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View all search resultsJakarta-administration
Jakarta 3 months ago
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Jakarta sets 2026’s minimum wage at Rp 5.7 million
Negotiations between workers, business owners and the city administration led to an agreement to set the alpha coefficient that determines the increase of minimum wage at 0.75, still within the threshold of between 0.5 and 0.9 set by the central government.
Jakarta 3 months ago
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Free meals under renewed scrutiny after van injures 21 at Jakarta school
The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute said the crash was not merely an accident, nor an event that can be attributed to individual error. It reflects chaotic and unprofessional program management that neglects public safety, especially the safety of children.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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New database aims to strengthen Jakarta’s fight against slums
The administration is also working with Statistics Indonesia (BPS) to continue mapping community unit (RW) areas that fall into the slum category, as Jakarta targets to upgrade all of its slums by 2027 to improve overall quality of life.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Small farmers bring Jakarta urban farming to life
Jakarta has designated idle plots of land, including some under the Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu (Becakayu) toll road in East Jakarta, as urban farming sites in an effort to achieve food security and expand green area coverage in the city.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Accommodating the dead: Jakarta faces grave shortage crisis
The Jakarta parks agency puts the remaining number of available graves at just 118,000, while over 86 percent of public cemeteries are at full capacity and the remainder are at 80 percent capacity, leaving the city's dead in dire need of a final resting place.
Jakarta 5 months ago
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Jakarta enhances fire protection in dense neighborhoods
Jakarta is expanding its fire-fighting capacity with new stations and 1,000 trainees set to join the brigade next year, aiming to better protect residents in the city’s densely populated and fire-prone neighborhoods.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Privatization fears cast shadow over Jakarta’s clean water future
As the specter of privatization again rises over the city’s utility service, a civil coalition is advocating for Jakartans concerned that the planned restructuring of PAM Jaya from a city-owned to a limited liability company will ultimately lead to commodification of the basic resource and further cut off access for the urban poor.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Blok M’s rise as hip hub leaves small traders behind
Blok M, once a haven for small traders and bargain hunters, is fast becoming a symbol of Jakarta’s gentrification, where its revival as a trendy transit-oriented hub has fueled soaring rents and forced long-time vendors out.
