Bajaj auto rickshaw provide local transportation in the back streets of some parts of the city. Angkot microbuses also play a major role in road transport of Jakarta. Taxicabs and ojeks (motorcycle taxis) are available in the city. As of January 2023, about 2.6 million people use public ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Jakarta (redirected fromJakarta, Indonesia) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Ja·kar·ta orDja·kar·ta(jə-kär′tə) The capital and largest city of Indonesia, on the northwest coast of Java. Founded as Batavia by the Dutch (c. 1619) on the site of an earli...
Central Jakarta acts as the commercial and business district of Jakarta.South Jakarta Photo: Robin Widjaja, CC BY-SA 4.0. South Jakarta is one of the municipalities of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, known for its upscale residential areas and shopping malls, and a part of the city's business...
City:Jakarta Arjuna Wijaya is an eye-catching statue that depicts Arjuna Wijaya. The statue is of an Indian legend known as Arjuna with a bow and arrow, riding a chariot of six galloping horses. This scene has bee... Taman Renyah
22, (Petra) -- Royal Jordanian (RJ) inaugurates its new direct regular route from Amman to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, as of December 23, 2015. Jakarta is the forth new RJ destination in 2015; the airline started operating to Ankara, on December 8, and...
This video examines the phenomenon of "worlding" in Jakarta. Themes such as infrastructure, real estate, tourism, and global investment markets have become pertinent in the city ever since it has stepped out on the the global stage.Wilmar Salim...
“The framing [of Jakarta] as the dirtiest, most polluted city in the world needs to be corrected,” Sigit said. He cited data fromAQICN, a project by the World Air Quality Index that provides air quality information for more than 130 countries. The data show PM2.5 levels in ...
By Jon Heggie Some of Indonesia’s foremost thought leaders on sustainability, energy and environment convened in Jakarta for “Sustainable Cities: Challenges and Opportunities in Jakarta,” a roundtable discussion on how we plan, create and manage the s
The government has not come down hard enough on these industries because of "economic and political interests," said Aminullah, who leads The Indonesian Forum for the Environment, also known as Walhi. He claims that the ashes from burning coal are not properly managed even if the plant is lo...
Jakartais one of the social capitals of the world, taking over global social network platforms many times as one of the largest and most active cities in world’s social buzz. Not only about the numbers, but the impact that social media has on how people live, work and create has never...