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Jakarta 22 hours ago
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Jakarta to extend LRT to Dukuh Atas, eyes 2028 completion
The Jakarta administration plans to extend the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) line from Manggarai to Dukuh Atas after the Velodrome-Manggarai section opens next month, with Governor Pramono Anung targeting completion by 2028 to strengthen the capital's integrated public transport network.
Jakarta 2 days ago
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Jakarta library reopens to packed rooms, long queues
The line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.
Jakarta 6 days ago
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Jakarta ramps up 'rusun' drive to ease housing shortage
The Jakarta administration plans to build new low-cost apartment complexes (rusuns) comprising nearly 12,000 units to help ease the capital’s worsening housing shortage, though urban planners warn the projects must be better connected to jobs and public transport to avoid repeating past shortcomings.
Jakarta 1 week ago
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As living costs rise, proposed Transjakarta fare hike hits a nerve
A proposal to raise Transjakarta bus fares has drawn concern among commuters, who fear even what officials describe as a modest increase would further strain household budgets amid persistent coast-of-living pressures.
Jakarta 1 week ago
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New underground concourse to expand MRT access
Commuters have welcomed plans for an extended underground concourse beneath the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI), hoping it will make getting around on foot more convenient by linking the MRT station directly to nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.
Jakarta 2 weeks ago
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Recent deaths expose Jakarta’s infrastructure safety failures
The death of a toddler who fell into a pit at the site of an ongoing construction project in South Jakarta has intensified scrutiny of safety standards at Jakarta's infrastructure projects, with experts blaming poor planning and inadequate risk management for exposing the public to preventable dangers.
Jakarta 2 months ago
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Jakarta mandates household sorting to tackle chronic waste crisis
After seven people were killed in a devastating landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in March, the Jakarta governor has issued an instruction mandating waste sorting at home before disposal, though supporting facilities including public education remain a challenge.
Jakarta 2 months ago
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Ex-Jakarta agency head faces charges in deadly landfill collapse
The Environment Ministry has named former Jakarta Environment Agency head Asep Kuswanto a suspect in a case pertaining to alleged waste management violations at Bantar Gebang landfill, which triggered a deadly landslide that killed seven people last month.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Deadly Bantar Gebang collapse exposes Jakarta’s decades-long waste mismanagement
At least five people died and four went missing when a massive landslide tore through Bantar Gebang, Indonesia’s largest landfill, following hours of heavy rain on Sunday, exposing the deadly consequences of Jakarta’s chronic waste mismanagement.
