Water Is King
(Originally posted Dec 11, 2005) It's the rainy season in Jakarta, and the new King has arrived. Whatever happens, when the water comes, everybody just stops. They stay in their buildings, they stop...
View ArticleOh Yes, We're Ready For The Floods!
Our beloved governor has said that Jakarta is ready for the peak of the floods anticipated in February. Early-warning systems and task forces have been set up for this purpose, and have supposedly...
View ArticleWell Aren't We Trashy
So, the poor guys living in the Bungur area have their trash piling up, due to the fact the garbage trucks are late making their rounds. The Sanitation Agency says the trucks are delayed due to the...
View ArticleIn The Meantime, More Floods
After 8 years, the East Flood Canal is coming closer to reality. Has construction been started? Just a bit, but who knows, really. But the acquisition of land is 90% complete! So if in average land...
View ArticleMy Goodness The Traffic Today!
Jakarta was beseiged by armies of stationary vehicles for the most part of the morning. Jakarta became a giant, wet parking lot... Uhm, maybe we should ease up on car sales for the time being? I left...
View ArticleNo! It's Because There's More Water Every Year
One sunny Saturday afternoon in the Pondok Cabe area, traffic was as packed as it usually is in the area. While stuck in traffic on a small bridge over a river, a motorcycle rider passing by suddenly...
View ArticleOr Maybe They Can Loan Us The Rubber Boats?
Remember this post? Looks like we'll have to wait a little more, since the loan is taking a while to trickle down to us. Until November, that is. Which year, we'll never know. What is actually...
View ArticleNot That I'd Go To Puncak, Either
Imagine rolling hillsides side-by-side with tea plantations, encircled by really big, posh houses, all empty. Imagine virtually only one major road connecting that area to the city, and imagine it...
View ArticleAnd Still, The Floods Keep Coming
A panel of experts from various agencies and organizations have convened in a conference, basically to say that Jakarta needs a new approach towards the yearly flooding. Really? You think? Applausable...
View ArticleOur Sympathies.
Plis Deh Jakarta extends its deepest sympathies and profound prayers to those who suffered from the leevee breach at Situ Gintung. We will post more info on rescue efforts and how you can help soon....
View ArticleOh Yes! We Only Have To Wait 16 Years
Last month, the government unveiled their plan to make Jakarta flood-free by 2025. Yipeee. What do we do for the intervening 16 years? But to give the government some credit, the plan is seemingly...
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Bang Foke: The Sea Reclamation Will Have No Environmental Ramifications
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has thumbed his nose at a Supreme Court ruling and said the city will forge ahead with a major sea reclamation project. (JG Photo/Jurnasyanto Sukarno)" Bang Foke is pushing...
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Garbage Dam To Protect From Surges From The Sea? Only In Jakarta.
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