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Jakarta launches another intercity bus route to Bekasi

The new route is part of the Transjabodetabek bus service expansion plan promised by Governor Pramono Anung to connect Jakarta with its satellite cities and to address the city’s perennial traffic problem.

1 day ago
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Pramono targets over 1,000 ‘rusunawa’ units by next year to ease housing backlog

The Jakarta administration plans to build two additional rusunawa (low-cost rental apartment complexes) and revitalize an existing one in the coming years to address the capital’s housing backlog, with experts stressing that the projects must be easily accessible and located near economic hubs to attract tenants. ...

2 days ago
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Jakarta Police crack down on thuggery, street brawls

The Jakarta Police cracked down on thuggery and street brawls, deploying more than 650 officers for a two-week-long operation across the capital to create a safer city following complaints from the public. ...

3 days ago

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Two killed, another injured after drowsy driver hits motorcyclists in East Jakarta

Two people have died and another was injured after a car hit a motorcycle and a person pushing a motorcycle on Jl. DI Panjaitan in East Jakarta on Wednesday evening.

4 years ago
City

Police break up wedding reception in Bekasi amid COVID-19 concerns

A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over COVID-19 transmission.

4 years ago
City

BPTJ to launch Bogor-Jakarta intercity buses as alternative for Commuter Line passengers

Since the Jakarta administration started easing the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, large numbers of residents in Jakarta and surrounding areas have begun flocking to the commuter train service again, creating long queues and packing train stations.

4 years ago
City

Commuter train staff well rewarded for returning Rp 500 million in cash

State-owned enterprises minister rewarded commuter train cleaner Mujenih and security guard Egi Sandi with insurance policies, free internet quota and electronic money worth of hundreds of millions of rupiah for their services in returning Rp 500 million in cash found on a train.

4 years ago
City

LBH APIK raises funds for emergency domestic violence shelters

LBH APIK Jakarta is providing emergency shelter for domestic abuse victims who cannot access state-owned shelters because of bureaucratic red tape.

4 years ago
City

Anies hints at 'pulling brake' as Jakarta cases continue to surge

Jakarta, the country’s first epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, is mulling whether to reimpose restrictions it previously eased as the daily number of new cases hits new records.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta records 404 new COVID-19 cases, setting third new record in less than a week

“Do not let this situation reach the point where we have to pull the emergency brake,” Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said. “If that happens, we all have to go back home and economic, religious and social activities will be halted.” 

4 years ago
City

South Grogol subdistrict head dismissed for issuing e-ID card to fugitive Djoko Tjandra

According to Jakarta inspectorate head Michael Rolandi, Asep was personally involved in the issuance of Djoko’s e-ID, having met with the fugitive’s lawyer Anita Kolopaking at his official residence in May. 

4 years ago
City

Jakarta archdiocese allows three Greater Jakarta churches to resume Sunday service

The number of Sunday service attendees will be limited and worshipers are required to adhere to strict health protocols.

4 years ago
City

Indonesia 'dog doctor' rescues canines from pandemic peril

Mostly acting on tip-offs, Somali and her team hit the streets looking for stray dogs and butcher shops where more and more doomed animals are spending their last days howling in cramped cages.

4 years ago
City

No Idul Adha prayers at Istiqlal amid COVID-19 concerns, ministry says

The Religious Affairs Ministry has directed Istiqlal Mosque not to hold Idul Adha congregational prayers as it will be hard to implement health protocols in the country's biggest mosque.

4 years ago
City

Depok Catholic Church molester launched 'systematic' assault for years, lawyer says

The alleged victims' lawyer Azas Tigor Nainggolan says the alleged molester slowly seduced several targets at the same time by, for example, holding their hands before eventually molesting them.

4 years ago
City

MRT Jakarta to speed up transit-oriented development projects

After employing the odd-even license plate policy to prevent gridlock and expanding its inadequate sidewalks to increase footfall, authorities in Jakarta are focusing on improving more of the city’s transit hubs.

4 years ago
City

Associations ask Jakarta administration to allow wedding receptions amid restrictions

Wedding service business associations have requested that the Jakarta administration allow wedding receptions in the capital city during the period of transition to the so-called "new normal", offering health protocols to keep the business running amid the massive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago
City

Train janitor stumbles upon Rp 500 million in cash, returns it to rightful owner

A cleaner at Bojong railway station in Bogor, West Java has become an unlikely social media sensation for having promptly returned hundreds of millions of rupiah after unexpectedly stumbling upon the money at his workplace.

4 years ago
City

Komnas HAM gathers reports on alleged sexual assault in Depok catholic church

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will bring the complaints to the Jakarta Police to be further processed.

4 years ago
City

Teenager in South Tangerang dies trying to catch python

A 13-year-old teenager was found dead after a 4-meter-long python wrapped around his body on the bank of the Sector XII Kencana Loka River in Serpong district, South Tangerang on Monday.

4 years ago
City

15,000 workers in Tangerang have been laid off, says regent

Almost 15,000 workers have been laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tangerang, Banten, Tangerang Regent Ahmed Zaki Iskandar has stated.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta air pollution lawsuit still in limbo after a year of proceedings

A lawsuit directed at seven state officials initially received a positive response from the Jakarta administration. However, no agreement has been reached even after five mediation meetings inside the courtroom and two outside the courtroom.

4 years ago
City

Explosion reported in Menteng, Central Jakarta

"We expect the explosion was caused by a firecracker, because it was not big and there was no significant effect or casualties. It only caused flat tires because the blast occurred near a parked car." 

4 years ago
City

Commuter line sees surge in passengers as 'new normal' begins

Anticipating a surge in passengers on Monday, KCI operated 10 additional trips for trains from Tangerang, Banten, bringing the total to 98 trips per day from Tangerang Station to Duri Station and vice versa.

4 years ago
City

Police charge ex-Starbucks employee under ITE Law in 'peeping tom' case

The police have named a former Starbucks Indonesia employee a suspect in an alleged sexual harassment case after he posted on social media a video showing himself and another employee looking at a female customer’s cleavage through a CCTV camera.

4 years ago
City

Fishermen, activists decry Anies' decision to grant reclamation for Ancol expansion

Local fishermen and activists in the capital city Jakarta have expressed concerns over the Jakarta Bay's ecological future following the administration’s decision to proceed with the reclamation project to expand the city’s popular tourist spot Ancol in North Jakarta.

4 years ago
City

Around 100 busted in raid on West Jakarta discotheque

As punishment, the discotheque patrons will have to serve community service, as stipulated in Jakarta Gubernatorial Regulation No. 53/2020 on PSBB violations.

4 years ago
City

Ex-Starbucks employees arrested for alleged ‘peeping tom’

The North Jakarta Police have arrested two former Starbucks Indonesia employees for alleged sexual harassment after they were caught peering at a female customer’s cleavage through a CCTV camera.

4 years ago
City

MRT Jakarta safe from COVID-19, official claims

Public transportation will remain safe from COVID-19 if health protocols are consistently implemented, an official has said.

4 years ago
City

Jakarta cancels Abang None pageant, diverts funds to COVID-19 response

It is estimated that the selection process in each administrative area costs about Rp 1 billion (US$70,622).

4 years ago
City

Soekarno-Hatta sees passenger influx amid eased restrictions

The country's international hub airport has seen increased passenger traffic since the gradual easing of restrictions in early June, hovering at 10 percent of pre-pandemic figures.

4 years ago
City

UNAS student reported to police after protesting against fee discount policy

A student from the National University (UNAS) in South Jakarta has been reported to the police after protesting against the university’s fee discount policy earlier this month.

4 years ago
City

Neglectful shoppers pressure vendors on Day 1 of Jakarta's plastic bag ban

Persistent customers asking for plastic bags, the absence of management support and the high price of reusable bags are making it difficult for vendors to adhere to the new ban on plastic bags.

4 years ago
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