment

RSCM president director Lies Dina Liastuti said the hospital's medical facility team, the Jakarta health facility security center (BPFK) and vendors of the medical equipment were inspecting the condition of the affected machines.

5 years ago
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Satriamandala Museum offers night tour to lure visitors

The number of visitors declined to 11,693 visitors in 2018 from 49,964 visitors in 2015. 

5 years ago
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Developers vow to provide green management in ITF Sunter amid concerns from activists

ITF Sunter will apply high-end thermal treatment technology called grate fired incineration. 

5 years ago
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Jakarta sees fewer cases of dengue fever

Heavy rain has continued to batter Jakarta in the past couple of weeks as the rainy season continues. This is also the time when dengue-bearing mosquitos are most active.

5 years ago
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LBH APIK gets unannounced visits from police over case of possible domestic violence

It is believed that the unannounced visits were related to a case of alleged domestic violence handled by the organization involving a 21-year-old.

5 years ago
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Two people living in South Tangerang exposed to radioactive waste: Nuclear agency

Nine people had undergone a thorough examination, seven of whom were deemed clear, while two others had been exposed to the highest dosage level of 0.12 milli-sievert.

5 years ago
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Mayoral hopefuls look to introduce themselves to South Tangerang voters

With Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany set to conclude her second and final term next year, the election will be an opportunity for new hopefuls to run for office.

5 years ago
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Transjakarta upbeat despite growing popularity of ride-hailing services

Even though online ride-hailing services are on the rise with about 2.5 million drivers in the Greater Jakarta area, Yoga Adiwinarto, the acting president director of the city-owned bus operator, said he was not worried that the business would affect the number of people using Transjakarta services.

5 years ago
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Developer seeks piece of transit-oriented development trend

PT Adhi Commuter Properti, which develops apartment complexes integrated with public transit, hopes to sell over 4,000 units, totaling Rp 2.2 trillion (US$160.5 million), this year. It predicts high demand for transit-oriented development (TOD), such as in areas near the Greater Jakarta LRT, which, once in operation, will connect the capital city to peripheral areas.

5 years ago
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Illegal abortion clinic reveals high demand amid shortage of formal facilities

Based on the 2009 Health Law abortion is allowed for pregnancies that pose a medical risk such as threatening the mother's or the baby's life or for pregnancy caused by a rape, which can lead to psychological trauma.

5 years ago
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Transjakarta plans feeder expansion to serve more passengers in the 'burbs

Commuters might need to hold their breath a while longer, but Transjakarta says plans are in the works to eventually shrink the distance between bus shelters from 500 to 300 meters.

5 years ago
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Kampungs join pioneering program to make Jakarta waste-free

A community initiative is "recruiting" kampungs in an waste management program that arms "pioneers" with recycling know-how to reduce household waste.

5 years ago
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Police hunt radioactive waste dumper in Banten

The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) is working with the police to investigate the origins of the radioactive Caesium-137 waste found in the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang, Banten, recently.

5 years ago
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Tiny space-living: Jakartans squeeze into smaller, more affordable apartments

The need for affordable living space, even if small, is seen as an opportunity with some property firms starting to develop smaller apartments, and studio units, of around 20 square meters.

5 years ago
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Trash for cash: Apps promote recycling through monetary rewards

A newly developed app called e-Recycle makes waste management easier for the residents of Jakarta, a city that produces approximately 7,700 tons of waste per day. The app offers door-to-door waste collection services that allow residents to exchange their recyclable waste for cash.

5 years ago
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MRT Jakarta, SAJV ink phase 2 contract, look to break ground in 2021

The developer is to start pre-construction activities in March, with construction set to break ground next year.

5 years ago
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Artists band together to teach others how to form art collectives

Artists in Jakarta have found a way to keep themselves afloat in the field through collective arts, whereby art community groups work hand-in-hand with other groups in producing works, raising money to fund projects and managing exhibitions to promote their works.

5 years ago
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Is it a goodbye? Jakarta City council mulls ban on ‘ondel-ondel’ busking

Iman Satria, the head of the council’s Commission E overseeing people’s welfare, said that the point of the ban was to maintain the spirit of ondel-ondel as an icon of Betawi culture.

5 years ago
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In busy Jakarta, some finds it hard to fall asleep

For some, hitting the pillow is a rewarding moment after a hard day of work. For others, the fear of not being able to fall asleep is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

5 years ago
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Vendors protest relocation as Jakarta kicks off project to ease Tanah Abang traffic

As one of the capital’s major transit stations, Tanah Abang Station serves an average of 1.5 million passengers a month.

5 years ago
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After breaking 1 million passenger record, Transjakarta dreams big in 2020

“Yes, it took us 16 years to transport 1 million passengers a day, but we’re confident that we can reach 2 million in a year,” Yoga told The Jakarta Post in an exclusive interview on Thursday.

5 years ago
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Smelly water: Bekasi regency residents bear brunt of overloaded dumpsite

The sole disposal site of the regency was declared overloaded by the Bekasi administration in 2014. 

5 years ago
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‘Don't panic’: Nuclear agency urges controlled reaction to radiation in South Tangerang housing complex

The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) first detected the radiation during a routine check meant to ensure that the agency’s mobile radiation detection unit was working properly.

5 years ago
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Rescuing more lives: Jakarta turns to robots in battle against fires

The Jakarta administration also plans to expand its robotic fleet by procuring more variants of firefighting robots in the near future.

5 years ago
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Bicycle repair shops see orders jump to meet rise in commuters, lanes

The expanding fleet of commuter cyclists in the capital has led to a boom for bicycle repair shops.

5 years ago
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Formula E organizers declare Monas racetrack plan feasible, reveal circuit design

The announcement was made during a press briefing on Friday, when the city-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) and Formula E Operation revealed the circuit design.

5 years ago
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Odd-even parking restrictions deter drivers on Central Jakarta’s busy roads

Car drivers have found it difficult to find parking spaces after the Jakarta administration implemented an odd-even parking system on Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl. Hayam Wuruk in Central Jakarta. The expansion of the odd-even policy to the two roads is part of an effort ease traffic congestion.

5 years ago
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Passengers adjust travel times as commuter train maintenance begins

From Feb. 13 to 23, commuter trains from Bogor, Depok, Cikarang and Bekasi usually bound for Kota Station in West Jakarta are to end their journeys at Manggarai Station in South Jakarta before returning to their respective stations of origin.

5 years ago
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Spared change: Jakarta ATMs will still dispense Rp 20,000 bills despite declining cash transactions

Bank DKI, which operates 1,085 ATMs of various bill denominations across Greater Jakarta, is maintaining cash machines that dispense Rp 20,000 bills to cater to customers who have a particular need for smaller banknotes, such as students.

5 years ago
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For the love of books: Revamped National Library busier than ever

The National Library recorded a total of 846,847 visitors throughout last year with the highest number of visitors recorded at 103,998 people in December 2019. The total number of visitors has increased significantly from 528,076 visitors in 2018 and 75,273 visitors in 2017.

5 years ago
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