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Transjakarta adjusts routes for 'ojol' demonstration on Tuesday

PT Transjakarta will make real-time route adjustments as up to 500,000 online motorcycle taxi, or ojol, drivers stage a protest on Tuesday.

18 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakartans embrace 24-hour park access, but wary of nighttime crime

The city administration has officially extended the operating hours of five public parks as part of Governor Pramono Anung’s campaign to expand access to public spaces and stimulate nighttime economic activity in the capital.  ...

21 hours ago
Jakarta premium

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. ...

4 days ago

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Maintenance work halting commuter train service to Kota Station for 10 days

State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia and commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia said the measure was necessary because maintenance work was needed on railroad switches at Gambir Station and Kota Station.

5 years ago
City premium

Professional chefs gather to empower culinary entrepreneurship

For the approximately 200 members of Chef Republic, the professional chef community is much more than just a place to share recipes or stories about challenges they face in the kitchen; it is a place to find jobs, give back to society and even to get support for their retirement plans.

5 years ago
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Don’t waste, donate: Groups offer green alternatives to sort waste woes

Donasi Barang seeks to prolong the lives of used items and prevent them from being thrown away and dumped in a landfill. The initiative works with a number of partners, both organizations and individuals, to whom it sells or donates the items after repairing them.

5 years ago
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Refugees in Jakarta near breaking point

Feroza, 21, fled with her in-laws from Pakistan nearly three years ago. She shares a cramped room with eight other people, which consists of two tents, a pillow and a blanket draped over the floor.

5 years ago
City

Woman uses Grab emergency button to escape shady driver in viral cautionary tale

Grab provides an “Emergency Help” feature in its app so users can contact its call center and emergency team in case either the passenger or driver feel that they are in danger.

5 years ago
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South Tangerang mayor’s MRT dream inches closer to reality as she searches for funds

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi confirmed the South Tangerang MRT project had been included in the Greater Jakarta Transportation Master Plan (RITJ). However, he explained that it would require further discussions regarding funding, as he estimated that construction would cost between Rp 800 billion (US$58 million) and Rp 1 trillion per kilometer.

5 years ago
City premium

Thousands displaced in Jakarta as floods recede

As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, South Gunung Sahari subdistrict in Central Jakarta was the last area to be inundated with floodwaters above 150 centimeters, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) website for real-time flood information, petabencana.id.

5 years ago
City premium

Cap Go Meh festivities in Chinatown celebrate city's diversity, unity

Hundreds of Jakartans were drawn into the excitement of the post-Lunar New Year celebration of the Cap Go Meh festival in the capital’s Chinatown area of Glodok in West Jakarta on Saturday, with visitors enjoying the various performances that celebrated diversity and the fusion of Chinese and local traditional cultures.

5 years ago
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In anxious Jakarta, box of face masks worth more than gram of gold

Although Indonesia has yet to confirm any cases of infection, people have rushed to buy N95 masks, driving prices up to Rp 1.3 million (US$92.86) and more per box of 20.

5 years ago
City

'Kerak telor', grilled octopus spice up Cap Go Meh in Jakarta

The celebration of Cap Go Meh, which translates to "the fifteenth night", closes 15 days of Chinese New Year festivities.

5 years ago
City

One injured as three-story rooming house collapses in South Jakarta

A three-story rooming house in the Pela Mampang district of South Jakarta collapsed on Saturday morning.

5 years ago
City premium

Jakarta to move Formula E circuit from Monas to Sudirman-Thamrin

The city administration is not allowed to asphalt some parts of the Monas area in Central Jakarta to use as a circuit for the race.

5 years ago
City premium

Life without spice: Skyrocketing chili prices hit traders, food lovers, restaurants

The average price of the popular red bird’s eye chili jumped to Rp 110,556 per kilogram on Tuesday, costing almost as much as beef at Rp 117,778 per kilogram.

5 years ago
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Evacuees struggle in shelters as floodwaters remain high in Tangerang district

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency is warning that floods might still occur in Greater Jakarta in the second and third week of February despite no heavy downpours or strong winds being predicted for the capital anymore.

5 years ago
City premium

'If you fear it, face it': Jakartans push themselves to conquer fear of public speaking

Life motivator and clinical psychologist Tatiana SP Basuki from the University of Indonesia explained that the fear of public speaking, what is termed glossophobia, could stem from unpleasant experiences of being laughed at, rejected, unappreciated, or made to feel incompetent, which made an individual ashamed. 

5 years ago
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Jakarta poverty rate drops to third-lowest level since ‘reformasi’

The poverty rate -- the ratio between the number of poor people and the total population -- in Jakarta was recorded at 3.42 percent in September last year, the third lowest since widespread reforms were introduced in 1998.

5 years ago
City

Challenge completed: Transjakarta directors shave heads after breaking record

Acting president director Yoga Adiwinarto said the head-shaving was in response to a challenge from Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan who issued a dare to the directors and managers after they set a record of 500,000 customers on March 20, 2018.

5 years ago
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Jakarta to continue Monas revitalization project after short pause

The city administration temporarily halted the project on Jan. 29  following the Jakarta Council's demand and a public outcry.

5 years ago
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Ministry demands Jakarta revise LRT plan to avoid overlap with MRT

The government has told the Jakarta administration to revise its plans for the east-west line of the light rapid transit (LRT), saying the route, as currently planned, overlapped with that of the MRT.

5 years ago
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Urban life: Commuters happy to spend extra for comfortable trip

After a tiring day at the office, many Jakarta commuters face an arduous journey home on stuffy and jam-packed buses – and some have found a way out for themselves.

5 years ago
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Traffic jam: Jakarta roads remain one of world's most congested

Traffic congestion in Greater Jakarta caused annual losses equivalent to some Rp 67.5 trillion (US$4.9 billion), 2017 data from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) showed.

5 years ago
City

Achievement unlocked: Transjakarta breaks record for serving one million customers in a day

The record was achieved thanks to the Jak Lingko angkot (public minivan) service launched by the city, which was integrated with Transjakarta services.

5 years ago
City

Land Rover crashes into pond at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle

The front side of the Land Rover was heavily damaged and the driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.

5 years ago
City

After months-long trial, schizophrenic Bogor woman absolved of blasphemy charge

A blasphemy case started after a video of Suzethe Margareth entering Al-Munawaroh Mosque in Sentul, Bogor regency, went viral last year. Believing that her husband was marrying another woman inside the mosque, she stormed inside with her pet dog and wearing her shoes.

5 years ago
City

Spicy food enthusiasts, beware: Chili now as expensive as beef

Spicy food sellers in Jakarta are fretting about the future of their business as chili prices in the area have skyrocketed. 

5 years ago
City premium

Rampant violations despite e-ticketing as motorcyclists get notification days later

A e-ticketing system is having a limited impact on roads of Jakarta, with hundreds of traffic offenses logged in the first days after police set up clever cameras to catch motorcyclists violating the rules.

5 years ago
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After coalition splits up, PKS, Gerindra face off for Jakarta's deputy governor post

After the presidential election, the two parties parted ways. Gerindra decided to join President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's administration, while PKS remained in opposition to the government.

5 years ago
City

Floods still deluge Tangerang four days after heavy rains

It has been four days since flooding impacted several areas in Tangerang, including the Garden City Residence Periuk housing complex, yet water levels keep increasing, much to residents’ dismay.

5 years ago
City premium

Conventional jobs losing ground in digital era

Paperboys and conventional photographers are losing their jobs as the world around them grows more and more digitalized by the second.

5 years ago
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Lukewarm: Jakarta flood victims back out of class action lawsuit

The five plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was registered on Jan. 13, represent flood victims from each of Jakarta’s five municipalities. The lawsuit cites Law No. 24/2007 on disaster mitigation, which stipulates that the central and regional governments are responsible for disaster mitigation.

5 years ago
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