Accidents, stalled truck lead to heavy traffic jams
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
JAKARTA: Traffic accidents in several parts of the toll road caused heavy traffic congestion throughout Wednesday.
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West Jakarta, prosecutors sign agreement
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
JAKARTA: The West Jakarta administration has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the West Jakarta Prosecutors’ Office to
minimize legal violations within the municipal bureaucracy.
Court orders developer to reopen disputed road
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The Central Jakarta District Court has ordered a property developer in Tangerang to reopen a road connecting a nearby isolated kampung with neighboring villages and public facilities.
Balinese Hindus get ready for Day of Silence
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Balinese Hindus in Jakarta are preparing to celebrate next week’s Day of Silence, or Nyepi, in a slightly different manner from those in Bali.
Hand-washing campaign attracts North Jakarta residents
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The Tirta Lestari Foundation environmental and sanitation group held a hand-washing campaign on Wednesday in a slum area in Pulo Kandang, North Jakarta, to raise awareness for World Water Day which
RI, Japan to hold new study on urban transportation
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will hold a study on transportation in Greater Jakarta from March to May this year.
VP to meet with Jakarta students, poor community
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Vice President Boediono is scheduled to visit senior high school students in North Jakarta and an poor community in West Jakarta on Thursday.
Bogor to enforce smoke-free zones in May
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The Bogor municipal administration will officially kick off in May the implementation of a newly passed bylaw regulating no-smoking zones within the city.