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Jakarta 8 months ago
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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta
Greater Jakarta continues to grapple with a waste crisis, with Jakarta and neighboring Depok becoming the latest to report landfill leaks and collapses or overflowing of trash from disposal sites, prompting complaints from people living near the facilities over unmanaged waste.
Jakarta 8 months ago
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Online abuse tops violence against women in Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jakarta) received 1,212 reports of violence cases throughout 2025, a 60-percent increase compared to the previous year.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Bekasi quake shakes Jakarta into preparedness debate
Although the Bekasi quake caused no casualties or major structural damage, both the central government and local administrations across Greater Jakarta must remain alert to the risks of land-based quakes given West Java’s many active faults.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Air quality worsens in Greater Jakarta as govt yet to curb pollution
Worsening air quality in Greater Jakarta has brought to light the government’s unfulfilled responsibility to ensure citizens’ right to clean air and to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants and motor vehicles.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Greater Jakarta LRT breaks new ridership record
Greater Jakarta LRT Executive Vice President Mochamad Purmonosidi stated that on Wednesday, LRT Jakarta recorded its highest ridership since launching nearly two years ago, with approximately 114,000 passengers using the service.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Over 1.4m vehicles depart Greater Jakarta on 'mudik': Jasa Marga
More than 1.4 million vehicles had left the capital and surrounding areas in the week until Friday to head to their hometowns, according to the state-owned toll road operator, which has projected 24 percent fewer travelers going on mudik this year.
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