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Good evening, people. Back with me, Temmy Valentina in A News. This time we will be delivering the news of traffic jam which often becomes a major problem for big cities in Indonesia, including the capital city, Jakarta. On a typical day the volume of vehicles is increasing, especially during the long weekend. The congestion occurs in many parts of Jakarta, and Kota Kasablanka has it worst. The congestion is also followed by heavy rain that flushes the area and the surroundings starting from this afternoon at 4 p.m. that affects the congestion to get worse. Big rain also falls in the west part of Jakarta and already causes flood. It’s flooded to a height of 30 cm and disrupts the road users. It can be dangerous especially for motorcycle riders. The police officers are going down to help with the traffic. And that was the news for this evening, Follow the next update in A News one hour ahead. I am Temmy Valentina, good evening and see you.

YLBHI SAYS JAKARTA RIOTS RESEMBLE MAY 1998 RIOTS, 1974 MALARI AFFAIR The Jakarta Post – May 23, 2019 Caption Damage following May 22 riots at Bawaslu building in Jakarta Body Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairperson Asfinawati has drawn a comparison between the May 21 and 22 riots in Jakarta, the May 1998 riots and the 1974 Malari affair. She says that there are similarities between the three incidents. “If we look at the pattern it’s exactly the same, an exact repeat, so the structure that occurred in 2019 resembles or is identical with the pattern that occurred in the 1974 Malari and the May 1998 riots”, she said at the YLBHI offices in the Menteng suburb of Central Jakarta on Thursday May 23. Asfinawati then explained in detail the similarities between the May 22 tragedy and the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. First there was the dissemination of information, the truth of which could not be established or hoaxes...

Jakarta riot: Government temporarily limits access to social media, messaging apps Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jessicha Valentina The Jakarta Post Jakarta  /  Wed, May 22, 2019  /  03:20 pm The government has moved to slow down the uploading and downloading of photographs on social media platforms and online messaging apps following the rioting in Central and West Jakarta on Wednesday. (Kompas.com/File) The government has moved to slow down the uploading and downloading of photographs on social media platforms and online messaging apps following the rioting in Central and West Jakarta on Wednesday. "To avoid incitement and false news from spreading to the wider public, we are temporarily limiting access to certain features on social media," Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said at a press conference on Wednesday. At around 12.15 p.m., several users shared on Twitter that they were experiencing difficulties while acce...

People love coffee and beer for the buzz, not the taste: Study Issam Ahmed Agence France-Presse Washington, United States  /  Sat, May 4, 2019  /  07:07 am The truth may be that our preferences for caffeine or alcoholic beverages derive not so much from the way they taste but how they make us feel, according to a new study. (Shutterstock/stonyx) Fancy yourself a coffee connoisseur with a love for dark roasts? Or maybe hoppy pale ales are more your thing? The truth may be that our preferences for caffeine or alcoholic beverages  -- or indeed sugary sodas --  derive not so much from the way they taste but how they make us feel, according to a new study by genetic scientists at Northwestern University that was published in Human Molecular Genetics on Thursday. In her latest work, Marilyn Cornelis, who has published previously on the genetics of coffee consumption, set out to determine which taste genes are responsible for what we drink,...

SOURCE : THE JAKARTA POST KYUNGHEE PARK BLOOMBERG    /  Thu, March 28, 2019    /  02:33 pm Jewel Changi Airport's five-storey garden, with 2,500 trees and 100,000 shrubs. Other highlights include the 40m-high Rain Vortex - the world's tallest indoor waterfall. (Jewel Changi Airport via The Straits Times/File) For travelers looking for a pleasant airport experience, Asia remains the best bet. Singapore’s Changi is the planet’s best airport for the seventh straight year, according to the latest rankings by Skytrax. It’s followed by Tokyo’s Haneda, Seoul’s Incheon and Doha’s Hamad, with Hong Kong rounding out the top five. But Singapore was beaten by its old rival when it came to filling up before a flight, as Hong Kong grabbed the top spot for the best airport dining experience. Munich Airport, in seventh place on the best airport list, was the highest ranked among airfields in Europe, sitting just one place ahead of London Heathro...