An Electronic Parking Terminal (TPE) is shown in this undated photo. The Jakarta administration plans to expand cashless parking systems to eliminate illegal parking attendants and enhance revenue collection.

Pramono opts for cashless parking to curb illegal practices

Governor Pramono Anung admitted recently that the issue of illegal parking in the capital has seen little progress over the past decades, echoing suggestions from the City Council to accelerate cashless parking.

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Jakarta slum dwellers wary of eviction despite revitalization pledge

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has pledged to upgrade all of the city’s slum areas by 2027 without relocating any residents, but many remain skeptical, recalling past administrations that evicted people in the name of urban development. ...

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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. ...

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A search and rescue team uses a rubber boat to rescue flood victims at the Jati Bening
Permai housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, on Jan. 1. Antara/Saptono

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‘Any help, no matter how small, means a lot’. City unites to assist flood victims

A number of parties from both the public and private sectors have come together to provide help and raise donations to help flood victims.

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A search and rescue team uses a rubber boat to rescue flood victims at the Jati Bening Permai housing complex in Bekasi, West Java, on Jan. 1.

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Three days on, floods still trap residents in Bekasi, South Jakarta

As floods recede, residents struggle to clean their houses from mud.

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A motorcyclist rides through a flood on Jl. S. Parman in West Jakarta on Jan. 1.

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Gallows humor: How Indonesians cope with flood

Since the start of widespread flooding across Greater Jakarta, Banten and other parts of Indonesia on Tuesday, videos and memes have been circulating online showing people choosing to find the funny side of grappling with rising water levels.

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Clad in gold: An artwork by Filipino artist Ronald Ventura featured during the 2019 Art Jakarta exhibition.

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Blessed art thou: Pets go to church for Saint Francis Day

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The Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) electronic music festival held in JIExpo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Dec. 13-15, 2019.

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Jakarta entertainment businesses feel the squeeze of raids, high taxes: Association

The revocation of a business permit for entertainment venues may be conducted directly without the issuance of warning letters.

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Family of four found dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in East Jakarta

A family of four in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta, were found dead in a possible case of carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable generator in their bedroom in the early hours of Friday.

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A worker clears up garbage using a floor squeegee taped to a stick at the Manggarai sluice gate in South Jakarta on Monday. The increased water level in the Ciliwung River has caused garbage to pile up at the gate.

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From gas cylinders to refrigerators: People see value in floodwater at Manggarai sluice gate

The massive floods that hit Jakarta on Wednesday swept away not only waste but also reusable household appliances, such as TVs and refrigerators. As a result, people were lining up at the Manggarai sluice gate in Central Jakarta to collect such items.

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Hundreds of commuter line passengers heading to Bekasi are left stranded at Manggarai Station after train operations were disrupted by major floods on Thursday, Jan. 2.

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Bekasi commuters hope for better services, bigger train stations

Overcrowded stations, trains that arrive behind schedule and troubles over train signals that leave passengers stuck on the railway are just some of the problems that commuters hope will be fixed sooner rather than later.

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A joint search and rescue team conducts a rescue mission in the severely inundated Ciledug Indah housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday.

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Floods in Greater Jakarta, Banten claim at least 43 lives: Official data

Severe flooding in Greater Jakarta and Banten has claimed at least 43 lives and forced hundreds of thousands of people to abandon their homes after heavy downpour from Tuesday evening until Wednesday.

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Children play on a flooded street in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday. Antara/M Risyal Hidayat

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Horse dies after being used to carry passengers during flood

A horse was found dead after allegedly being forced by its coachman to travel and carry passengers through floodwaters in South Tangerang, Banten.

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Residents ride on a rubber boat and a canoe next to an inundated road in Grogol, West Jakarta, on Wednesday.

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PetaBencana.id offers real-time flood updates via interactive map

Jakarta residents are now able to access the latest updates on floods through an interactive map at PetaBencana.id.

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Deadly water: Floodwaters inundate settlements built along the Ciliwung River, which cuts across Kampung Pulo, East Jakarta, and Bukit Duri in South Jakarta. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency has identified 63 flood points across the capital as of Thursday. In total, it has recorded 169 flood points across Greater Jakarta.

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Blame game begins as victims struggle

Evacuation of flood victims should be city's top priority: House speaker

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Residents use carts to traverse through a flooded street in Jelambar, West Jakarta, on Wednesday.

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After living flood-free for five years, Jakarta flood victims unprepared for New Year's deluge

Two classrooms at SD 11 Tomang state elementary school were packed with dozens of evacuees who had fled their homes after they became inundated by floodwaters of up to 1 meter in depth.

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A motorcyclist rides through floodwater on Jl. S. Parman in West Jakarta on Wednesday.

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Stories of pets abandoned during floods break internet users' hearts

Chained and caged pets cannot escape from the floods and rely on watchful neighbors for survival.

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Workers dump piles of garbage from a truck into a landfill in this file photo.

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Overcapacity at Rawa Kucing landfill blamed for bad smell, health issues

Even though the dump site has undergone several improvements, a poorly managed mountain of garbage has continued to create problems, especially for people living nearby.

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Emergency response workers evacuate hotel guests on Jan. 1 in the flood-hit upscale area of Kemang, South Jakarta.

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Flood victims still stranded as relief agencies overwhelmed by volume, access

Many people continued to call for help on the second day of 2020 as emergency relief agencies struggled with overload and reduced access to certain areas due to flooding.

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An elderly couple sorts scavenged items they have collected in Bangka, South Jakarta on July 19, 2019. They raise an average daily income of Rp 50.000 (US$3.80) from scavenging waste.

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In Menteng Atas slum, education a top priority

Most children in Kampung Menteng Atas attend school with the support of their parents and other assistance, despite the majority of the residents working as scavengers with an average monthly income of Rp 1.5 million to Rp 2 million.

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Young people chat at a coffee shop in this file photo. The art of tarot card reading has grown in popularity among a certain Generation Z community.

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Suit of Pentacles: Gen Z turns to tarot card reading for life advice

Fortune-telling is not always costly. There are many options available with services now digitized and mediated by technology.

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Two employees suffered burn wounds in a fire at a Shell gas station in West Jakarta on Wednesday.

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Fire at Shell gas station in West Jakarta injures two

Two employees suffered burn wounds in a fire at a Shell gas station in West Jakarta on Wednesday.

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Cars are seen partially submerged in water at the Express taxi pool in Tanah Kusir, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.

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Capital welcomes new decade drenched

At least nine people died in floods or landslides in Greater Jakarta, according to data from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

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A resident holding an umbrella wades through floodwater as nearby children stand against a wall in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday. The area started to flood at 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

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‘Not ordinary rain’: Worst rainfall in over decade causes massive floods in Jakarta

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency recorded rainfall intensity on New Year’s Eve at 377 millimeters per day, according to an observation conducted at the Air Force air base in East Jakarta.

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Thousands of people celebrate the New Year under the rain at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.

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Jakarta celebrates New Year's Eve with hope, optimism

Hundreds of thousands of people swarmed Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta to celebrate New Year’s Eve with optimism for 2020 and beyond.

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Sanitation workers clear away garbage from the Mampang-Kuningan underpass in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. Main thoroughfares and toll roads in the city were inundated after heavy rainfall in the first day of 2020.

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[UPDATED] At least 26 deaths reported as floods, landslides strike Greater Jakarta

The Social Affairs Ministry reported on Thursday afternoon that it had verified 26 deaths.

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A resident walks past a Transjakarta electric bus showcased at the 8th Busworld South East Asia at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on March 20.

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Transjakarta to launch two electric buses in January

The company’s technical and facility director Yoga Adiwinarto said the trial run would be carried out as soon as the company acquired vehicle registration certificates (STNKs) for the legal operation of the electric buses.

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Residents traverse a flooded street in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday. They said the area started to flood at 4 a.m.

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Two reportedly dead in Jakarta floods as authorities begin evacuation

Severe floods in Jakarta have claimed two lives. Authorities began evacuating residents after heavy downpours inundated the capital from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.

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An aerial view shows the Kebun Jeruk Indah housing area in Srengseng, West Jakarta, which was flooded on Wednesday morning, the first day of 2020, after heavy rains hit the city since Tuesday.

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Power cut to 724 areas as massive floods hit Jakarta

State-owned electricity firm PLN has temporarily shut down electricity in parts of Jakarta for safety reasons after heavy rains caused severe floods in the capital city from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.

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Railway tracks at Sudirman Station in Menteng, Central Jakarta are inundated by water on Wednesday morning.

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Flights disrupted, trains delayed as massive floods hit Jakarta

The rain that has soaked the capital city since Tuesday has caused floods in housing areas, at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta and disrupted train networks.

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Visitors ride electric scooters operated by GrabWheels in BSD City, South Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday.

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For South Tangerang dwellers, it is easier to go to Jakarta than get around their own city

The city administration has yet to establish its own public transportation or to regulate angkot (minivan bus services). The administration was established in 2008.

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The management of Seasons City Mall in West Jakarta is under investigation for possible involvement in a gambling ring at a restaurant in the mall.

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Mall management under investigation in busted bingo ring

The police conducted a raid four days after the gambling allegedly started on Dec. 15 and arrested a total of 28 suspects, 11 of whom were allegedly bookmakers and 17 of whom were allegedly players.

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