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Homes damaged in stove explosion - Jakarta

Dense residential areas around Kartini Street-Sawah-Besar-Jakarta have been destroyed after a stove exploded in one of the houses. Losses are...

by donal husni in Indonesia on 08/02/2012

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Kebayoran Lama Traditional Market

In the midst of modern markets scattered around Jakarta, Kebayoran traditional market with its uniqueness remains operational, and if managed...

by donal husni in Indonesia on 06/02/2012

Arts & Entertainment

Pecenongan Culinary Festival kicks off in Jakarta

The Pecenongan Culinary Festival is held to Celebrate Cap Go Meh, a traditional Chinese party on the 15th day of the lunar calendar. Jakarta,...

by Alie Poedjakusuma in Indonesia on 04/02/2012

08/02/2012 - Homes damaged in stove explosion - Jakarta - Indonesia - Dense residential areas around Kartini...
06/02/2012 - Kebayoran Lama Traditional Market - Indonesia - In the midst of modern markets...
04/02/2012 - Pecenongan Culinary Festival kicks off in Jakarta - Indonesia - The Pecenongan Culinary Festival is...
04/02/2012 - Hellofest 8 Indonesian Pop Art Festival - Indonesia - The 8th Hellofest Pop Art festival is...
28/01/2012 - Happy camper live concert - Jakarta - Indonesia - Netherlands multivocalist band, Happy...
24/01/2012 - Traditional puppet show performed to celebrate the Chinese New Year - Indonesia - For the Chinese New Year a Jakarta...
11/01/2012 - Garbage piles up in th Ciliwung River during rainy season - Jakarta - Indonesia - In the rainy season garbage in the...
06/01/2012 - Jakarta culvert fails to correct flooding problem - Indonesia - A culvert that was built to avoid...
28/12/2011 - Anti-Corruption Youth Committee protest at KPK Offices - Jakarta - Indonesia - Anti-Corruption Youth Committee members...
28/12/2011 - Protest demands Corruption Cases not be Forgotten - Jakarta - Indonesia - Members of the Independent Research...

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Homes damaged in stove explosion - Jakarta
Dense residential areas around Kartini Street-Sawah-Besar-Jakarta have been destroyed after a stove exploded in one of the houses. Losses are estimated at a billion Rupiah. Jakarta. 8t...
Kebayoran Lama Traditional Market
In the midst of modern markets scattered around Jakarta, Kebayoran traditional market with its uniqueness remains operational, and if managed properly, could become an exciting tourism ...
Pecenongan Culinary Festival kicks off in Jakarta
The Pecenongan Culinary Festival is held to Celebrate Cap Go Meh, a traditional Chinese party on the 15th day of the lunar calendar. Jakarta, Indonesia. 4th February 2012.
Hellofest 8 Indonesian Pop Art Festival
The 8th Hellofest Pop Art festival is held in Jakarta. Indonesia. 4th February 2012
Happy camper live concert - Jakarta
Netherlands multivocalist band, Happy camper perform live in Erasmus huis, Jakarta. 28th January 2012
Traditional puppet show performed to celebrate the Chinese New Year
For the Chinese New Year a Jakarta shopping mall holds a traditional Chinese puppet show, called Potehi. Chinese society and various countries in East Asia celebrate and mark the start ...
Memorial remembrance for activist Sondang Hutagalung - Jakarta
A memorial remembrance was held by several Indonesian university students at the location of the self-burning by political activist Sondang Hutagalung in front of the National Palace th...
Garbage piles up in th Ciliwung River during rainy season - Jakarta
In the rainy season garbage in the river piles up more than ever as the water rises. Awareness to keep the river clean is still low in Indonesia. 11th January 2012
Jakarta culvert fails to correct flooding problem
A culvert that was built to avoid floods at Sudirman Street fails to divert floodwaters.
Suspected International Narcotic Network Busted - Jakarta
A number of Dutch and Indonesian nationals, suspected to be part of an international narcotics network, were caught carrying 85,000 ecstasy tablets together with other drugs worth aroun...
Protest demands Corruption Cases not be Forgotten - Jakarta
Members of the Independent Research Board (BPI) protested at the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) requesting they not forget some of the older corruption cases under i...
Anti-Corruption Youth Committee protest at KPK Offices - Jakarta
Anti-Corruption Youth Committee members rallied at the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) offices demanding the Governor of Bangka Belitung province, Eko Maulana Ali, be...
Christmas Mass in Jakarta Cathedral
Christians attend Christmas Eve mass in Cathedral Church. Jakarta, Indonesia. 24th December 2011
Punks show solidarity with the 65 arrested punks in Aceh
Punkers hold a solidarity action for the 65 punkers who arrested and re-education in Aceh, based on Sharia Law. The punks were arrested during a music festival. Indonesia, Jakarta. 23rd...
Punkers Jakarta show solidarity with the 65 arrested youth at concert
Punkers Jakarta held a solidarity action in front of the Police Headquarters building after 65 youths were arrested at a punk festival in Banda Aceh. Indonesia. 19th December 2011
Anand Ashram hold a social service at St. Vincent Orphanage
Forty friends from the Anand Ashram Foundation (affiliated with UN) held a social service at St. Vincent Orphanage to show their support and spread joy. Jakarta, Indonesia. 19th Decembe...
Indonesia street punk thriving in Jakarta
Punk is a sub-culture that was born in London and is now thriving in Indonesia even though sharia police are morally rehabilitating fans in Aceh on Sumatra island, saying the youths are...
Students call for President to step down - Jakarta
Students from across Jakarta held a rally calling for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to step down in response to the self-immolation of a fellow student a week earlier. Indonesia. ...
Buzz Brothers band perform live in Jakarta
The Dutch jazz band, Buzz Brothers founded in 2001, performed live in Jakarta. 17th December 2011.
Dinosaur parade invades Jakarta
The Dutch embassy held a Dinosaur Parade as an end of the year holiday show for spectators. 17th December 2011