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Editorial 9 months ago
Beyond celebrations
The common thread tying together Jakarta's perennial flooding, choking pollution and constant congestion is weak political will, and unless the local administration addresses this underlying factor starting now, these issues will continue to plague this historic city for the next half century.
Environment 5 years ago
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'Hostile' public spaces: Are they really for the public?
Call it the pursuit of "modernization" or the modern esthetic, but public spaces filled with facilities, structures and other ar elements that make them unaccommodating to the end-user (that would be us, the public) aren't fulfilling their basic function, never mind inclusiveness.
City 6 years ago
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City continues Jakarta stadium construction amid unfinished legal matters
The ambitious Rp 4.5 trillion (US$315.5 million) project is expected to finish by the end of October 2021. However, while construction rolls on at the site, legal matters relating to land clearance remain.
City 6 years ago
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City of concrete: Jakarta’s green space turned into malls, offices, apartments
Now, traces of their green past are only reflected in the names of such places, such as Rawa Belong (rawa literally means swamp), Rawamangun, Taman Anggrek (Orchid Park) and so on, rather than their actual condition today.
City 6 years ago
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City prepares new collection to revive Maritime Museum in 2020 after fire
Following 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.
