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Jakarta (/dʒəˈkɑːrtə/; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ^ⓘ, Betawi: Jakartè), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. It is located on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island. With more than 11.3 million inhabitants in the city proper and more than 32.5 million in the metropolitan area, Jakarta is also the largest metropolis in Southeast Asia, and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. The Special Capital Region has a status equivalent to that of a province and is bordered by two other provinces: West Java to the south and east; and (since 2000, when it was separated from West Java) Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north, and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. Jakarta's metropolitan area is ASEAN's second largest economy after Singapore.

Jakarta is the economic, cultural, and political centre of Indonesia. Although Jakarta extends over only 661.23 km² (255.30 sq mi) and thus has the smallest area of any Indonesian province, its metropolitan area covers 7,076.31 km² (2,732.18 sq mi), which includes the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, South Tangerang, and Bekasi, and has an estimated population of 32.6 million , making it the largest urban area in Indonesia and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). Jakarta ranks first among the Indonesian provinces in the human development index. Jakarta's business and employment opportunities, along with its ability to offer a potentially higher standard of living compared to other parts of the country, have attracted migrants from across the Indonesian archipelago, making it a melting pot of numerous cultures.

Jakarta is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. Established in the fourth century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom. At one time, it was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies, when it was known as Batavia. Jakarta was officially a city within West Java until 1960 when its official status was changed to a province with special capital region distinction. As a province, its government consists of five administrative cities and one administrative regency. Jakarta is an alpha world city and is the seat of the ASEAN secretariat. Financial institutions such as the Bank of Indonesia, Indonesia Stock Exchange, and corporate headquarters of numerous Indonesian companies and multinational corporations are located in the city. In 2021, the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$602.946 billion.

Jakarta's main challenges include rapid urban growth, ecological breakdown, air pollution, gridlocked traffic, congestion, and flooding due to subsidence (sea level rise is relative, not absolute). Jakarta is sinking up to 17 cm (6.7 inches) annually, which has made the city more prone to flooding and one of the fastest-sinking capitals in the world. In response to these challenges, in August 2019, President Joko Widodo announced plans to move the capital from Jakarta to the planned city of Nusantara, in the province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The MPR approved the move on 18 January 2022. (Full article...)

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The Jakarta Post is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Bina Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta.

The Jakarta Post started as a collaboration between four Indonesian media groups at the urging of Information Minister Ali Murtopo and politician Jusuf Wanandi. After the first issue was printed on 25 April 1983, it spent several years with minimal advertisements and increasing circulation. After a change in chief editors in 1991, it began to take a more vocal pro-democracy point of view. The paper was one of the few Indonesian English-language dailies to survive the 1997 Asian financial crisis and currently has a circulation of about 40,000. (Full article...)

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Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi ([xrisˈmanʃah raˈhadi]; born Christian Rahadi [xristiˈan raˈhadi]; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), better known by his stage name Chrisye ([xəˈriʃə]), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011, Rolling Stone Indonesia declared him the third-greatest Indonesian musician of all time.

Born in Jakarta of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent, Chrisye became interested in music at an early age. At high school he played bass guitar in a band he formed with his brother, Joris. In the late 1960s he joined Sabda Nada (later Gipsy), a band led by his neighbours, the Nasutions. In 1973, after a short hiatus, he rejoined the band to play in New York for a year. He briefly returned to Indonesia and then went back to New York with another band, the Pro's. After once again returning to Indonesia, he collaborated with Gipsy and Guruh Sukarnoputra to record the 1976 indie album Guruh Gipsy. (Full article...)

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Image 1The northern part of Jakarta is below sea level, having been built on tidal flats and reclaimed swamp land (from Jakarta)
Image 2Padrão of Sunda Kalapa (1522), a stone pillar sealing the Sunda–Portuguese treaty, Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 3Batavia map of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) (from Jakarta)
Image 4The Monas, Jakarta's symbol (from Jakarta)
Image 5Aerial view of North Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 6Soto Betawi, mainly consisting of offal in creamy milk or coconut milk soup (from Jakarta)
Image 7Grand Indonesia is one of the largest malls in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 8Toyota Avanza taxi, operated by Blue Bird. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 9Jakarta pedestrians, joggers and bicyclists take over the main avenue during Car-Free Day (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 10Batavia circa 1780 (from Jakarta)
Image 11Jakarta population pyramid in 2021 (from Jakarta)
Image 12TransJakarta buses use separate lanes to avoid congested roads, and it has the world's longest bus rapid transit routes. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 13School buses for Jakartan students, free to ride as long as one is wearing school uniform (from Jakarta)
Image 14The main TV tower of TVRI at its headquarters in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 15Wisma 46, in post-modernist architecture, also an iconic skyscraper in Jakarta and tallest in Indonesia from 1996 until 2016 (from Jakarta)
Image 16Roti buaya, crocodile-shaped bread is often served in festive occasions (from Jakarta)
Image 17Religious distribution in each subdistricts of Jakarta (2021) (from Jakarta)
Image 18Ondel-ondel puppets are the mascot of the city and the symbol of Betawi culture (from Jakarta)
Image 19The Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 20Batavia, built in what is now Jakarta, 1682 (from Jakarta)
Image 21Batavia in 1682 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 22Gowes bike sharing station at Bundaran HI, Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 23Map of Batavia in 1897 (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 24Jabodebek LRT arriving to Dukuh Atas station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 25Chinese Pagoda at PIK (from Jakarta)
Image 26Heru Budi Hartono, the current acting Governor of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 27Tanjidor music demonstrates European influence (from Jakarta)
Image 28Kerak telor (English: Egg crust) which is usually sold at the Jakarta Fair celebration (from Jakarta)
Image 292019 Indonesian protests and riots (from History of Jakarta)
Image 30Sketch of the Japanese entry into Batavia (from History of Jakarta)
Image 31Jakarta LRT at Boulevard Utara station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 32Coat of Arms of Batavia during Dutch colonial era, granted in 1930 (from Jakarta)
Image 33Map of the administrative cities (Kota administratif) in Jakarta province; the Thousand Islands Regency (which is to the north) is shown on in the inset to the lower left. Each administrative city is further divided into districts (Kecamatan) (from Jakarta)
Image 34Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Aereal view (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 35Jakarta MRT train leaving Lebak Bulus Station. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 36A rough outline of the situation at Jakarta during the 1998 tragedy (from Jakarta)
Image 37December 2016 Jakarta protests (from History of Jakarta)
Image 38Luso-Sundanese padrão, a monument with a cross of the Order of Christ, commemorating a treaty between Portugal and Hindu Sunda kingdoms (from Jakarta)
Image 39Jayakarta circa 1605–8, before its complete destruction by the Dutch, showing earlier pre-colonial structures before Batavia was founded (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 40Port of Tanjung Priok, the busiest port in Indonesia. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 41Betawi people are the "natives" of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 42a beach at Thousand Islands (from Jakarta)
Image 43Rumah Kebaya at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, the building named as Pavilium Jakarta and Betawinese architecture (from Jakarta)
Image 441960s saw the boom of the informal becak. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 45Glodok commercial area. The area of Kota and Glodok remained Jakarta's central business and banking district during the 1950s. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 46TransJakarta is the longest BRT system in the world (251.2 km) (from Jakarta)
Image 47Argo Bromo Anggrek, a non-stop train connecting Jakarta and Surabaya (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 48Mikrotrans microbus (angkot) operated by Transjakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 49Jayakarta in 1605 prior the establishment of Batavia. (from History of Jakarta)
Image 50Image of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies in what is now North Jakarta, circa 1780 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 51A ojek driver at the motorcycle taxi stand. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 52Map of Batavia in 1840. Multiple villas started to appear to the south of the old Batavia. (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)
Image 53Ondel-ondel puppet performance attraction on the street of Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 54Bundaran HI, a 1960s landmark of Jakarta located at the west end of Menteng District (from Jakarta)
Image 55Map of Batavia in 1897 (from History of Jakarta)
Image 56Facade of the Museum Bank Indonesia in Kota Tua (from Jakarta)
Image 57Bank Indonesia Headquarters (from Jakarta)
Image 58Transjakarta's Dukuh Atas BRT station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 59A skybridge at CSW-ASEAN TOD (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 60University of Indonesia (from Jakarta)
Image 61Part of Jakarta Inner Ring Road or Jalan Tol Lingkar Dalam Jakarta in Kuningan, South Jakarta (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 62The City Hall of Batavia (Stadhuis van Batavia), the seat of the governor-general of the VOC in the late 18th century by Johannes Rach c. 1770. The building now houses the Jakarta History Museum, Jakarta Old Town (from Jakarta)
Image 63SCBD is the Centre Business in Jakarta (from Jakarta)
Image 64Compressed natural gas fuelled Bajaj in Jakarta. (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 65A KRL commuter train in Manggarai station (from Transport in Jakarta)
Image 66The Jakarta governor's office at the Jakarta City Hall (from Jakarta)
Image 67Asian Para Games closing ceremony in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, 2018 (from Jakarta)
Image 68Sukarno reading Proclamation of Indonesian Independence at Jalan Pegangsaan Timur Number 56 (from Jakarta)
Image 69A map of Batavia (from Colonial architecture in Jakarta)

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... that Tigor Silaban vowed to work far from Jakarta and not to open a private practice?
... that the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta?