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NGO rejects giant sea wall establishment in Jakarta

Non-Government Organization (NGO) People Coalition for Fishery Fairness (Kiara) has rejected the project of Giant Sea ...

Jakarta governor optimistic giant sea wall to start in 2013

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, Jokowi, is optimistic that the construction of giant sea levees or giant sea wall to ...

Consortium of state-owned companies to build monorail

Five state-owned companies would cooperate to build a monorail in Jakarta to ease traffic congestion in the capital ...

Jakarta governor to focus on slum area development

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo or Jokowi said his administration will focus on the slum area management in the ...

Public works minister proposes Rp600 billion for Jakarta canals

Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto has proposed a Rp600 billion budget to the finance ministry for the construction ...

news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Indonesia Looks Forward to the 'Erau International Folklore & Art Festival (EIFAF)' June 30 - July 7

Indonesia welcomes you to the Erau ceremony, an annual Sultanate Kutai Kartanegara Ing Martadipura sacred ceremony ...

Jakarta provincial budget set at Rp49.9 tln

The Jakarta legislative assembly approved on Monday the capital city`s budget at Rp49.9 trillion for this year. ...

Pros and cons on idea to move capital city from Jakarta

Following major floods that almost crippled Jakarta recently, an idea to move Indonesia`s capital city to another ...

Floods damage 100km of roads in greater Jakarta

The recent floods in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) have caused damage to some 100 kilometres of roads in the region, ...

Indonesian govt developing infrastructure for gas conversion

The government is developing infrastructure facilities, such as gas refilling stations (SPBG) and gas pipeline ...

Deep tunnel no solution for Jakarta floods

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo`s plan to build a deep tunnel will not serve as a solution to the floods that hit the ...

Jakarta governor instructs relocation of settlers on river banks

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed all village and subdistrict heads to relocate settlers from river ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

Muhammadyah chairman regrets resurgence of conflict in Sumbawa

General Chairman of the Central Board of Muhammadiyah Dien Syamsuddin expressed deep concern about a resurgence of ...