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Jakarta 6 months ago
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Pramono touts ‘top global city’ ambition in first year leading Jakarta
In the first year of his administration, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has repeatedly conveyed his ambition to elevate Jakarta’s status to a top global city, but the vision risks overshadowing mounting urban problems that still confront the world’s most populous metropolis.
Editorial 6 months ago
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Pramono’s uneventful start
One year in, Jakarta’s "more colorful" makeover is facing a gray reality of systemic waste and stagnant flood mitigation. With the honeymoon over, the city’s 11 million residents are waiting to see if their governor will finally tackle the perennial problems lurking behind the populist wins.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Jakarta bans restaurant raids during Ramadan to promote tolerance
The Jakarta administration has prohibited restaurant raids commonly carried out by members of certain mass organizations during daylight hours in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, citing the need to maintain public order and religious tolerance.
Jakarta 6 months ago
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Jakarta accelerates air quality roadmap as pollution worsens
The Jakarta administration has committed to finalizing a 20-year air quality control and protection road map this year, aimed at establishing a regulatory framework to curb pollution and support the city’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Jakarta 7 months ago
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Jakarta tightens groundwater rule to curb subsidence
The city administration has tightened its ban on groundwater extraction in industrial zones and from beneath public roads to curb worsening land subsidence, but environmental groups warn the move may fall short without consistent enforcement and stricter oversight.
Jakarta 7 months ago
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No revision to Jakarta’s minimum wage, Governor Pramono says
Labor unions have argued in a series of protests against the Jakarta administration that this year’s city minimum wage of Rp 5.73 million (US$341) is still lower than the Rp 5.89 million of income recommended by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) for decent living in the city.
Jakarta 7 months ago
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Jakarta battles floods with river cleanup, normalization plan
The Jakarta administration has stepped up river cleanup and normalization efforts as flooding continued to disrupt large parts of the capital on Friday, following heavy overnight rainfall that caused rivers to overflow, inundating residential areas and major roads.
Jakarta 8 months ago
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Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta
Jakarta will soon begin dismantling the long-abandoned monorail structure in South Jakarta, clearing dozens of concrete pillars along Jl. HR Rasuna Said and Jl. Asia Afrika to make way for wider roads and improved pedestrian facilities.
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