NatGeo: Bantar Gebang is the World’ Largest Dumping Ground
On their official Instagram account, US-based National Geographic, or @natgeo, posted a photo of the 110-hectare landfill in Bantar Gebang. Jakarta’s...
Sports Minister Apologises for Chaotic Match at GBK
Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi has met his Malaysian counterpart, Syed Saddiq, to apologise for the infamous incident and chaos...
Wiranto: Internet Access in Papua to Return
The Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Issues, Wiranto, has announced that the internet curbs in Papua and West...
Trans Sumatra Toll Road to be Extended this Year
Bintang Perbowo, President Director of Hutama Karya, has confirmed that the state-owned construction firm will inaugurate two new sections of...
Grand Hyatt Jakarta Appoints New Executive Chief
Grand Hyatt Jakarta is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Tomasz Szczechura as Grand Hyatt Jakarta’s new executive chef....
Jokowi: New Capital’ Land to be Sold to Public
President Joko Widodo announced on Tuesday 3rd September, that the government plans to sell the land of the future capital...
The Economist: Jakarta One of Least Safest Cities
Research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has placed Jakarta in the bottom 10 of the Safe Cities Index....
Police Name Two Suspects East Java Racism Case Against Papuans
Two people have been named as suspects in racist speech reports against Papuan students in Surabaya and Malang, East Java....
Anies Awaits Government Response on Asylum Seekers
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has stated that he is still waiting for the central government’s instructions for the relocation of...
Scammed by a GoJek driver
Just to explain, I am a 32-year-old, British expat, teaching Elementary at an international school in Jakarta and I have...
E-Hailing Bike Driver Arrested for Drug Transaction
A driver for an online platform has been arrested by the Ciputat police for allegedly selling drugs. Kiki Irawan, 31,...
Pope Appoints Jakarta Archbishop as Indonesia’s Third Cardinal
Pope Francis has announced that Jakarta’s Archbishop Mgr. Ignatius Suharyo will be one of the 13 new cardinals to be...
Sinar Mas Land Presents Digital Loft for Millenials
As we all know, the millennial generation continues to dominate the workforce. According to projections for the Indonesian population from...
Transport Minister: Kediri to get International Airport
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has announced that Kediri will host an international airport, due to its strategic location....
Capital Move will Affect Indigenous People of Kalimantan
According to several human rights groups, indigenous people may be uprooted from their ancestral land in Borneo island to make...
Police Name 30 Suspects in Papua Riots
Thirty people have been named as suspects by the Papua regional police in the rallies which turned into riots in...
Art Jakarta Fair 2019 Officially Unveiled in JCC
The annual contemporary Art Jakarta Fair was officially opened on 30th August 2019. This year, the fair is being held...
Ride-Hailing still not Exempt from Jakarta’s Odd-Even Plate Policy
The head of Jakarta’s Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, has said that authorities are not able to exempt taxis ordered online...
Polri Deploys 400 Police Officers in Papua after Riots
The Indonesian National Police, or Polri, has dispatched four units of company-level Brimob (SSK) personnel, or 400 officers, to Jayapura,...
Megawati: President must Pay Attention to Jakarta Despite Capital Move
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reminded President Joko Widodo to come up with a roadmap...
Police Investigate Palm Oil Companies for Kalimantan Fires
The national police are currently investigating three palm oil companies for the recent fire that has broken out in Kalimantan,...