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Topic: South Jakarta


  
  South Jakarta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Jakarta (Indonesian: Jakarta Selatan) is a city of Jakarta, Indonesia.
It is the largest city among the five cities of Jakarta.
South Jakarta is bounded by Central Jakarta to the north, East Jakarta to the east, Depok to the south, West Jakarta to the north-west, and Tangerang to the west.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jakarta_Selatan   (83 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Jakarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jakarta was the center of the Dutch effort to retain control over their former colony during the war of independence that ended with the establishment of Indonesia in 1949.
Jakarta, as a province, is divided into five city (kota) (formerly municipalities (kotamadya)) each headed by a mayor (walikota) and one regency headed by a regent (bupati).
Jakarta's road is notorious for behaviour of the traffic; the rules of the road are broken with impunity as a simple bribe of a few US dollars will simply make all one's legal problems disappear.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/jakarta   (2440 words)

  
 Asia Times: Jakarta cries a river
Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's storm troopers, the city's so-called public-order officials who implement his war plan against the weak and the poor, have been forced to run for shelter this week from rainstorms that have flooded the city.
Forty percent of Jakarta, or 24,000 square meters, is on low land, and 78 areas are prone to flooding.
Jakarta almost drowned in a sea of rubbish until the governor and his councilors realized the problem was not going to go away.
www.atimes.com /se-asia/DB02Ae01.html   (1799 words)

  
 Jakarta travel guide - Wikitravel
Jakarta [1] is the capital of Indonesia, located on the western central island of Java.
Jakarta Kota station is located in the old part of the city, and serves as the departure point for commuter trains and some trains to Merak.
Jakarta's sights are generally less than scintillating, unless you happen to like dusty museums and socialist-revolutionary monumental sculpture.
wikitravel.org /en/Jakarta   (7838 words)

  
 Jakarta Hotels-Accommodations-Appartments and Resident Hotels in Jakarta Indonesia
Jakarta being a huge city having double function, one is as the local government itself or as one of the many Indonesia's province which center of administration is in Jakarta city and the other as capital of Republic Indonesia a country with 2 millions square km land only.
The government of Jakarta city has divided the whole area of Jakarta into 4 municipalities such as Central Jakarta, where the collection of deluxe hotels are numbered the biggest, North Jakarta municipality, West Jakarta municipality and South Jakarta municpality.
It is estimated that the epi-centrum of the quake is in the south sea around 200 kms south of Bandung, the capital city of West Java.
www.jakarta-cityhotels.com   (962 words)

  
 Terrorist Attack on the Marriot Hotel in Jakarta
JAKARTA (JP): The explosion at the JW Marriot Hotel in the Mega Kuningan business complex in Kuningan, South Jakarta, was a suicide bombing, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
Jakarta police seized documents last month showing terrorists were planning an attack in the area around the Marriott Hotel, where 14 people died yesterday in suicide car bombing.
The Marriott opened in September 2001 and is situated to the south of Jakarta's city center in the newly developed Mega Kuningan commercial district.
www.freedomfiles.org /war/jakarta.htm   (1241 words)

  
 Jakarta - Geographical Side of Jakarta
Jakarta lies on the northwestern coast of Java, from latitude 6' to 7' south and 107' to 108' east.
There are ten rivers in the south, most of these being canals flowing from the mountains in the south, northwards towards the Java Sea.
Nights are cooler, and as with the rest of the country, Jakarta has two seasons: the wet season from October to April (with the heaviest rains falling from December to January), and the dry season from May to September.
www.indo.com /bali/destinations/jakarta2.html   (326 words)

  
 Jakarta Police Arrest 27 in Connection with Bombings
Jakarta police have arrested 27 people believed to be linked to a series of bombings and grenade attacks in the city.
According to Jakarta police Superintendent Nur Usman, the arrest of the suspects foiled an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta.
The Jakarta Post quoted an unnamed police officer as saying that one of the two was a member of the army's feared Kopassus special forces, which specializes in counter-terrorist tactics.
www.ict.org.il /spotlight/det.cfm?id=491   (633 words)

  
 Jakarta travel guide
Jakarta has been in the news quite often lately, but certainly not for the tourist sights.
However, Jakarta is one of the most exciting night-life cities in the world.
Although Jakarta itself doesn't have many "sights" to offer, it is the lively commercial centre of Java.
www.world66.com /asia/southeastasia/indonesia/java/jakarta   (259 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity - [Jakarta] City and Transportation News
Jadi, kalau tidak ada rintangan, lancar- lancar saja, berarti konstruksi sudah bisa dimulai akhir 2005," kata Asisten Administrasi Pembangunan DKI Jakarta IGKG Suena, Selasa (1/6).
Dari 14 koridor busway yang direncanakan, satu sudah dioperasikan, dua koridor lain akan dibangun tahun ini.
“Bagi yang ingin pergi ke Rorotan tingkal naik kapal saja dari BKT yang ada dibelakang Kantor Walikota Jakarta Timur,” katanya.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=107165   (4592 words)

  
 Jakarta Travel Guide and Jakarta Travel Information - TravelPuppy.com
Jakarta, is on the island of Java in Indonesia and sprawls over 25km or 15 miles from the docks to the suburbs of South Jakarta.
Jakarta doesn't really have a specific centre: rather there are a number of centres all separated by traffic jams, incredible pollution and heat.
Jakarta’s infamous gridlock chokes its freeways and all attempts to forge a central focal point for the city have ultimately failed.
travelpuppy.com /indonesia/jakarta   (516 words)

  
 ABC News: Militant Sentenced in Indonesia Bombing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sigu was accused of hiding key suspects invovled in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta last year.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Sep 8, 2005 (AP)— An Indonesian militant received a seven-year prison sentence Thursday for his role in plotting last year's suicide bombing at the Australian Embassy, blamed on a regional terror group linked to al-Qaida.
Abdul Fatah, alias Heri Segu, shouted "Allahu akbar" or "God is great" when the three-judge panel in South Jakarta District court handed down the sentence, the heaviest punishment yet in the attack.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1107498   (337 words)

  
 Jakarta's dispossessed.
The UN estimated that the population of the Jakarta urban agglomeration, Indonesia’s capital and largest city, was 8.6 million in 1995, having risen from 1.452 million in 1950.
Jakarta developed as a centre of trade under the Europeans and still plays an important role in international and domestic commerce.
Jakarta’s share of gross domestic product represents 9% of the national total: 14% of transportation and communication, 15% of manufacturing, 25% of trade and services and 65% of banking.
www.unesco.org /courier/1999_06/uk/dossier/txt15.htm   (2308 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Floods hit Jakarta
There were no immediate reports of casualties in the latest flooding, although water levels reached waist height in several areas of west and south Jakarta, according to local reports.
Last year's floods were blamed on the deforestation of mountains to the south of Jakarta and city officials stealing money earmarked for flood prevention schemes.
With its tropical climate, Jakarta is often affected by flooding.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2757399.stm   (219 words)

  
 jakarta apartment market   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The other municipalities in Jakarta, which are North Jakarta, South Jakarta and East Jakarta, account for 19%, 12% and 1% of the total strata-titled apartment units, respectively.
Among the large-scale developments in Jakarta, Taman Rasuna Apartments with 3,070 units in the CBD area is the biggest, followed by Taman Anggrek Apartments with 2,824 units in West Jakarta and Wisma Gading Permai Apartments with 1,021 units in North Jakarta.
In South Jakarta and the CBD area, the majority of occupants are resident expatriates, while in the other regions (specifically in West and North Jakarta), the dominant occupants are local citizens using strata-title apartments for temporary living or for investment.
www.harvest-international.com /perspec/mar_02/property_report.htm   (1783 words)

  
 jakarta hotels - JakartaHotels.com - all hotels in Jakarta
Encompassing Jakarta's golden triangle, South Jakarta is the city's most prestigious business address and hence many of the city's most luxurious five star international hotels can be found in this district.
With the Soekarno-Hatta Airport located in West Jakarta, the area is convenient for the business traveler needing value for money accommodation and easy access to the industrial north, as well as central and south Jakarta.
And if you are visiting Jakarta in August why not spare some time and visit either Bali or Lombok - the weather is absolutely perfect and there are still great deals to be had...
jakartahotels.com /?lvembassy   (591 words)

  
 Maps Jakarta - Map of South Jakarta area
Sudirman, South Jakarta is home to the city's Central Business District a.k.a.
It is within these boundaries that a majority of Jakarta’s skyscrapers, five star hotels, banking institutions and luxury apartments are located.
Easily the city's 'fast track' this area is an 'expat enclave' with many of Jakarta’s International Schools and other facilities geared towards an international community (i.e.
mapsjakarta.com /areas/south.php   (121 words)

  
 Welcome to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Although DKI Jakarta is not such an agricultural economy, but this sector is easily found within this Metropolitan area, with its agricultural land area is 17%.
The economy of DKI Jakarta in 2001 grew 3.64%, but it was lower than that of in 2000 (4.33%).
At South Jakarta, the available land is 43.9 ha, and at East Jakarta there is 19.1 ha, the remaining in West Jakarta.
www.kbri-bangkok.com /about_indonesia/special_region_jakarta/special_region_jakarta_01.html   (911 words)

  
 Inside Indonesia - Digest 63 - The May riots
Jakarta's death toll was initially put at 499 (army spokesperson, 17 May), then at 293 (police spokesperson, 23 May).
Immediate trigger for the Jakarta riot was the shooting of four students at the elite Trisakti University in Grogol, West Jakarta, on 12 May. The shootings shocked democracy activists around the country.
By Friday 15 May the city is exhausted but rioting continues in a new area: Cinere, near the elite Blok M area of South Jakarta.
www.insideindonesia.org /digest/dig63.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Jakarta, Surabaya, Solo, Yogyakarta - Indonesia Tour Packages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Monumen Nasional or Monas is at the heart of Jakarta, locate in the center of Merdeka Square.
The National Museum is one of the finest museum in South East Asia.
At the Ciputat area (South Jakarta) and Surabaya road (Central Jakarta) also sell repro antique furniture, interior decorations, old textiles, record players and other interesting antique Indonesian handicraft from wood, brass, or silver.
www.travellingtoindonesia.com /java/city.htm   (1001 words)

  
 Jakarta's Neighborhoods - expats favor South and Central Jakarta
For those who like to be at the heart of the action, and don't need to be located in South Jakarta to be near schools for their children, the apartment-living lifestyle of the Golden Triangle can be very attractive.
Pondok Indah is the closest neighborhood to the Cilandak campus of Jakarta International School.
Located in East Jakarta, this well-planned community is favored by many expats who work in the commercial/industrial estates east of Jakarta in Bekasi, Cileungsi and Cikarang.
www.expat.or.id /info/neighborhoods.html   (1322 words)

  
 iiWAS2004 Accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is located in the South of Jakarta, in the elite and quite residential area and is close to the extensive shopping, cafes, restaurants area, which promotes a lifestyle of mingling and hanging out with friends.
Long a favorite of frequent visitors to Jakarta, the Hotel Kemang is known for its pleasant and engaging interior, well appointed and spacious rooms and superb hospitality that adds up to good value for money.
It is located right in Jakarta central business district adjacent to the Senayan sports complex, the unique complex in an international city comprises of a multi functional sports stadium a sports hall, baseball diamonds, golf course and associated driving range.
www.iiwas.org /conferences/iiwas2004/accommodation.html   (503 words)

  
 Jakarta Hotels Travel Guide – Activities for children, Amusement, Theme Parks, Water Parks, Zoo, museum, beaches ...
The best aquarium in Indonesia is to be found here in the Jaya Ancol Dreamland complex where your kids will be able to actually touch live fish in a ‘touch pool’ or wander through a Perspex underwater tunnel (which makes one feel as if one is actually underwater with the colourful inhabitants).
Jakarta International School (JIS) Touch rugby is played at JIS twice a week - Thursday nights at 7.30 - 9.00pm and Sunday afternoons at 4.00-6.00pm.
Jakarta's zoo is situated in the suburb of Ragunan in the southern part of the city.
www.hoteltravel.com /indonesia/jakarta/guides/activities_children.htm   (1302 words)

  
 Jakarta Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The UNESCO Jakarta Office’s involvement in Jakarta Bay and Pulau Seribu started nearly two decades ago (1985) with campaigns for collection of scientific data on coral reef status and ecology.
Since Jakarta’s growing amount of waste strongly affects the status of the coastal ecosystems in Jakarta Bay and Pulau Seribu, the project consists of two components:
In the following years the Jakarta Bay programme got additional support from the Ecological Science unit and the MAB programme, which is supporting local stakeholders in the maintenance and management of the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve south of Jakarta and the Gender programme.
www.unesco.or.id /activities/inter/198.php   (278 words)

  
 Jakarta | District Guide | WCities Destination Guide
Jakarta began charting history as a flourishing port north of the city and developed southward over the centuries.
The National Museum, Textile Museum, Jakarta Arts Building, Puppet Museum and Taman Ismail Marzuki Arts Center all do their bit in initiating visitors to the city’s past and cultural scene.
South Jakarta covers an extensive area, stretching from the Golden Triangle financial district to Pondok Indah far south.
www.wcities.com /en/guide/gen_intro/190/guide.html   (856 words)

  
 Moving Around - Indonesia
There are several city bus terminals in the city of Jakarta and its suburbs.
Lebak Bulus Terminal in South Jakarta - Buses from here goes to cities in West, Central, East Java on the northern coastal routes to cities such as Cirebon, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Surabaya, Malang and so on.
Pulo Gadung Terminal in East Jakarta - This is the largest intercity terminal.
www.regit.com /regitour/indonesi/goaround/goaround.htm   (661 words)

  
 CorpWatch : INDONESIA: Aceh War Overshadows Jakarta Peace Conference
Jakarta On May 19-21, more than 60 peace activists from 26 countries met at Hotel Wisata to assess the challenges faced by the global peace movement and to develop a plan of action.
A peace mission to Iraq on the eve of the US invasion, involving FNPBI secretary Dita Sari and Walden Bello, from Focus on Global South, was the impetus for the conference.
Over three days, participants discussed the impact of the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, the corporate exploitation of Iraq's resources, the role of the United Nations and initiatives to continue the momentum of the anti-war movement.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=7129   (911 words)

  
 jakarta, Indonesia Hotel & Resort
Jakarta is located on the island of Java and is the capital city of the sprawling Indonesian archipelago.
As such it is the seat of the Indonesian Government as well as the center for business, arts, culture and religion.
With an ever increasing population of approximately 13 million people, just everything about Jakarta is bigger, more complicated, more crowded and more expensive than any of the other travel destinations in Indonesia.
www.marimari.com /hotel/indonesia/jakarta   (171 words)

  
 Assessment:Jakarta project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Project activities were triggered by issues arising from data collection on the reefs in Jakarta Bay during both 1985 and 1995.
The activities at Jakarta Bay also involve several different sectors of society, including government officials and agencies, private industry and business, academic research institutions, the media, local NGOs, communities and women's associations.
One of the challenges for the project is to further target polluters at the community and municipal level and to raise awareness on the root causes of the degradation of Jakarta Bay, namely the annual flooding of the city and subsequent damage caused by deforestation of the water catchments and riverbanks.
www.unesco.org /csi/act/jakarta/assess13.htm   (2659 words)

  
 iiWAS2004 Accomodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Long a favorite of frequent visitors to Jakarta, the Hotel Kemang is known for its pleasant and engaging interior.
It is a hotel campus that is located in the other area of UIN Campus 2 with adjacent to the faculty of graduate studies building and faculty of psychology building.
It is located right in Jakarta's central business district with adjacent to the Senayan sports complex, the unique complex in an international city comprises of a multi functional sports stadium a sports hall, baseball diamonds, golf course and associated driving range.
www.iiwas.org /conferences/iiwas2004/accomodation.htm   (585 words)

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