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Collection of slum news, found 101 news.

Some 70 thousand to migrate to Jakarta after Lebaran

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has predicted that the number of newcomers to the capital city after ...

Thousands of workers to rally against reclamation, eviction, low wages

Thousands of workers will stage a rally in front of the Jakarta governors office to voice their rejection to the ...

Jakarta Bay reclamation project might marginalize urban poor

The Jakarta Bay reclamation project has become controversial after a bribery case concerning the mega project came to ...

Social gap alarming: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has said that the social gap among communities in Indonesia has reached such an alarming ...

Indonesia one-million-house program achievable: Official

The government is optimistic that the one-million-house program adopted by President Joko Widodo's administration can ...

Improving sanitation facilities on government`s top priority

Indonesia is one of the several countries still facing sanitation problems, as most of its population, particularly in ...

Indonesia prepares national report for International Habitat Conference

The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Peoples Housing is preparing a national report for the International ...

Ahok plans to remove all slums in Jakarta by 2015

The acting governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, said that he plans to rid the capital city of all slum areas ...

"Sepatu Baru" to compete in Berlin Film Festival

An Indonesian film entitled "Sepatu Baru" ("New Shoes"), produced by Makassar filmmaker will compete with 16 other ...

Govt prepares Rp6 tln for basic infrastructures

The Public Works Ministry is preparing at least Rp6 trillion in funds to build various basic infrastructure facilities ...

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 ...

Dahlan and Jokowi to build low cost apartments in slum areas

Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan said state construction companies will cooperate in building six low ...

The World Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Winners of its 2012 Awards

-     Originating from four continents and symbolizing with their success stories the very sense of ...

New Jakarta governor to be inaugurated on Monday

Monday, October 15, 2012 will be the historical moment for Joko Widodo popularly called as Jokowi and Basuki Tjahaja ...

Jokowi pledges to start Jakarta development from slum areas

Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pledged he would start Jakarta`s development from the slum area if he is elected governor of the ...