akarta plans to issue a regulation that bans the use of ondel-ondel in street busking as part of a broader effort to preserve the cultural integrity of the Betawi people, the city’s native inhabitants. Governor Pramono Anung emphasized that the giant effigies were a vital symbol of Betawi heritage and should be respected as such. … Read more
he Jakarta administration is weighing the expansion of cashless payment systems as a strategy to eliminate illegal parking attendants and enhance revenue collection from the city’s billion-rupiah parking sector. Governor Pramono Anung admitted recently that the issue of illegal parking in the capital has seen little progress over the past decades, echoing suggestions from the … Read more
undreds of Jakarta residents flocked to Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung’s official residence on Monday to attend his first-ever Idul Fitri open house gathering after assuming office in February, celebrating the Islamic holiday while also airing their various concerns to the official. A wide array of issues from labor rights to disability assistance were discussed during … Read more
recent Jakarta gubernatorial decree providing technical guidelines on polygamy for the city’s male civil servants has renewed calls for the practice’s abolition, with critics calling it discriminatory and harmful to women. Polygamy, a debated but often accepted institution in Islam, is legally regulated through the 1974 Marriage Law. The gubernatorial decree, which outlines procedures for … Read more