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#SuperDamai212 demonstrators tell Kompas TV satellite van to leave protest site
Protesters at today’s rally against Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama were filmed telling a Kompas TV satellite van to leave Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, which...
Social Affairs Minister optimistic problem of street children will be solved by end of next year
According to government data, there are about 33,400 homeless children living on the streets in Indonesia, with about 7,600 of them living in Jakarta. It’s a huge, heartbreaking...
Ojek drivers come together to clean up road behind State Palace from nail traps
If you’ve ever had a flat tire while driving in Jakarta, chances are you discovered that a nail (or some other spiky object) was the cause. That’s because nail traps, which...
TransJakarta introduces 116 new Mercedes Benz and Scania buses to fleet
The Jakarta provincial government has been bringing in new, higher quality buses to replace the old ones. Luckily for the capital’s commuters, they’re not showing any signs of...
Ahok wants legendary Nasi Goreng Kebon Sirih to move to City Hall’s new culinary center
Food quality and hygiene at City Hall's new culinary center would be monitored by BPOM.
Garden damaged after FPI protest, Ahok: “forgive them for they don’t know what they’re doing”
Some flowers became unnecessary casualties of a mass protest.
“Thousands” of FPI members to protest against Ahok in front of City Hall today
The hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) group is planning a major protest in front of Jakarta City Hall today to show their disapproval for Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja...
Poke-Monas: A trainer’s guide to Pokemon GO hunting around Monumen Nasional
Pokemon Go is not officially out in Indonesia yet, but we’re all playing it and we all want to be the very best - like no one ever was.
Security heightened after City Hall receives bomb threat
Authorities are tightening security in and around Jakarta City Hall today after a bomb threat was made earlier this morning.
Bajajs to be prohibited from passing in front of State Palace because they’re “embarrassing”
Starting next week, bajajs, the iconic three-wheeled form of Jakarta public transportation, will be prohibited from passing in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta.
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Greater Tangerang
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Greater South Jakarta
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Greater East Jakarta
East Jakarta is a city within the Special Capital Region of Jakarta and the...
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Greater West Jakarta
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Depok
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