Jakarta Becomes the Best City for Transportation in the WorldIndonesia ExpatNovember 1, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 1, 202001536 DKI Jakarta has won the 2021 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) for the integration program of public transportation modes that continues...
No Masks, No Public Transport in JakartaIndonesia ExpatApril 5, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 5, 202004432 PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) and PT Transportation Jakarta are supporting the prevention of COVID-19 transmission on public transport by requiring...
Jokowi and Prabowo Met on MRT, Took Lunch Trip to SenayanIndonesia ExpatJuly 15, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 15, 201901910 President Joko Widodo and his rival in the 2019 presidential elections, Prabowo Subianto, finally met on Saturday 13th July at...
Passengers Excited as Ahok Tries Jakarta MRT for First TimeIndonesia ExpatJuly 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 6, 201901610 Jakarta’s former governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, took a trip on Jakarta’s Mass Rapid Transit for the first time...
Lebak Bulus MRT Station to have Plaza for TransitIndonesia ExpatJune 27, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJune 27, 201901187 President Director of PT. MRT Jakarta, William Sabandar, has confirmed that the Lebak Bulus MRT station in South Jakarta will...
Normal Fares for MRT to Apply from 13th MayIndonesia ExpatMay 11, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 11, 20190848 Operation and Maintenance Director of PT. MRT Jakarta, Muhammad Effendi, has stated that the MRT will charge the full fare...
MRT: Passengers Allowed to Break Fast with Water and Dates during RamadanIndonesia ExpatMay 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 6, 20190843 MRT Jakarta’s corporate secretary head of division, M. Kamaluddin announced on Sunday that passengers observing Ramadan will be allowed to...
Jokowi: Second Phase of MRT to be Ready by 2024Indonesia ExpatMarch 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 25, 201902267 President Jokowi has officially launched the Jakarta MRT Phase 1 on Sunday 24th March 2019. On the same day, the...
Jokowi Addresses Feedback about Jakarta MRTIndonesia ExpatMarch 22, 2019March 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 22, 2019March 24, 201901454 President 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...
Is Jakarta’s BRT System Better than Malaysia’s MRT System?Indonesia ExpatNovember 27, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 27, 201801522 The rest of South East Asia has a lot to learn from Jakarta’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Although the...
Brand-New MRT Car Already VandalisedIndonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 20180773 A car of the brand-new MRT was spray-painted in Lebak Bulus Depot in South Jakarta on Friday morning, prompting demands...
Jakarta: MRT Trial Run Scheduled for DecemberIndonesia ExpatMay 23, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 23, 20180910 The development of Jakarta’s MRT is on track and it is set to enter a trial run in December before...
Jakarta-Surabaya High Speed Train Will Compete with Air Travel TimesArdi WirdanaOctober 2, 2017October 2, 2017 by Ardi WirdanaOctober 2, 2017October 2, 20170821 The Jakarta-Surabaya high speed train will become a viable alternative to plane travel with the Indonesian and Japanese partnership agreeing...
Jakarta’s MRT is on Track to Open in 2019Oliviana HandayaniApril 10, 2017April 10, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniApril 10, 2017April 10, 201701236 Jakarta’s MRT will begin operating in early 2019 but local government dithering risks delays for northern route, planners say....
Homes For Expats in Jakarta May Get More Costly Due to MRTOliviana HandayaniMarch 16, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniMarch 16, 201701641 The Jakarta Provincial Government predicts that the city’s MRT project will end up raising property taxes by up to 30...
Burnin’ Rubber TimeSimon PitchforthNovember 2, 2015November 4, 2015 by Simon PitchforthNovember 2, 2015November 4, 20150735 Jakarta isn’t looking so hot at the moment, what with streets being torn up left, right and centre in a...
MRT: The Key to Reducing Jakarta’s Chronic CongestionDonny SyofyanFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Donny SyofyanFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 201701931 Starting October 10, 2013, the first phase of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), a monorail-based transportation system, began works in Dukuh...