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Jakarta 1 month ago
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Firefighter dies battling blaze at illegal Jakarta dumpsite
The death of a firefighter while battling a blaze at an illegal dumpsite near Jakarta's largest wholesale market in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has renewed concerns over the capital's persistent waste management crisis.
Academia 4 months ago
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The fragile state of women’s rights: From the Bekasi tragedy to the denial of 1998 rapes
As we tout a new law to protect the vulnerable, the dismissal of historical atrocities and the stripping of political quotas reveal a nation still deeply invested in making its women disappear.
Society 4 months ago
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Probe underway for Bekasi train crash as another accident raises safety concerns
The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week’s fatal train collision at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, moving from a preliminary inquiry to a full investigation amid renewed scrutiny over railway crossing safety following another deadly crash in Central Java.
Academia 4 months ago
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A train collision waiting to happen: The human cost of system failure
While official reports often blame human error, the tragic collision in East Bekasi reveals a deeper, systemic rot within Indonesia’s railway infrastructure. True safety requires moving beyond segregated carriages and toward a modernized, automated network that protects all passengers by design.
Society 4 months ago
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Bekasi deadly train crash renews railway safety concerns
President Prabowo Subianto and experts pointed to level crossings as a key factor leading to the fatal collision between a Greater Jakarta commuter train and an intercity train that killed at least 15 passengers and left 88 others injured.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Prabowo orders thorough probe into Bekasi train crash as fatalities rise to 15
President Prabowo Subianto visited victims of a deadly train collision at Bekasi Regional Hospital on Tuesday, hours after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens. He ordered a full investigation into the cause of the accident.
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