Governor of Jakarta Joko Widodo or Jokowi rides a horse and wears carnival costume during an opening of Jakarnaval in Jakarta on Sunday.

With costume and riding a horse, Jokowi opens Jakarnaval

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo or Jokowi, opened Jakarnaval 2013 on Sunday. He rode a horse and wore unique costume while people kept calling his name and took photographs of him.  During the parade he wore red pulover with golden vest. He paired them with checkered fabric in red and black then wore a pair of brown...

A resident use flood water to clean her furniture covered with mud from the previous flood in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta. on Friday.

Jakarta allocates 1.12 trillion IDR to tackle flood problem

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Jakarta has allocated 1.12 trillion IDR to tackle flood problem this year. "We will focus on tackling flood problem in Jakarta. The budget has been approved by the city's legislative body," the city administration's head of public works service, Ery Basworo, said on Sunday. He said 541.8 billion IDR of the funds would be used for physical...