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Jakarta gears up for free private school program

The city administration is still preparing the free private school initiative that is expected to launch as early as this year, but officials said that 40 schools, some in East Jakarta, will be selected for the program's initial stage .

12 hours ago
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Thousands of Kapuk Muara fire victims need safer, more permanent housing

Thousands of fire victims in Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, remain in precarious conditions after a massive blaze destroyed their homes last Friday, prompting calls for the Jakarta administration to provide reconstruction aid or relocate them to safer, more permanent housing. ...

3 days ago
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Air quality worsens in Greater Jakarta as govt yet to curb pollution

Worsening air quality in Greater Jakarta has brought to light the government’s unfulfilled responsibility to ensure citizens’ right to clean air and to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants and motor vehicles. ...

4 days 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
City

‘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
City

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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Experts call on Jakarta’s schools to do more to prevent teen suicide

News of a tragic incident at a high school in Cibubur, East Jakarta, in January has brought the issue of teen suicide into the spotlight — a topic rarely discussed by the public or in schools.

5 years ago
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Urban farmers withstand floods, pests in Jakarta’s surviving paddy fields

Recent floods had caused not only a delay in the rice planting season but also the abundance of pests in the paddy fields. 

5 years ago
City

Jakarta purchases fire-fighting robot with plans to buy more

The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency said the device would reduce the chances of life-threatening accidents as it could be operated from long distance and could reach difficult areas. 

5 years ago
City

Grab driver in harrowing viral tale just 'didn't know the way'

A driver for ride-hailing service provider Grab has been cleared of allegations of attempted kidnapping after meeting with his accuser, saying the incident had been the result of miscommunication and his lack of knowledge about South Jakarta roads.

5 years ago
City

Need for speed: Jakarta to start Formula E track construction despite criticism

The racing infrastructure must be completed by April as it has to be tested prior to the race on June 6, said city secretary Saefullah at City Hall on Tuesday, as reported by kompas.com.

5 years ago
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'The street is a blank canvas': Street artists brighten up local communities in Jakarta

"The street is a blank 'canvas' on which anyone can freely inscribe meaning. However, freedom is not without cost - there is an ongoing negotiation or even confrontation in the public space. Laymen and artists can create visual objects on the streets, but the government can erase them while corporations relentlessly pursue advertising space," wrote Andang Kelana, the director of Visual Jalanan, on his website andangkelana.com.

5 years ago
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Jakarta working on smart city mobile app

The Jakarta administration is working on a multipurpose mobile application that will cater to the needs of Jakartans for a variety of information on the capital city, including latest updates on floods and a map of affected areas across Jakarta.

5 years ago
City

Maintenance work halting commuter train service to Kota Station for 10 days

State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia and commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia said the measure was necessary because maintenance work was needed on railroad switches at Gambir Station and Kota Station.

5 years ago
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Professional chefs gather to empower culinary entrepreneurship

For the approximately 200 members of Chef Republic, the professional chef community is much more than just a place to share recipes or stories about challenges they face in the kitchen; it is a place to find jobs, give back to society and even to get support for their retirement plans.

5 years ago
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Don’t waste, donate: Groups offer green alternatives to sort waste woes

Donasi Barang seeks to prolong the lives of used items and prevent them from being thrown away and dumped in a landfill. The initiative works with a number of partners, both organizations and individuals, to whom it sells or donates the items after repairing them.

5 years ago
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Refugees in Jakarta near breaking point

Feroza, 21, fled with her in-laws from Pakistan nearly three years ago. She shares a cramped room with eight other people, which consists of two tents, a pillow and a blanket draped over the floor.

5 years ago
City

Woman uses Grab emergency button to escape shady driver in viral cautionary tale

Grab provides an “Emergency Help” feature in its app so users can contact its call center and emergency team in case either the passenger or driver feel that they are in danger.

5 years ago
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South Tangerang mayor’s MRT dream inches closer to reality as she searches for funds

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi confirmed the South Tangerang MRT project had been included in the Greater Jakarta Transportation Master Plan (RITJ). However, he explained that it would require further discussions regarding funding, as he estimated that construction would cost between Rp 800 billion (US$58 million) and Rp 1 trillion per kilometer.

5 years ago
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Thousands displaced in Jakarta as floods recede

As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, South Gunung Sahari subdistrict in Central Jakarta was the last area to be inundated with floodwaters above 150 centimeters, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) website for real-time flood information, petabencana.id.

5 years ago
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Cap Go Meh festivities in Chinatown celebrate city's diversity, unity

Hundreds of Jakartans were drawn into the excitement of the post-Lunar New Year celebration of the Cap Go Meh festival in the capital’s Chinatown area of Glodok in West Jakarta on Saturday, with visitors enjoying the various performances that celebrated diversity and the fusion of Chinese and local traditional cultures.

5 years ago
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In anxious Jakarta, box of face masks worth more than gram of gold

Although Indonesia has yet to confirm any cases of infection, people have rushed to buy N95 masks, driving prices up to Rp 1.3 million (US$92.86) and more per box of 20.

5 years ago
City

'Kerak telor', grilled octopus spice up Cap Go Meh in Jakarta

The celebration of Cap Go Meh, which translates to "the fifteenth night", closes 15 days of Chinese New Year festivities.

5 years ago
City

One injured as three-story rooming house collapses in South Jakarta

A three-story rooming house in the Pela Mampang district of South Jakarta collapsed on Saturday morning.

5 years ago
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Jakarta to move Formula E circuit from Monas to Sudirman-Thamrin

The city administration is not allowed to asphalt some parts of the Monas area in Central Jakarta to use as a circuit for the race.

5 years ago
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Life without spice: Skyrocketing chili prices hit traders, food lovers, restaurants

The average price of the popular red bird’s eye chili jumped to Rp 110,556 per kilogram on Tuesday, costing almost as much as beef at Rp 117,778 per kilogram.

5 years ago
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Evacuees struggle in shelters as floodwaters remain high in Tangerang district

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency is warning that floods might still occur in Greater Jakarta in the second and third week of February despite no heavy downpours or strong winds being predicted for the capital anymore.

5 years ago
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