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Kampung Bayam residents, still homeless four years on

Recently, hundreds of personnel from the National Police, the military and the Jakarta Public Order Agency, raided Kampung Susun Bayam and forced the residents to leave. They finally agreed to move out on one condition, the immediate release of Furqon.

2 days ago
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MRT Jakarta halts service after construction crane falls onto tracks

In a statement posted on a number of social media outlets, MRT Jakarta blamed the disruption on an incident at a construction site located inside the nearby Attorney General's Office (AGO) headquarters in Blok M, South Jakarta. ...

2 days ago
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NasDem open to pairing Prabowo's nephew with Raffi in Jakarta election

NasDem election campaign operation head Prananda Paloh, the son of party chairman Surya Paloh, said that the party leadership is now weighing its options on who to back in the Jakarta gubernatorial election, including the Budi Satrio-Raffi ticket. ...

3 days ago

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KAI suspends Greater Jakarta LRT trial to fix glitches

After only four days of operation, the Transportation Ministry has halted the limited public trial of the new Greater Jakarta LRT.

10 months ago
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Some aboard! Greater Jakarta LRT starts limited trial ahead of August opening

The trial has been divided into two phases: the first for invited public officials and the press from Wednesday to July 26 and the second for registered members of public from July 27 to Aug. 17. The LRT will begin full operations on Aug. 18.

10 months ago
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Jakarta Police cling to staggered working hours plan despite skepticism

The Jakarta Police have continued to advocate for staggered working hours to alleviate Jakarta's perennial traffic woes, even after failing to convince workers and employers to alter their schedules last year.

10 months ago
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Greater Jakarta LRT to start public trial on Wednesday

During the trial, the LRT will offer a total of four trips a day stopping at three stations: Dukuh Atas Station in Jakarta; Harjamukti Station in Cibubur, West Java; and Jatimulya Station in Bekasi, West Java.

10 months ago
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Debt trap: Millions of Jakartans owe trillions to online lending platforms

Jakarta is in the second spot among provinces with the greatest personal debt via online lending platforms, most of which are illegal and thus preventing growth in P2P lending, according to the country's top financial authority.

10 months ago
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Will Jakarta International Stadium ever get its moment in the sun?

Built on 26.5 hectares of land, the JIS has 82,000 seats, more than the capacity of GBK at 77,197. The multipurpose stadium is 73 meters tall with nine floors offering various facilities, including commercial space and parking. 

10 months ago
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Jakarta installs AI-controlled traffic lights to ease congestion

The artificial intelligence will calculate the optimal green light duration based on the number of vehicles passing through a road segment and projected time they needed to go to the next intersection.

10 months ago
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Shopping spree, fun fling: To the Jakarta Fair people come flocking

As the masses jostled around, stalls were packed, halls swarmed and amusement rides filled to the brim.

11 months ago
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Cautious optimism as Jakarta celebrates ‘last’ anniversary as capital

Despite infrastructure improvements over the past decade, problems for an increasingly overburdened Jakarta have begun to rear their ugly heads once more as the city prepares to celebrate its 496th anniversary.

11 months ago
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Relief in Jakarta as sidewalk in front of US embassy reopens

Jakartans rejoiced last weekend as the sidewalk in front of the United States Embassy compound in Central Jakarta was reopened to the public after more than two decades.

11 months ago
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Month-long Jakarta Fair begins, hailing city’s 496th anniversary

This year's month-long Jakarta Fair opened on Wednesday as part of the capital’s 496th anniversary celebrations.

11 months ago
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AP II does 180 on new 'employees-only' TransJakarta airport route

The state-owned airport operator has backpedaled following online backlash about its proposal for city-owned TransJakarta to provide what would essentially be an employee shuttle service, saying that the new route would prioritize airport workers while also serving the public.

11 months ago
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Jakartans find worsening air pollution ‘unbearable’

Jakarta has crept into the top of a list of cities with the worst air quality in the world, and its residents are having none of it.

11 months ago
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TransJakarta and MRT drop mask mandates, commuter line to follow suit

As Indonesia moves closer to treating COVID-19 as an endemic, the Jakarta Transportation Agency on Friday lifted the mask requirement on public transportation, with city-owned public transportation operators implementing the ease of restrictions to immediate effect.

11 months ago
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Jakarta air pollution worsens, little progress after 2021 ruling

The dry season has once again exacerbated Jakarta's chronic pollution issue, with the capital routinely topping the list of the world’s most polluted major cities in recent weeks.

11 months ago
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Jakarta hosts second Formula E event

Organizers, buoyed by the success of this year’s competition, are already preparing for a third next year.

11 months ago
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Police arrest fraudulent Coldplay ticket scalpers

Amid rising excitement over British rock band Coldplay’s upcoming first-ever concert in Indonesia, the Jakarta Police have arrested a married couple on charges of fraudulent ticket scalping, as reports of more fraudulent ticket transactions emerged from several other places outside the capital.

1 year ago
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Staggered work hours offered yet again to ease Jakarta gridlocks

After previously failing to convince workers and employers to alter their work schedules to alleviate the city's chronic traffic issues, the Jakarta administration has once again started a conversation surrounding staggered working hours to ease the capital's infamous gridlocks.

1 year ago
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Jakarta sees influx of newcomers after Idul Fitri holiday

Jakarta is expected to see up to 40,000 newcomers flocking to the already densely populated city in search of a better life after the Idul Fitri holiday.

1 year ago
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Jakarta Police digs into suicide motive in officer's death

The Jakarta Police are investigating the alleged suicide of one of its middle officers, Adj. Sr. Comr. Buddy Alfrits Towoliu, who was found dead on the side of train tracks after he was thought to have jumped onto an oncoming train on Saturday.

1 year ago
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Jakarta braces for peak of return flow after mudik on Tuesday

Jakarta will see the peak of the return flow of people celebrating Idul Fitri on Tuesday, the end of the seven day holiday period, a senior minister has said.

1 year ago
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Closure of South Jakarta bike lane, sidewalk causes much worse congestion

The agency has admitted that there was an error in the design of the project and that it would soon reopen an intersection on Jl. Tendean, including its bike lane, to allow for smoother traffic flows.

1 year ago
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Netizens, activists up in arms over closure of South Jakarta bike lane

 The Jakarta Transportation Agency recently decided to close the bike lane connecting Jl. Walter Monginsidi and Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta and set up a concrete barrier to block access for riders and pedestrians looking to use the path. 

1 year ago
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House pushes govt on train import debacle

Reversing course, the House of Representatives on Wednesday pushed the government to immediately make a decision on importing used Japanese trains to replace the aging fleet currently used in the Greater Jakarta Commuter Line (KRL) network.

1 year ago
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Dozens of fraudulent QRIS donation codes found at Jakarta mosques

A Jakarta man has been accused of replacing mosques’ charitable Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) codes, which can be scanned with a smartphone to make cashless payments, with ones connected to his own newly created bank account, called “Mosque Restoration”.

1 year ago
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Two killed in Uzbek terror suspects' attempted escape in North Jakarta

The men were originally arrested by authorities earlier this month, alongside a fourth Uzbek suspect, for allegedly spreading terrorism propaganda online. 

1 year ago
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Privatized water still muddying Jakarta: Civil groups

Civil groups have raised their suspicion that PAM Jaya's latest "bundling" deal with Moya Indonesia is simply another way to keep private companies' hands in the city's water system.

1 year ago
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Pertamina fuel depot fire death toll rises to 33

Top officials called for an audit of the country's energy facilities after the March 3 blaze ripped through a nearby residential area, gutting houses and burning cars next to the depot in North Jakarta.

1 year ago
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Muslim groups protest Israel’s participation in FIFA U-20 cup

Members of some Muslim groups took to the streets of Jakarta on Monday to protest against the Israeli soccer team’s participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia is hosting in May and June.

1 year ago
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Pertamina to revive 14-year-old Plumpang buffer zone plan after deadly blaze

Following a recent blaze at a fuel storage depot in Plumpang, North Jakarta, that killed more than a dozen people, state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina has said it will begin work on a buffer zone it had intended to create in 2009 after a similar fire at the facility.

1 year ago

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