Due to Air Pollution, 5.5 Million People Are Infected With Respiratory TractIndonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 20200674 DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has stated that there are millions of citizens of the capital have respiratory tract infections...
The “Action” in Climate ActionPramod KanakathJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Pramod KanakathJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202001007 There 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, 20190715 The 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, 201901462 Executive 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, 201902040 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, 201901094 Jakarta 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, 201901316 Ronny 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’s littering problemsIndonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 201801023 On 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’s Worst Air Quality IndexArdi WirdanaOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017 by Ardi WirdanaOctober 12, 2017October 12, 201702905 While 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 WarnsArdi WirdanaSeptember 13, 2017 by Ardi WirdanaSeptember 13, 20170860 People 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 SpermJessie PrasetyaApril 19, 2017April 19, 2017 by Jessie PrasetyaApril 19, 2017April 19, 20170881 Pollution 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 EpidemicAlice JayFebruary 28, 2017 by Alice JayFebruary 28, 201702692 How 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, 201601037 Where 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, 20160719 In Jogjakarta, bicycle community HUB For Cyclist aims to create a green environment through alternative ways. For some of us,...
Trash TalkSimon PitchforthOctober 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by Simon PitchforthOctober 27, 2015October 27, 201501968 “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 16, 2019 by Paul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 16, 20192 599 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 WorldAndreia NogueiraSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 2017 by Andreia NogueiraSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 201701149 When 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!Dr. David E. ParryNovember 25, 2011September 24, 2017 by Dr. David E. ParryNovember 25, 2011September 24, 20172 927 In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta; 27 years later in...