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View all search resultsFollowing the Jakarta city administration’s plan to ban the iconic ondel-ondel (giant Betawi effigy) buskers from streets, city council members and historians have called for deeper integration of Betawi culture into the school curriculum to ensure its continuity and relevance among the younger generation.
3 days agoThe death of Arya, 39-year-old junior diplomat at the Foreign Ministry specializing in the protection of Indonesian citizens abroad, has raised questions, particularly due to the circumstances in which he was found. ...
4 days agoContinuous heavy rainfall during what the weather agency described as an anomalous dry season on Monday evening triggered flooding in many parts of Jakarta and its surrounding areas. ...
1 week agoThe facility also prioritizes COVID-19 patients, elderly suspects and suspects with mild to moderate breathing problems, says Jakarta Military commander and hospital head Maj. Gen. Eko Margiyono. However, he says patients with severe and worsening symptoms would be referred to another hospital.
5 years agoMRT Jakarta is increasing headway time to 10 minutes starting on Thursday because of a staggering decrease in commuter numbers caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
5 years agoThe closures came amid a rising number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Jakarta, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
5 years agoWhile many Jakartans are staying in their houses and working remotely to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak, home office is not even an option for many other workers in the capital and its satellite cities.
5 years agoPhotos on social media showed packed train cars on Monday morning, despite Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's plea for corporations to close down their offices for the next 14 days in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
5 years ago"This equipment is very helpful for our health workers on the front lines because one of the challenges is to make sure they are not exposed [to the virus] and this equipment is very important," Anies told reporters at a daily press briefing at City Hall on Monday.
5 years agoFor the next two weeks starting Monday, KCI will reduce its services, operating from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
5 years agoAn ear, nose and throat specialist from Bekasi, West Java, died on Saturday at Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta. Another doctor, a 34-year-old neurologist, died at the same hospital in the early hours of Sunday. A 70-year-old surgeon from Bogor, West Java, died at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta on Saturday.
5 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is calling on all citizens to assist medical personnel in preventing COVID-19 from spreading by staying at home.
5 years agoDespite declaring an emergency status over the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan needs to step up his game to seriously contain the spread of the disease over concerns that the public may not follow the instructions issued by his office, experts are saying.
5 years agoAmidst the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe, the Cibodas Botanical Park in Cianjur regency, West Java announced good news about the blooming of a stinking corpse lily.
5 years agoOn Friday, several mosques in Jakarta still held a mass Friday prayer, including a mosque in Tebet, South Jakarta, despite an Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) fatwa to avoid crowds.
5 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the capital city in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 years agoThe number of public transportation passengers especially in Jakarta has dropped by up to 70 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 years agoThe Jakarta City Council originally planned to hold a hearing on March 23 to choose between Gerindra Party politician Ahmad Riza Patria and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Nurmansyah Lubis to be Governor Anies Baswedan's second-in-command.
5 years agoQuestions arise as to how the health authorities make sure these people do not leave home and infect others.
5 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan urged people in Jakarta to stay at home and refrain from traveling outside the city as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 years agoBima had taken the test after returning from a work-related trip to Turkey on Monday.
5 years agoKeepers at Great Al-Azhom Mosque in Tangerang said they would still hold Friday prayers with a shorter sermon. They also advised the congregation to bring their own prayer mats.
5 years agoThe policy is in place to stem the transmission of the coronavirus as Jakarta continues to see a rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, which stood at 210 on Thursday, including 17 fatal cases.
5 years agoThe Jakarta Police have imposed no traffic raids and less ticketing policy to check on vehicles documents as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the fatal-respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the fast-spread novel coronavirus.
5 years ago“LIPI is responsible for maintaining public health and safety amid the disease outbreak, and therefore we have closed those botanical gardens,” said LIPI head Laksana Tri Handoko on Thursday.
5 years agoWhere’s the fun in that? Public Order Agency raids internet cafes to send home students who don't respect the city-imposed curfew as schools remain closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
5 years agoAmid the never-ending debate about whether river "normalization" or "naturalization" projects are better, some experts have urged policymakers to shift from such a conventional approach focusing on hard infrastructure to flood adaptation.
5 years agoThe decision can be altered if Istiqlal Mosque's grand imam and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issue new instructions.
5 years agoCity-owned bus operator Transjakarta will no longer accept cash for the purchase or top-up of e-money cards at all stations starting Thursday.
5 years agoA number of scientists and activists have called for a lockdown in order to stem the spread of the virus, but President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that the government was “not leaning toward issuing a lockdown policy”.
5 years agoJakarta Council speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi said attendees of the plenary session would be limited to city councillors, Jakarta agencies heads and mayors.
5 years agoThe accident occurred at around 12:30 a.m., killing five passengers of the bus and injuring four others. Among the casualties was a toddler.
5 years agoFloodwaters filled parts of Jakarta following heavy rain on Monday.
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