http://www.thejakartaglobe.com Jakarta news. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:04 +0700 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:04 +0700 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/images/jakarta-globe.gif http://www.thejakartaglobe.com http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/new-trains-set-to-arrive-soon-at-new-jakarta-stations/497037 Train operator Kereta Api Indonesia plans to build five new stations and refurbish two dozen more in the greater Jakarta area this year. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:39 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/new-trains-set-to-arrive-soon-at-new-jakarta-stations/497037 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/indonesian-press-has-become-fourth-pillar-of-democracy-chairman-of-house/496899 Indonesia’s press has become a strong and influential fourth pillar of democracy, Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I Mahfudz Sidik said in Jakarta on Thursday. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:42 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/indonesian-press-has-become-fourth-pillar-of-democracy-chairman-of-house/496899 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/human-impact-affects-integrity-of-capitals-trees/496737 Health checks on trees in Jakarta to prevent them from getting uprooted during high winds will be of no benefit unless the human impact to the trees is taken into account, a researcher says. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:12:38 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/human-impact-affects-integrity-of-capitals-trees/496737 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/fauzi-says-let-minimart-permits-flow/496770 Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo defended on Wednesday a decision to lift a ban on the issuance of permits for new minimarkets. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:21:30 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/fauzi-says-let-minimart-permits-flow/496770 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jalan-satrio-stretch-to-close-for-a-month/497044 Part of the southern stretch of Jalan Prof. Dr. Satrio in South Jakarta will be closed for a month starting next Wednesday as workers install piles for the elevated road being built over the area. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:48:52 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jalan-satrio-stretch-to-close-for-a-month/497044 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/drunk-driver-wants-to-say-sorry-to-victims-families/495224 Afriani Susanti, the woman set to be charged with murder after she killed nine pedestrians in a horrific car crash last month in Central Jakarta, has asked to meet with the families of her victims and the press to apologize. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:17:27 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/drunk-driver-wants-to-say-sorry-to-victims-families/495224 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/independents-prep-for-jakarta-polls/494999 Jakarta’s gubernatorial election is nearing and registration starts next week for those who want to run as independents. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:41:04 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/independents-prep-for-jakarta-polls/494999 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/antigraft-watchdog-accuses-jakarta-water-operator-of-foul-play/494991 Indonesia Corruption Watch has reported Jakarta’s water authority to anticorruption investigators on suspicions of fiddling with figures in collusion with Palyja, the French-controlled company that runs the western half of the city’s piped water system. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:40:51 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/antigraft-watchdog-accuses-jakarta-water-operator-of-foul-play/494991 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-stadium-to-make-way-for-new-mrt-service/494990 The provincial government is setting aside Rp 99 billion ($11 million) to fund land acquisitions needed to move South Jakarta’s Lebak Bulus sports stadium in order to free up space for a Mass Rapid Transit depot and station, an official said on Tuesday. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:12 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-stadium-to-make-way-for-new-mrt-service/494990 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/water-not-flowing-in-parts-of-bogor-and-depok-for-three-days/494987 Some 15,200 families in Bogor and Depok are having their water supply disrupted for three days as the local water company, Tirta Kahuripan, replaces some of its old pipes, the company said on Tuesday. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:41:53 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/water-not-flowing-in-parts-of-bogor-and-depok-for-three-days/494987 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/cautious-relief-on-jakarta-flooding-as-iggy-moves-out/494982 Jakarta should be safe from any severe flooding in the next couple of days as Tropical Cyclone Iggy moves further out to sea, but the threat of a major deluge this month is still very real, the weather agency says. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:12:33 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/cautious-relief-on-jakarta-flooding-as-iggy-moves-out/494982 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-police-release-man-cleared-of-rape/494764 A 23-year-old man who a young nursing student claimed had raped her before retracting her allegation has been released by police. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:11:39 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-police-release-man-cleared-of-rape/494764 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-students-false-rape-claim-may-lead-to-charges/494538 A nursing student who retracted a claim that she had been gang raped earlier this month may be charged with making a false report, Jakarta Police say. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:17:53 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/jakarta-students-false-rape-claim-may-lead-to-charges/494538 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/in-indonesia-chinese-wary-of-standing-out-too-much/494263 Glodok was once the vibrant heart of this capital city’s Chinese community. Yet, a full decade since Chinese New Year became a public holiday in Indonesia, Jakarta’s historic Chinatown is a faint shadow of its once-bustling self. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:55:42 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/jakarta/in-indonesia-chinese-wary-of-standing-out-too-much/494263