July 2, 2016
By Callistasia Anggun Wijaya
The Jakarta administration (click here) has predicted the arrival of at least 10,000 newcomers to the capital after the Idul Fitri holidays (Idul Fitri is a different language for Eid.) People tend to flock to the capital in search of opportunity, Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Friday.
Jakarta has always been considered a lucrative destination for people living outside Jakarta. Approximately 70,000 new people moved to the city after Idul Fitri 2015, Djarot said.
While the Jakarta administration is open to newcomers, there is always a chance that the city will be burdened.
“Most of the newcomers are unskilled laborers, so it’s the informal sector that will benefit. We must record the newcomer’s data properly,” Djarot said at City Hall on Friday.
The administration plans to record data of all new comers to the city in what has been referred to as a ‘population operation’. The data collection is likely to begin 15 days after Idul Fitri. The city plan to use its Jakarta Smart City program to document the data properly, he added.
If it is found that the newcomers do not have jobs to enable them to live sufficiently in Jakarta, the city plan to send them back to their hometowns.
February 20, 2014
By Sanskrity Sinha
About 1,500 islands in Indonesia (click here) are threatened by the rising sea levels and are considered at high or extreme risk.
The islands will be under water by 2050, according to a latest report in The Strait Times.
Threat from climate change is worse for Indonesia due to several other socio-economic factors prevalent in the country.
"High poverty and population density levels, along with the concentration of economic assets in areas exposed to extreme events associated with climate change, exacerbate risks in Indonesia," the report said.
The report suggests that Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which is about 5km from the seafront and serves Indonesian capital Jakarta, will be wiped off the map by 2030....
If it is found that the newcomers do not have jobs to enable them to live sufficiently in Jakarta, the city plan to send them back to their hometowns.
February 20, 2014
By Sanskrity Sinha
About 1,500 islands in Indonesia (click here) are threatened by the rising sea levels and are considered at high or extreme risk.
The islands will be under water by 2050, according to a latest report in The Strait Times.
Threat from climate change is worse for Indonesia due to several other socio-economic factors prevalent in the country.
"High poverty and population density levels, along with the concentration of economic assets in areas exposed to extreme events associated with climate change, exacerbate risks in Indonesia," the report said.
The report suggests that Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which is about 5km from the seafront and serves Indonesian capital Jakarta, will be wiped off the map by 2030....
