n a dark stable under a heaving highway in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, trucks rumble past emaciated carriage horses tied to pillars in ramshackle wooden stalls, their ribs protruding. The steeds are used to pull traditional wooden carriages known as delman, once a staple of colonial-era transportation, but fading from view in Jakarta in an … Read more
he Jakarta administration has said it will significantly cut public transportation fares and divert traffic along several routes on Tuesday and Wednesday to reduce congestion during New Year celebrations in the city of more than 11 million people. A special flat rate of Rp 1 (0.006 US cents)… Source link
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have deployed at least 820 combined personnel to secure a protest against the 12-percent VAT hike at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta. They will be stationed at several points around the Horse Statue Roundabout near Monas and in front of the Presidential Palace. The personnel include members of the … Read more