Weekly gallery: Changing norms

Tue, July 7, 2020 / 02:17 pm

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A teacher of Yasporbi elementary school in Jakarta speaks to his students and their parents through a video conference to discuss end-of-year report cards in Jakarta on June 26. JP/Seto Wardhana
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Activists from the Civil Society Coalition (Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil) stage a protest in front of the South Korean Embassy in Jakarta on June 30. The coalition opposed the construction of coal-fired power stations, known as the Java 9 and 10 PLTU, which they argued would damage the environment and people’s health with their "dirty energy". JP/Seto Wardhana
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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan speaks to the press after meeting with the Prosecutors Commission on July 2. The meeting was held to discuss the one-year prison sentence demanded by prosecutors for two police officers allegedly involved in the acid attack on Novel in April 2017. JP/Seto Wardhana
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An environmentalist from Greenpeace Indonesia arranges mannequins as part of the NGO’s protest in front of the House of Representatives’ complex in Central Jakarta on June 29. Greenpeace urged lawmakers to stop deliberating problematic bills and focus on curbing COVID-19 in the country. The mannequins represented the dozens of other environmentalists who could not attend the protest because of large-scale social restrictions. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Soldiers carry the coffin and portrait of Sgt. Maj. Rama Wahyudi at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta on July 3. Rama died on June 22 after being shot during his peacekeeping mission with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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A soldier helps a boy put on a face mask during an event to mark the transitional period of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in East Jakarta on June 26. The boy was with his father (back, left), who was found violating PSBB measures and ordered to sweep the area as punishment. JP/P.J.Leo
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Workers clean the windows of Senen Station in Central Jakarta on June 29. State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has resumed operations of several long-distance train services under strict health protocols. JP/P.J.Leo
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A woman carefully crosses a makeshift bridge placed over a gutter behind the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta on July 1. The bridge lead to the terminal’s back gate. Some commuters prefer this precarious path as it is closer than the terminal’s main gate. JP/P.J.Leo
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A fireman sprays disinfectant on the back of a truck in the Kramat Jati wholesale market in East Jakarta on July 1. The truck, which previously carried fruits and vegetables, is empty. The Jakarta administration requires all trucks traveling from outside Jakarta to be disinfected before returning to their respective regions. JP/P.J.Leo

Protests in Jakarta usually involve large crowds holding up banners and chanting together, as well as occasional scuffles with police officers. But this is no longer the case, with COVID-19 changing the way protestors stage rallies.

Now, they use face masks, limit their numbers and even use stand-ins. Greenpeace Indonesia, for example, used mannequins to represent activists during a protest in front of the House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on June 29.

This photo gallery also captures the many other adjustments Jakartans have made as they cautiously enter the “new normal”.

In Jakarta, large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) are gradually being eased, but residents are still urged to maintain physical distancing and wear masks whenever they are outside. (vla)