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Jakarta’s ‘invisible’ lives: Undocumented coastal children denied basic rights
A melting pot of mostly low-income households from diverse cultural backgrounds, the fishing village of Cilincing in North Jakarta is also home to dozens of undocumented children who lack access to basic rights.
2 days ago
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Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line
There will be 11 stations in the Greater Tangerang region of Tangerang city and Tangerang regency in the East-West line, while the North-South line will be extended to South Tangerang city. ...
3 days ago
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Privatization fears cast shadow over Jakarta’s clean water future
As the specter of privatization again rises over the city’s utility service, a civil coalition is advocating for Jakartans concerned that the planned restructuring of PAM Jaya from a city-owned to a limited liability company will ultimately lead to commodification of the basic resource and further cut off access for the urban poor. ...
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Jakarta to evaluate COVID-19 policy amid ‘alarming’ situation
In the past week, Anies said, Jakarta's positivity rate – the percentage of COVID-19 tests that return a positive result – had increased to 13.2 percent.
5 years ago
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Industrial COVID-19 clusters in Bekasi, Karawang reach 500 cases
Industrial COVID-19 clusters discovered in the Bekasi and Karawang regencies of West Java reached 500 cases on Tuesday, prompting demands for increased testing and tracing.
5 years ago
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Greater Jakarta LRT to open to public in July 2022
The Greater Jakarta LRT serving Jakarta, Bogor, Depok and Bekasi will open to the public in July 2022, property developer and state-owned construction firm PT Adhi Karya has confirmed.
5 years ago
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Jakarta to reevaluate odd-even policy after reports of COVID-19 clusters on public transportation
The Jakarta administration is set to reevaluate the odd-even license plate policy in the capital after recent reports of COVID-19 clusters emerging from public transportation.
5 years ago
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More than 5,000 bodies buried under COVID-19 protocols in Jakarta
Pondok Ranggon cemetery in East Jakarta is expected to run out of space for COVID-19 burials in October.
5 years ago
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Jakarta’s oldest high-rise building Sarinah to have new look next year
A renovation project that started in July will transform the historic Sarinah building in Central Jakarta.
5 years ago
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Over 50,000 people in Bogor affected by drought
As many as 54,194 people have been affected by a drought in Bogor, West Java, the Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Bogor) has said.
5 years ago
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Former Transjakarta president director arrested after fleeing fraud conviction
A joint team of prosecutors arrested on Friday the former president director of city-owned transportation company PT Transjakarta, Donny Andy Sarmedi Saragih, who has been at large since 2019 after he was convicted of fraud.
5 years ago
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Police lambasted for targeting LGBT community in raid in Jakarta
Civil society groups argue that the police violated the suspects' right to a fair trial during the raid and the investigation.
5 years ago
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Jakarta cemetery space about to run out as COVID-19 burials increase
East Jakarta’s Pondok Ranggon cemetery expects to run out of space for COVID-19 graves in October because of the recent increase in the number of burials.
5 years ago
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Jakarta on ‘right track’ in COVID-19 handling, Anies says, despite rising numbers
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has claimed that the administration in doing well in tackling COVID-19 in the capital city, despite a spike in new confirmed cases.
5 years ago
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More than 139,000 penalized for not wearing masks in Jakarta since June
Some 14,000 people have been fined.
5 years ago
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Satpol PP to stop controversial fake coffin punishment
The lie-in-a-fake-coffin punishment is not an official punishment for health protocol violators, East Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) head Budhy Novian says.
5 years ago
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West Jakarta firefighters save kitten stuck inside water jug
The kitten’s head was stuck in the neck of the vessel.
5 years ago
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Jakarta to add 11 COVID-19 reference hospitals following another case spike
Jakarta currently has 67 COVID-19 referral hospitals and 170 hospitals providing services for COVID-19 patients.
5 years ago
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Jakarta asked to evaluate odd-even plate policy as public transportation use surges
The city-owned bus rapid transit (BRT) service, Transjakarta, has also seen its passenger numbers jump by 6 to 12 percent since Jakarta reimposed the odd-even plate policy in early August.
5 years ago
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Jakarta to host 2021 National Press Day in February
Jakarta will host the annual National Press Day celebration on Feb. 9 next year, Governor Anies Baswedan announced on Wednesday.
5 years ago
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Jakarta collects Rp 4 billion in fines from COVID-19 protocol violators
The Jakarta administration has collected around Rp 4 billion (US$271,000) in fines from residents violating COVID-19 health protocols under Gubernatorial Regulation No. 51/2020, which entered into force on June 4.
5 years ago
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Curfews will do little to stop COVID-19 surge in Greater Jakarta, say experts
The Bogor and Depok administrations began imposing curfews last week, requiring places like supermarkets, restaurants and malls to close at 6 p.m. and prohibiting outdoor activities after 8 p.m.
5 years ago
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Jakarta to require all COVID-19 patients to be quarantined in hospitals
Under the new regulation, self-quarantine will no longer be an option for COVID-19 patients regardless of whether or not they exhibit coronavirus symptoms, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said.
5 years ago
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Jakarta wants 1,800 additional medical workers by next week
The city is expanding its COVID-19 referral hospitals.
5 years ago
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Jakarta’s ban on plastic bags still has holes
Two months into Jakarta’s plastic bag ban, the policy has yet to yield optimal results, environmentalists have said, urging the administration to step up monitoring of its implementation.
5 years ago
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Depok to impose curfew amid recent COVID-19 cases surge
Public places such as restaurants, supermarkets and mall can only operate until 6 p.m., while courier services are allowed to operate until 9 p.m. once Depok administration imposes the curfew policy.
5 years ago
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South Tangerang sees new COVID-19 cluster at school
No students had contracted the disease since the facility had yet to be reopened for in-class instruction.
5 years ago
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COVID-19 under control in Jakarta, Anies claims amid spike in new cases
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has claimed that the spread of COVID-19 in the capital city is under control despite a recent record spike in new confirmed cases, arguing that increased testing has contributed to the increase.
5 years ago
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Jakarta sees record-high 1,114 new COVID-19 cases following long weekends
Dwi Oktavia, the Jakarta Health Agency's head of disease control and prevention division, said that 70 percent of Sunday’s positive cases were tested on Aug. 24 and 25. She added that based on an average incubation period of six days, most of the infections would have taken place between Aug. 16 and 17.
5 years ago
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Bogor imposes curfew amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Malls will be required to close at 6 p.m. and people will be prohibited from conducting outdoor activities after 9 p.m.
5 years ago
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Jakarta’s blood supply is running dry
The Jakarta Red Cross has received between 100 and 200 bags of donated blood a day during the COVID-19 pandemic, a fraction of the pre-pandemic average of 1,000 bags a day.
5 years ago
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Jakarta launches JakWifi program to provide free internet access
The program aims to optimize internet connections at 2,619 hotspots and provide 1,200 more hotspots in densely populated residential areas in North Jakarta, Central Jakarta, West Jakarta, East Jakarta and South Jakarta and Thousand Islands regency.
5 years ago
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Dutch colonial era structure unearthed at Bekasi railway station
A joint expert team has unearthed the remains of a structure believed to date back to the Dutch colonial era at the Bekasi railway station in West Java during the laying of double-double tracks (DDT).
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- BI surprises with third consecutive rate cut as Fed move looms
- Explainer: Social media as town square, battleground in Indonesia’s protests
- Taiwan raises alert over cancer-causing chemical in Indomie
- Let consumers choose
- Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line
- Insight: Curing Indonesia’s collective amnesia
- Jakarta’s ‘invisible’ lives: Undocumented coastal children denied basic rights
- BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles his cabinet again
- Bali to issue regulation banning villa and hotel construction on agricultural land
- Stimulus ‘not enough’ to jumpstart economy
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- BI surprises with third consecutive rate cut as Fed move looms
- Explainer: Social media as town square, battleground in Indonesia’s protests
- Taiwan raises alert over cancer-causing chemical in Indomie
- Let consumers choose
- Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line
- Insight: Curing Indonesia’s collective amnesia
- Jakarta’s ‘invisible’ lives: Undocumented coastal children denied basic rights
- BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles his cabinet again
- Bali to issue regulation banning villa and hotel construction on agricultural land
- Stimulus ‘not enough’ to jumpstart economy
