Floods inundated several areas in some roads then trigger heavy traffic jams as cars and motorcycles use Transjakarta lanes in Jakata on Wednesday. (file photo)

Floods in the capital city trigger theavy traffic jams

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Floods inundated several areas in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, on Wednesday afternoon as heavy rain fell across Jakarta. Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, immediately checked Hotel Indonesia traffic circle. Rain started to fall at 15:30. Main streets in Jakarta, such as Sudirman and Thamrin, were flooded, forcing cars and motorcycle to use Transjakarta lanes, which...

Palangkaraya city in Central Kalimantan. (illustration)

Expert: Moving capital worth considering

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Professor Nirwono Yoga, an expert on urban environment of the Trisakti University in Jakarta, said that the discourse in moving the capital city from Jakarta to Palangkaraya was worth considering. He said the capital city could be moved from Jakarta to Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, so that the central government would not be affected by floods. "Probably former...