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Jakarta Office Rents Surge as DHL, Toyota Invest: Southeast Asia

2013-05-31 15:31:38| Automakers - Topix.net

Office rents in Jakarta are surging at rates faster than the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, as demand from companies in Southeast Asia's biggest economy outpaces the supply of new buildings.

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Indonesia: AJI Jakarta launches website on climate change

2013-04-21 08:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Jakarta Post: To celebrate Earth Day which falls on April 22, the Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) in cooperation with the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) has launched www.perubahaniklim.com, a website concerned with climate change issues. The website is aimed at providing updated information on climate change-related issues and policies both at national and global levels. The website is also encouraging journalists to participate in the ICCTF Media Award 2013, a journalism...

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Jakarta faces up to a high flood-risk future

2013-02-05 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: On 17 January water flooded into several Jakarta neighbourhoods, claiming more than a dozen lives and causing the evacuation of 18,000 residents. Even the city centre was affected. The papers featured pictures of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono paddling in the garden of his official residence, his trousers rolled up to the knee. "I have sent a letter to the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to move the clouds to the north [the sea]," city governor Joko Widodo told reporters...

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'Sinking' Jakarta pins hopes on rising star

2013-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: As a mega-storm flooded Jakarta last week and stranded half the city, its new governor Joko Widodo stood by his vision for the Indonesian capital. "No traffic jam. No flooding. No poor." With a population of 10 million, Jakarta ranks as one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing and most-congested cities. Thousands fled inundated homes, the central business district was paralysed, and drenched commuter rail tracks left half the city stranded. The new governor had to declare a 10-day emergency...

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