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View all search resultsThe common thread tying together Jakarta's perennial flooding, choking pollution and constant congestion is weak political will, and unless the local administration addresses this underlying factor starting now, these issues will continue to plague this historic city for the next half century.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung launched on May 22 a new route for the Transjabodetabek intercity bus service connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with the integrated residential area Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2 in Tangerang regency, Banten.
The flat Rp 1 fare for buses and trains operating from, to and in Jakarta will apply only on Sunday in an effort to prevent congestion due to road closures and traffic diversions around the inauguration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Miktrotrans drivers get a salary “far below what is decent”, one protesting driver said. Each driver is required to meet a daily target of 100 kilometers of travel to receive the full daily wage of Rp 150,000 (US$9.28), which still puts them below Jakarta's minimum monthly wage.
City-owned developer Jakpro says several foreign investors from across the globe have expressed interest in financing the Phase 1D, 2A and 2B expansion projects of the Jakarta LRT totaling an estimated Rp 24.06 trillion (US$1.48 billion).
One Bekasi resident's daily social media posts about a broken train station escalator finally led to its repair, but only after she and a group of like-minded commuters went offline to stage a minor protest resembling a 100th-day memorial service.
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