Pavement Renovations in Jakarta Causes more Traffic and CongestionIndonesia ExpatJuly 16, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 16, 201903118The renovation of pavements along the streets of Kemang, South Jakarta and certain areas of central Jakarta has reportedly led...
New Cameras Detect over 1,000 Traffic Violations in Jakarta in 10 DaysIndonesia ExpatJuly 10, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 10, 201903016Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) cameras have recorded over 1,000 cases of traffic violations since the launch on 1st July...
Jakarta Prone To Fire Outbreaks During Dry SeasonIndonesia ExpatJuly 9, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 9, 201902322As Indonesia enters the dry season, the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service Agency has warned residents to actively take...
Light Pollution Makes Stars Invisible in JakartaIndonesia ExpatJuly 5, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 5, 201902848Ronny Syamara, an astronomer at the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory, has said that Jakarta not only suffers from water and...
Jakarta: Pick of the PerilsDaniel PopeJuly 4, 2019 by Daniel PopeJuly 4, 201902642JAKARTA is not a dangerous city. That sinking feeling you get when arriving here isn’t a sensation of dread, it’s...
President Announces Capital City Relocation – Will It Solve Jakarta’s Traffic and Congestion?Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2019November 10, 202104383Skyscrapers dot Jakarta with lights, shimmering like visions from the future. Executives glide imperiously down the corridors of corporate places....
STA Names Jakarta One of Most Improved Cities – Observer Credits Previous AdministrationIndonesia ExpatJune 30, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJune 30, 201902017The Sustainable Transport Award (STA) has named Jakarta as one of the world’s top three most improved cities in terms...
Tom Tom Traffic Index: Traffic in Jakarta Sees Great Improvement since 2017Indonesia ExpatJune 17, 2019June 17, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJune 17, 2019June 17, 201902829Jakarta’s traffic has improved in the last two years, and has shown the biggest improvement last year according to the...
Tito Karnavian: Jakarta’s Returning Traffic worse than Home-Coming TrafficIndonesia ExpatJune 7, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJune 7, 201902304In order to reduce traffic at the end of Idul Fitri holidays, National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has warned...
Jakarta Streets Re-open after Protests, Bawaslu Still BlockedIndonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 201901424Most of the roads around Central Jakarta have re-opened today, following days of demonstrations along the streets surrounding the KPU...
Thousands of Illegal Liquor Bottles Crushed by Steamroller in JakartaIndonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 201902274Approximately 18,000 bottles of bootleg alcohol were crushed by a steamroller in Jakarta on Monday 27th May 2019. The illegal...
2019 Jakarta Property Market OutlookIndonesia ExpatMay 23, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 23, 201907350Jones Lang Lasalle, a world leader in real estate services, has published its Jakarta Property Market Update for the first...
Jakarta Aquarium: The First Indoor Animal Conservation Centre in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 8, 2019May 8, 201902730Inaugurated by Ibu Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries on October 16, 2018, Jakarta Aquarium is the first...
Indonesia’s New Capital to be Moved to a 300,000 Hectare Plot of LandIndonesia ExpatMay 4, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 201901765Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (BPN) chief Sofyan Djalil has said that Indonesia’s new capital will be moved to a 300,000-hectare...
Widodo: Capital to Move Away from JakartaIndonesia ExpatApril 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatApril 29, 201901640Incumbent president Joko Widodo has announced his intentions to relocate the capital of Indonesia away from Jakarta. The city has...
Floods Expected Jakarta as Water in Bogor’s Dam IncreasesIndonesia ExpatApril 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatApril 24, 201901871The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has announced that Bogor’s Katulampa Dam was placed on high alert, level 2, on Tuesday...
Jakarta International Football League: Just Like the Old DaysIndonesia ExpatMarch 26, 2019March 27, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 26, 2019March 27, 201904026Welcome to your monthly insight into the world of the JIFL. Most pro players these days will move from club to...
Jokowi Addresses Feedback about Jakarta MRTIndonesia ExpatMarch 22, 2019March 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 22, 2019March 24, 201901749President Joko Widodo once again boarded the MRT on Thursday 21st March. Jokowi and the Jakarta Governor, AniesBaswedan, decided to join the MRT’s trial journey, along with...
Middle Aged Man Stabbed Fellow Commuter on Transjakarta for Sitting with Legs CrossedIndonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2019March 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2019March 24, 201901591A 52-year-old man, identified only by his initial S, is reported to have stabbed a fellow commuter in the leg...
Life as an Intern in The Big DurianIndonesia ExpatMarch 12, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 12, 2019November 10, 202102269How can I even begin to sum up my experience as a student and intern living in Jakarta? For starters,...
Jakarta Named The Most Polluted City in Southeast AsiaIndonesia ExpatMarch 9, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 9, 201904020Jakarta has perpetually appeared on a list of cities with the worst air quality. Last year, the Indonesian capital was...