DKI Jakarta

Thanks To Haji Lulung

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The 2015 Jakarta city budget dispute between Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and the Jakarta city councilors have captivated Indonesian netizens for the past few weeks. Topics such as racial slurs made against the Governor, and the mysterious appropriation for the procurement of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) flooded online discussion forums. But the one topic that went viral and dominated the Indonesian social media universe had to do with the controversial United Development Party politician Abraham “Lulung” Lunggana in the conflict. [Continue reading]

Revisiting Pasar Santa

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We featured Bambang Sugiarto, the head of Pasar Santa traditional market, several weeks ago to understand the trending traditional market. Since then, we’ve read even more reports about Pasar Santa, especially after the soon- to-be Vice Governor of Jakarta Djarot Syaiful Hidayat went to visit the traditional market. And so on Sunday (Dec. 14), we revisited Pasar Santa to check on things. [continue reading]

The Mysterious Disappearance of Artha Graha Boss

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Wisnu Tjandra, one of the directors of Artha Graha Group, has been reportedly missing since May 11. The Jakarta police has been searching for Wisnu for more than one month in three provinces (DKI Jakarta, West Java and Central Java). Yet, the police has not been able to find him. But do the police actually have an idea where Wisnu is? [continue reading]