Jakarta Floods

… be evacuated and much of the business life of Jakarta and its satellite cities coming to a halt. Floods have hit at least 33 districts in Jakarta, 16 in Bekasi and 7 in Tangerang.

Five people are reported to have died, three in Jakarta and two in Bekasi.

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Twenty people are now said to have died.

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Total deaths as of February 10th are 80, 48 in Jakarta, 19 from towns in West Java, mainly Bekasi, and 13 from Banten, mainly Tangerang. antara

Tickets to Ride - Train Travel in Indonesia

… of train travel been like? Would you recommend it, and why or why not? How do trains compare with buses and air travel?

CIA & FBI Conspiracy Theories

… that have hit Indonesia.

There have been tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, global warming, floods, and the threat of volcanic eruptions.

I wondered, as my fingers picked out the tunes to Koes Ploes classics, why all of sudden do we face such woes? Then, as I slammed back my 10th Teh Poci and 3rd packet of Gudang Garam kreteks, I realized.

The CIA and the FBI engineered them all to prevent Indonesia's rise to the greatness of the Mojopahit Empire.

Sure, I wouldn't be …

River Flooding & Dredging

Account from the capital as Dutch dredging engineers are helping Jakartans to reduce the effect of floods.

"Watch your head! Get down! " With a feeling of satisfaction dredger Michael de Boer is watching from the quayside how his apprentice Ujang Sukardi is maneuvering the slide boat easily under the bridge. The lighter being pushed forward by the slide boat is full with smelly black sludge. "In the Netherlands we dredge mud almost exclusively, here the main waste are concrete …

Wag the Dog à la Indonesia

… problems, three of which that are quite urgent are:

deforestation
pollution
floods

We have been hit with bad regular floods so often that it is starting to affect the economy, health and the well-being of the people. The fact of the matter is, the flood problem is something Indonesians cannot afford to put off any longer.

We have a shortage of food supply which has led to soaring food prices. This is also the culprit of many malnutrition cases across the …

Jewish Conspiracy

… very important because of all the natural disasters that Indonesia had suffered recently, like floods, tsunamis and earthquakes, he said. Rises in the prices of basic goods were also connected, he seemed to suggest.

As a solution he recommended that the national government establish Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge Day, 28th October) as a day of young love, to replace Valentine's Day, considering that the original oath swearers of 1928 had much love for their country. republika …

Letter to the President

… it is not your previous appointment as President that caused earthquakes, tsunami, mudflows, floods, landslides and the volcanoes to erupt. On the contrary it was their stupid collective mentality that caused nature to belch. I am sure that Mr. Gore will gladly support you and declare that it was all the hot air from your opponents that is the cause of Indonesian climate change and calamities.

Should you find this suggestion interesting and of any use in your forthcoming campaign, …

Flood Disaster

Doomsayers predict disaster for Indonesia as sea levels rise.

As last week tides burst through sea walls, briefly cutting a key access road to Jakarta 's international airport, some predictions for Indonesia if sea levels rise, from the UN climate change conference on Bali:

Jakarta airport to be under water by 2035.
about 25% of Jakarta will vanish by 2050.
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Jakarta Election Result

… yet had the nerve to promise all sorts of wonders if he triumphed in this week's poll. The awful floods that have plagued the capital are now to be tackled? Great, but why have they not been stemmed long since? Corruption is to stop? Marvellous - but what did he do to oppose the " snouts in the trough " allowance hikes claimed by Jakarta councillors, and what did he say during the free laptops debate? (He may have said much, but I don't recall hearing him).

Fauzi Bowo.

Actually, …

Economy Update

… at the end of 2006 and into early 2007, but recent natural disasters such as the Jakarta floods, the Sumatra earthquake, as well as transport accidents such as the Adam Air crash and the Garuda crash, will likely dampen this.

Growth is expected to be at 6.3% for Indonesia in 2007 and 6.5% in 2008. World economic growth will slow down mildly in 2007 but Indonesia is less dependent on exports than other East Asian economies. Bank lending rates should come down. Central and …

Batam Investors

… of foreign investors are believed to be considering moving elsewhere in the wake of the Jakarta floods. Hidayat said that unless the flooding problem was overcome, and it was clear that floods would not occur again next year, some investors would pack up and leave the capital. mediaindo

Capital City

Moving the capital city of Indonesia away from Jakarta.

In the wake of the Jakarta floods some are saying Jakarta is no longer suitable as the capital city, or at least as the centre of government administration.

Chairman of the parliamentary commission for the affairs of the capital city, Biem Triyani Benyamin, says Jakarta fulfils too many important roles, such as that of
administrative capital capital city
business capital

and one of them should be …

Aid Pouring (on) Flood Victims

A classic headline from the Jakarta Post.

From their latest news section, this headline, a metaphor mess - More foreign aid pours flood victims .

The complete article makes more sense however:

More foreign countries have expressed their commitments to help flood victims in the capital and its surrounding, whose houses and properties have been inundated since last Friday.

The …

One Child Policy

… one child. Java was small and overcrowded, and, he is reported to have said, once the Jakarta floods had receded those who wanted children should have only one.

Java represents 6.7% of the country's total land area, while accounting for almost 60% of the total population. kbri-bangkok.com

Outside of Java Kalla said that there was still much development to be done and a healthily growing population would be of benefit to this. In places like Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) and …

Repent or Reform

… by the failings of man, whether man's destructiveness (such as cutting down of forests leading to floods) or his immorality (like lying).

Hasyim said that the NU was recommending to its members that they fast (puasa sunnah "Tasu'a" and "Asyura") between 20th and 30th January 2007, the first ten days of the Islamic New Year. Additionally NU followers should repent their sins, be honest, increase their worship activities, do good works and help disaster victims, and also avoid frowned-on …

Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama

… of the party, Abdullah Mufied Mubarok, says that now is a bad time due to the recent Jakarta floods.

Nevertheless the party has already been registered with the Law & Human Rights department and it has fulfilled all the requirements to achieve formal party status.

The party is based on the split off faction from the PKB in Surabaya, grouped around the figures of Abdurrahman Chudlori and Choirul Anam. The PKNU is said to be a purely Islamic party, whereas the PKB is a …