Due to Air Pollution, 5.5 Million People Are Infected With Respiratory TractIndonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 2020July 9, 20210DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has stated that there are millions of citizens of the capital have respiratory tract infections...
The ?Action? in Climate ActionIndonesia ExpatJuly 9, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 9, 2020November 10, 20210There is an uncertainty prevailing over the willingness of governments and individuals all over the world to respond to calls...
Riau Province Loses Rp50tr Following Pollution and FiresIndonesia ExpatSeptember 20, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 20, 20190The haze covering Riau, due to land and forest fires, have cost the province Rp50trillion, says Coordinator of the Environmental...
Pollution Causes More than 50% of Jakarta Deaths and SicknessIndonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2019September 13, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2019September 13, 20190Executive director of the leaded fuel eradication committee, or KPBB, Ahmad Safrudin, has said that the poor air quality in...
AQLI: Jakarta’s Current Pollution could Shorten Lives by over 2 YearsIndonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 14, 20190 A recent study has claimed that the current severe air pollution in Jakarta could shorten the lives of its...
Air Visual: Jakarta Air Quality Improves Following BlackoutIndonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2019August 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2019August 6, 20190Jakarta air quality has experienced an improvement on Monday morning, 5th August, after a widespread power outage on Sunday. According...
Light Pollution Makes Stars Invisible in JakartaIndonesia ExpatJuly 5, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 5, 20190Ronny Syamara, an astronomer at the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory, has said that Jakarta not only suffers from water and...
One million volunteers in Jakarta took to the streets to raise awareness of the city’ littering problemsIndonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2018March 12, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2018March 12, 20230On Saturday, September 15, 2018, one million Jakartans took to the streets in the early morning sun to pick up...
Jakarta Remains in Top 5 of World’ Worst Air Quality IndexSania RasyidOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 12, 2017October 12, 20170While Bandung recently received an award for its clean air, Jakarta continues to find itself on the wrong end of...
River Polluters Will Be Publicly Shamed, Jakarta Governor WarnsSania RasyidSeptember 13, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 13, 20170People caught throwing garbage into Jakarta’s rivers will be publicly shamed by having their photos displayed in a banner, says...
Jakarta’s Pollution May Lead To Low Quality SpermIndonesia ExpatApril 19, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 19, 2017November 11, 20210Pollution in Jakarta makes the air ?unhealthy?. Some expert believe it will have an effect on men?s health, potentially leading...
Indonesia’s Solution to the Plastic EpidemicOliviana HandayaniFebruary 28, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniFebruary 28, 20170How ironic it is to know that the disposable, non-degradable plastic products, such as rain ponchos, straws and cutlery, which...
Indonesia’s Plastic PlagueCaranissa DjatmikoOctober 4, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoOctober 4, 20160Where does the world’s largest archipelago currently stand in the fight to save Earth from turning into a ‘plastic planet’?...
HUB For Cyclist: Cycling for a Greener CityCaranissa DjatmikoJuly 26, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoJuly 26, 20160In Jogjakarta, bicycle community HUB For Cyclist aims to create a green environment through alternative ways. For some of us,...
Trash TalkSimonOctober 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by SimonOctober 27, 2015October 27, 20150“Ours is a culture and a time as immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.” – Ray Bradbury...
Bali’s Doomed Love Affair with PlasticPaul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 9, 2022 by Paul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 9, 20222 When I began to research this article, I saw the immense problem that is literally choking the life out of...
Touristic Escapes in the Dirtiest River in the WorldDenise HessionSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 2017 by Denise HessionSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 20170When it comes to visiting Jakarta, we only can be sure that we will find a city of contrasts and...
Jakarta Air Pollution: Not all Doom, Gloom & Catastrophe!Clayton BondNovember 25, 2011April 4, 2021 by Clayton BondNovember 25, 2011April 4, 20212 In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta. 27 years later in...