News tagged jakarta
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India’s L&T wins ‘significant’ Jakarta MRT extension job
L&T Construction has won a rail systems contract worth at least $120.7m to fit out the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Phase 2A extension project through its Japanese partner, Sojitz… The post India’s L&T wins ‘significant’ Jakarta MRT extension job appeared first on Global Construction Review.
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Congested Jakarta inaugurates new light rail system
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has inaugurated a new light rail system connecting central Jakarta with the neighbouring cities of Depok and Bekasi. The post Congested Jakarta inaugurates new light rail system appeared first on Global Construction Review.
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First private project breaks ground at Indonesia’s new capital
A consortium of Indonesian companies led by property and construction group Agung Sedayu broke ground yesterday on the first private sector development in Indonesia’s new capital of Nusantara in East Kalimanatan, Borneo Island, Jakarta Post reports. The post First private project breaks ground at Indonesia’s new capital appeared first on Global Construction Review.
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Indonesia promises to fix teething problems with Jakarta metro line
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has pledged to fix the Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit line after technical issues came to light following its inauguration on Monday 28 August. Local… The post Indonesia promises to fix teething problems with Jakarta metro line appeared first on Global Construction Review.
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CLAS acquires London and Dublin hotels for £300m to ‘capitalise on travel recovery’
Singaporean real estate investment manager CapitalLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) has acquired The Cavendish London hotel and Temple Bar Hotel in Dublin, and a serviced residence in Jakarta for a combined price of S$530.8m (£306.5m).
Resources tagged jakarta
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Vox - Why Jakarta is sinking 19022021
The 400-year curse dragging Indonesia's capital into the sea: Like many coastal cities around the world, Jakarta is dealing with sea level rise. But Indonesia's biggest city also has a unique problem: Because of restricted water access in the city, the majority of its residents have to extract groundwater to survive. And it's causing the city to sink.
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BBC World Service - Last chance to save the world’s ‘sinking cities’? 27102021
Lagos, Jakarta and Mumbai are on the front line of climate change with increasingly intense rainfall and storm surges threatening their futures. Swenja Surminski, a climate change resilience expert from the London School of Economics explains.
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DW Planet A - Why Indonesia is building a whole new capital, 28102022
Indonesia is constructing an entire new capital city in Borneo called Nusantara — from scratch. What's at stake?
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