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View all search resultsA deadly fire that broke out over the weekend at a semipermanent structure in Bukit Duri, a densely populated subdistrict in Tebet, South Jakarta, has once again drawn attention to the persistent high risks posed by poor electricity infrastructure across the capital.
2 days agoOn 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. ...
6 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. ...
1 week agoFollowing a fire that destroyed about half of the collection of the Maritime Museum in North Jakarta in January, the number of visitors declined over the year. Fortunately, the city administration has planned to revive its collection in 2020.
5 years agoThe car went through the railway crossing even though the gate was closed.
5 years agoThe piles of garbage also accumulated from trash brought by the current from neighboring areas.
5 years agoThe Jakarta administration has finally handed over a crematory to the capital's Hindu community to help them perform traditional rituals for the dead at a more affordable cost.
5 years agoThe Central Jakarta District Court held a hearing over a historic civil lawsuit on air pollution, filed by civilians grouped under the Jakarta Advocacy Movement Team to fight for better air quality in the capital.
5 years agoFor the last 20 years, the church’s congregation has had to attend Mass at a chapel inside a shop house.
5 years agoThis year, Depok recorded 3,732 hectares of designated green space, or 18.63 percent of the city’s total 20,029 ha of land. The area has decreased significantly from the 10,106 hectares recorded in 2005 due to the city’s rapid development.
5 years agoLuthfi, whose photo clutching an Indonesian flag to his face has become an emblem of September’s student protests, was among the 1,489 people arrested during the demonstrations and among the 380 of whom being prosecuted.
5 years agoAt the “Mall for Public Services” in Kuningan, South Jakarta, customers can access 296 different services from the Jakarta Administration and 60 services from central government ministries and agencies. The DPMPTSP issues more than 500 types of permits for individuals and businesses.
5 years agoThe Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicted there would be a higher intensity of rainfall for the upcoming weeks as the peak of the rainy season will be in February.
5 years agoThe Jakarta administration has begun a Christmas in Jakarta program this year. It has invited choirs to perform at 11 locations along Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin from Dec. 18 to 20.
5 years agoJakarta's commuter rail service is the latest to join the environmental transition that is spreading in the country's public transportation sector.
5 years agoThe ubiquitous sidewalk stalls have been affected by rapid technological advancement.
5 years agoA family of seven is seeking higher compensation from a company responsible for a construction project that has blocked access to the family’s house.
5 years agoThere have been protests against the DWP since 2017, coincidentally the year Anies Baswedan was elected Jakarta governor, with some Islamist groups visiting the venue at the JIEXPO Kemayoran in Central Jakarta to protest.
5 years agoWith more options available, more people in Greater Jakarta use public transportation for their daily commutes.
5 years agoProsecutors at a district court in Bogor, West Java, have demanded eight months of imprisonment for a mentally ill woman charged with blasphemy for entering a mosque wearing her shoes and carrying her dog.
5 years agoThe Jakarta Police have uncovered two fraud cases involving sharia-compliant housing that defrauded nearly 4,000 of people of up to Rp 63 billion (US$4.5 million).
5 years agoHeavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon caused floods in several areas of the capital.
5 years agoIn a bid to save Jakarta from the triple threat of flooding, water shortages and land subsidence, the Jakarta administration is racing to build vertical drainage systems throughout the city.
5 years agoThe Jakarta administration is moving to expand LRT Jakarta’s east-west corridor despite the possibility it would "overlap" an MRT Jakarta route.
5 years agoNag, nag, nag. No one else in Indonesia, it is said, beats native Jakartans – or Betawi – when it comes to complaining, fault-finding and making demands.
5 years agoAn unclaimed bag was found on the sidewalk between Istiqlal Mosque and Sriwijaya Hotel in Central Jakarta on Monday afternoon, prompting suspicions about what could be inside.
5 years agoA video purportedly showing public maintenance officers taking a contract extension test in a gutter has caused uproar among both the public and the city administration.
5 years agoA UN-Indonesia initiative and a coalition on providing safe public spaces for women are taking up the fight against sexual harassment with those who are best placed to offer help: Bystanders.
5 years agoA Harley Davidson rider whose identity has yet to be revealed, hit two pedestrians on Jl. Raya Pajajaran, Bogor in West Java on Sunday morning, killing one of them.
5 years agoResidents of Kembangan district in West Jakarta made the terrifying discovery of tens of venomous snakes appearing from inside their toilets on Sunday afternoon.
5 years agoIn its 2017 report titled “Jakarta’s Silent Killer” Greenpeace presented data from the US Embassy in Jakarta showing that between January and September that year, Central and South Jakarta had experienced only 14 days of “good” air quality and 34 days of “unhealthy” air.
5 years agoWhile the city administration struggles to tackle the complex problem, communities and businesspeople have shed a ray of hope by getting their hands dirty, as there have been growing movements in society where members of the public actively take part in reducing waste through numerous innovative programs.
5 years agoThe 24-story buildings will consist of 850 apartments, of which 60 percent will be one-bedroom and the remainder two-bedroom.
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