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Jakarta in the 1950s was more or less similar with the colonial period: banking districts were still centered in Kota around Kali Besar and Jalan Pintu Besar Utara. Chinese business hub were centered at Glodok, especially Pintu Kecil. The colonial Pasar Baru, Pasar Senen and Glodok were still the busiest markets in Jakarta. The European ...
4 March: An agreement is signed in Jakarta with the Soviet Union to buy arms with long term loans. [73] 17 August: Building officially starts on the Monas National Monument in the center of Jakarta. [73] 1962: 2 January: The Mandala Command to "free" Western (Netherlands) New Guinea from the Dutch is established. Its commander is Brigadier ...
2016 – 4 November: an Islamist mass protest took place on 4 November 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was attended by an estimated 50,000–200,000 protesters, [38] [39] and was aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (popularly known as "Ahok"), for an alleged blasphemy of the Quran, the Islamic holy book. [40] 2017
North Jakarta Administrative City (Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara) is subdivided into six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1]
Lithograph of the Paleis te Koningsplein in the 1880s (now Merdeka Palace) Reception room of the palace in 1936 Interior of the palace in 1936. The building that is now the Merdeka Palace was built on the premise of the Rijswijk Palace (present Istana Negara) when it was considered no longer sufficient for administrative purposes e.g. big receptions and conferences during the mid-19th century.
The Pantai Indah Kapuk project in Jakarta, was criticized in interviews with various officials for its potentially negative environmental impact and incompatibility with existing regulations. According to a newspaper report, this 1,160-hectare complex has long sparked controversy as it was built in 1989 on an area formerly covered by mangrove ...
Afterwards, the building was used as the headquarter for KODIM 0503 Jakarta Barat. [3] In 1970, the Fatahillah Square was declared a Cultural Heritage. [5] This effort was the beginning of the development of the historical area of the City of Jakarta, carried out by the Government of DKI Jakarta. The Jakarta History Museum was declared as a ...
The National Museum of Indonesia (Indonesian: Museum Nasional) is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, right on the west side of Merdeka Square.