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City 7 years ago
No fees 'promised' to Ratoh Jaroe student dancers, says Education Agency
The Jakarta administration has stressed that the Indonesian Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC) had never offered individual honorariums to the thousands of Ratoh Jaroe dancers who performed in the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games, which ran from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2.
City 7 years ago
Schools clarify rumor about unpaid Ratoh Jaroe dancers
Reports have circulated recently saying that dancers performing the Ratoh Jaroe dance during the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony on Aug. 18 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium have not yet received payment a month after the event took place.
Editorial 7 years ago
Preserving the legacy
With the Asian Games over and the Asian Para Games soon to follow suit, what else can proud Jakartans reminisce about on the historic sporting events, except on the venues where our athletes fought for national pride? Finishing fourth with a medal haul of 31 golds, 24 silvers and 43 bronzes in the Games we hosted for only the second time is a legacy that will forever be remembered. More than that, hopefully the achievement will set a new benchmark for Indonesian sports in other events that will keep the national flag flying on the global map
City 7 years ago
GBK sports complex still closed to public, including joggers
Although the 18th Asian Games has ended, the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sports complex in Central Jakarta, remains closed to the public while the building is cleared of equipment and other materials from the quadrennial multisport event.
City 7 years ago
Nylon net to remain above ‘Black River’ until solution found: Anies
The controversial giant black nylon net covering the Sentiong River, nicknamed Kali Item (Black River), next to the Asian Games athletes village in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, will remain in place until a long-term solution is found, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said.
