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View all search resultsOn the edge of Jakarta’s vanishing public coastline, 80-year-old Asih bends over a pile of washed-up plastic, salvaging what she can to sell. The sea, once her companion and provider, is now nearly out of reach, obscured by towering embankments and the hum of construction.
2 days agoThe Jakarta Environment Agency started testing the refused-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, North Jakarta ahead of its reopening in September, after the site was closed following complaints from local residents about thick and smelly smoke. ...
3 days agoFollowing 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. ...
1 week agoA 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 agoAfter 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 agoIt 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 agoPaperboys and conventional photographers are losing their jobs as the world around them grows more and more digitalized by the second.
5 years agoThe 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 agoThe controversial revitalization project in the southern part of Monas is located on a 34.481-ha plot of land or around 0.05 percent of the city’s total green spaces.
5 years agoOnce a center of nightlife and popular spot among foreign tourists, Jl. Jaksa in Central Jakarta has lost its luster, with business owners there struggling to stay afloat.
5 years agoPongkor is known to attract miners searching for gold despite their lack of skills and proper tools.
5 years agoThe Gandhi underpass was hit with 3 meters of inundation following heavy rain on Sunday morning.
5 years agoDespite acknowledging that her male counterparts at her law firm also put effort into their looks, the beauty standards imposed on the two genders differ. Often, her coworkers comment on how they thought she would be pretty if only she could lose weight. Meanwhile, her male counterparts with a similar physicality do not receive the same comments, Riska noted, pointing out to how “girls get fat-shamed”.
5 years agoResidents of Kebon Jeruk Baru suspected that the nearby Anak Kali Pesanggrahan water channel was clogged and was unable drain water, but the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Jakarta) reported that the channel was functioning normally.
5 years agoAinie said she bought three N95 masks online last year for Rp 45,000 (US$ 3). However, the same shop was now selling the set of three for Rp 1.4 million.
5 years agoAn animal welfare and rights activist has raised concern over the trade in exotic animals that continues unchecked at Jakarta's so-called "bird markets", despite the WHO declaring the novel coronavirus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) on Jan. 30.
5 years agoAs an alternative, vendors are expected to educate and provide their customers with ecofriendly bags.
5 years agoThe ban, which becomes effective in July, may spell change in the behavior of both consumers and providers in Jakarta's food delivery industry.
5 years agoThe Central Jakarta District Court has sentenced 20-year-old Luthfi Alfiandi, whose photo clutching an Indonesian flag to his face has become an emblem of the student protests against controversial legal amendments, to four months of imprisonment.
5 years ago. The city administration previously filed an appeal with the PTTUN against the developer of islet I (PT Jaladri Kartika Pakci), which partnered with city-owned developer PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol for the islet, and a cassation with the Supreme Court against the developer of islet H, PT Taman Harapan Indah, last year.
5 years agoJakartans have been buying up masks as a precaution against catching the new coronavirus.
5 years agoSasana Tresna Werdha Ria Pembangunan, an apartment complex in Cibubur, East Jakarta, is a place where senior citizens can have their independence and do anything they want while socializing with their peers.
5 years agoThe city administration plans to revitalize Jl. H. Agus Salim, also known as Jl. Sabang, which has been home to food vendors since the 1960s.
5 years agoThe Jakarta administration has decided to halt a National Monument (Monas) revitalization project in Central Jakarta after the public criticized it for cutting down hundreds of trees.
5 years agoThe KPAI says prostitution, including crimes involving minors, is common in vertical housing areas.
5 years agoThe plan was made in response to many cases of sexual harassment in public in Bekasi.
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5 years agoThe app, dubbed Barzah, is designed as a solution to costly ambulance services and difficult ambulance accessibility.
5 years agoThe defendant is not the only person claiming to have been pressured by the police during questioning after being accused of attacking officers during the September student rallies.
5 years agoThamrin 10 was officially opened by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Dec. 21, 2019, and has since opened daily, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on weekdays, closing an hour later on weekends. The park is built on an 8,000-square-meter area that was once a parking space called the Park and Ride Thamrin.
5 years agoIn January 2020 alone three student brawls occurred in Bogor.
5 years agoBesides PT Agung Dinamika Perkasa, three other developers of the reclaimed islets have also filed similar lawsuits.
5 years agoHis past criminal case was revealed when the Greater Jakarta Ombudsman received a tip-off and conducted a background check on Donny’s criminal record. It also suspected maladministration in Donny's appointment.
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