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Kota Tua vendors back revamp but fear being sidelined

Jakarta’s plan to give its historic Kota Tua district a European-inspired makeover has won cautious support from longtime vendors, who welcome more tourists but want assurances that they will still have a place in the district’s future.

3 hours ago
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Greenpeace activists released after banner protest at Jakarta landmark

The environmental activists underwent medical examinations and waited for 10 hours before being released by the police on Tuesday night, with the Jakarta Police confirming the protesters were not named suspects and would not face further questioning. ...

4 days ago
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Smoke from Kalimantan fires reaches Jakarta skies

Satellite imagery from Himawari-9 captured on Friday showed smoke spreading across parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java. The smoke was detected at an altitude of around 2 to 3 kilometers above the ground, according to the BMKG. ...

1 week ago

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Jakarta may allow public wedding receptions starting next week

The capital had banned public wedding receptions as part of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), allowing only small wedding ceremonies at religious affairs offices (KUA), civil registry offices or the couple’s home.

5 years ago
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One dead after vessel capsizes in North Jakarta

The ship collided with wreckage at the entrance of Muara Angke Port.

5 years ago
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MRT Jakarta pledges caution in underground work at historical sites

City-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta gears up to extend Jakarta’s first subway line with a 6.3-kilometer-long northbound underground tunnel, amid concerns that construction may cut through a number of historical sites and buildings situated along the route.

5 years ago
City

Police to beef up security after Muslim group burns French products to protest Macron

Members of the Islamic Youth Movement (GPI) bought French products — bottles of drinking water, biscuits, and milk — from a minimarket in Menteng, Central Jakarta, and burned them.

5 years ago
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MRT Jakarta extends phase 2 tender as Japanese firms fail to meet bidding deadline

MRT Jakarta has extended the submission deadline for the tender of railway systems and track work for the fifth time since June 16.

5 years ago
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Governor Anies wants flash floods in Jakarta to subside within six hours

As the rainy season has hit Indonesia, and with it the possibility of daily rainfall above 100 millimeters, the Jakarta administration is scrambling to ensure that flooding in the capital city subsides within six hours and does not cause any casualties.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta to prepare tents for displaced COVID-19 patients during floods

The Jakarta administration will prepare a special tent for displaced COVID-19 patients who are affected by floods, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday.

5 years ago
City

Occupancy rate at Jakarta's isolation hotels drops to 21 percent

While Jakarta has recorded a dramatic decline in the occupancy rate at its three hotel-based isolation facilities, the West Java city of Bekasi has announced that it has transferred all asymptomatic patients from the Green Hotel to hospitals amid an increase in local COVID-19 cases.

5 years ago
City

Police arrest protester carrying toy gun during rally against Macron in Jakarta

Police have arrested a student protester carrying a toy gun during a demonstration against French President Emmanuel Macron near the French Embassy in Jakarta on Monday.

5 years ago
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Time for redesign as pandemic takes toll on Jakarta’s transformation

In cramped Jakarta, community-level initiatives to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be more impactful than the state-led COVID-19 response. Authorities need to tap into this and direct their focus on health.

5 years ago
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Blackouts after heavy rain lashes Greater Jakarta

Storms that hit Greater Jakarta on Sunday have led to blackouts in several parts of the capital and its satellite regions, causing some residents to complain about state-owned electricity firm PLN on social media.

5 years ago
City

Social collaboration program to help those in need during COVID-19 crisis

The Jakarta provincial administration has launched the Large-Scale Social Collaboration (KSBB) program, an initiative to help vulnerable communities affected by the health crisis.

5 years ago
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Jakarta Police brace for return traffic as long weekend ends

It is estimated that thousands of vehicles will be returning to the capital.

5 years ago
City

Jakarta wins global 2021 Sustainable Transport Award for integrated public transportation

Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta has come out as the winner of the global 2021 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) for its ambitious integrated public transportation programs. Indonesia is the first-ever Southeast Asian country to have received the prestigious award.

5 years ago
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Hundreds of thousands leave Jakarta via land, air during long weekend

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, recorded its highest number of passengers on Wednesday since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in March.

5 years ago
City

Family clusters account for 39 percent of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta: Anies

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has warned residents of the capital to be careful of COVID-19 transmission from family members as citizens enjoy five consecutive days off until this weekend.

5 years ago
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Bogor regency prepares free rapid tests for holidaymakers

The regency of Bogor in West Java is gearing up for mass-testing of holidaymakers in a bid to curb COVID-19 transmission during the long weekend.

5 years ago
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Workers, students return to street for new jobs law protest

Labor unions and university students have once again taken to the streets in Jakarta to protest against the Job Creation Law, this time expressing their discontent in conjunction with the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Wednesday.

5 years ago
City

Police form task force to hunt down 'begal' targeting cyclists in Jakarta

The Jakarta Police have dispatched both uniformed and plainclothes officers to patrol the city's major streets to prevent robbery against cyclists.

5 years ago
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Jakarta teacher draws ire for discrimination against non-Muslim students

“No matter what, we are the majority. We need a leader who shares our beliefs,” the teacher wrote.

5 years ago
City

Large-scale social restrictions in Bodebek, Jakarta extended

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has decided to extend the proportional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for Greater Bogor, Depok and Greater Bekasi (Bodebek) for a month.

5 years ago
City

Anies assigns jobs law ‘classroom teaching plans’ to prevent student protests

Schools were also instructed to give students additional work during the time of the planned protests.

5 years ago
City

Three years on, Anies still missing mark: Councillors

With just two years left in office and a long list of campaign promises to fulfill, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has his work cut out for him, with city councillors and experts pointing to subpar city achievements amid a raging COVID-19 outbreak.

6 years ago
City

Ministry orders random checks on vehicles leaving Jakarta during long weekend

The extra preparation is made ahead of the extended public holiday from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 to prevent a major increase in COVID-19 cases. 

6 years ago
City

Whirlwind damages hundreds of homes in Bekasi

Bekasi municipality and regency have prepared shelter for residents whose homes were heavily damaged by a small tornado.

6 years ago
City

Trash dumper in viral video surrenders himself to Bekasi Police

Instagram handle @bekasikinian posted the video on Wednesday, showing the driver of a white van dumping at least four large trash bags.

6 years ago
City

Radiation level in South Tangerang house returns to normal eight months after intial test

The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) has said that the radiation level in part of the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang has returned to normal after radioactive material was discovered in an empty plot of land in the complex in February.

6 years ago
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Jakarta bylaw aims to punish COVID-19 naysayers

People who refuse to take polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, undergo COVID-19 treatment or get vaccinated can be fined up to Rp 5 million.

6 years ago
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Jakarta bans housing complexes along rivers

“We will evict [residents of] housing complexes that violate regulations and can cause flooding similar to what occurred in Ciganjur,” Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria said on Tuesday.

6 years ago
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Jakarta Police name 131 suspects for rioting during jobs law protests

The police have detained only 69 of the 131 suspects – those who face more than 5 years in prison.

6 years ago
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