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City 7 years ago

People caught collecting beach sand in Thousand Islands

Three Thousand Island regency residents were reportedly caught illegally collecting beach sand on Karang Lebar Island on Wednesday.

City 7 years ago

East Jakarta residents call on city to address frequent flooding

The neighborhood experiences frequent flooding because it was built on a former catchment.

Business 7 years ago

Jokowi urges residents to allow construction of Tuban refinery

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on residents to allow the construction of an oil refinery in Tuban regency, East Java, by state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina and Russian oil company Rosneft.

City 7 years ago

South Jakarta residents affected by MRT demand land compensation

Sixteen plots of land belonging to 14 families have been used for MRT infrastructure. The city had promised to pay them Rp 20.3 million (US$1,400) per meter, she said.

City 7 years ago

East Jakarta residents, officials intensify flood mitigation efforts

East Jakarta resident Hasan, 41, moved his household appliances and technological devices – including a TV and a rice cooker – from the first floor of his house to the second floor on Wednesday as part of flood mitigation efforts.

Business 7 years ago

MRT's trial run to involve limited number of people in January

A limited number of people will be able to start using the MRT in January when the operator begins the system’s trial operation, MRT Jakarta corporate secretary Tubagus Hikmatullah said in a statement.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land

With a long-stemmed ladle, Vanthon pulls shiny, molten metal from a kiln and deftly pours it into a mould carved in a wooden block.

City 7 years ago

Bantar Gebang residents ask for increase in 'smelly money'

The Bekasi and Jakarta administrations have been urged to reevaluate a cooperation deal on the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, with local residents in the area asking for an increase in their uang bau (smelly money) compensation.

National 7 years ago

Water turns "blood" red after factory allegedly pollutes tap water in Surakarta

Residents of Banyuanyar subdistrict in Surakarta, Central Java, have complained that the water supplied by the city-owned tap water company (PDAM) has turned red over the last two weeks.