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        "msgid": "jakarta-aspires-to-become-a-global-city-but-thugs-still-control-the-streets-1775875850",
        "date": "2026-04-11 08:10:09",
        "title": "Jakarta Aspires to Become a Global City, but Thugs Still Control the Streets",
        "author": "Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Jakarta's provincial government is ambitiously aiming to rank among the top 50 global cities by 2030 and the top 20 by 2045, focusing on economic strengthening, sustainable infrastructure, digital public services, and human resource development. However, persistent thuggery undermines these goals, as evidenced by recent violent incidents against street vendors in Tanah Abang and Banjir Kanal Timur, where perpetrators demanded protection money and used weapons. A May 2025 police operation secured 3,599 individuals, highlighting the widespread issue, with most receiving rehabilitation rather than prosecution, indicating that addressing premanisme requires more than arrests alone.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta is currently in an ambitious phase of transforming into a\nglobal city. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has openly targeted\nentry into the top 50 global cities by 2030, followed by breaking into\nthe top 20 worldwide by 2045. DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung\ndescribes this target as part of a long-term roadmap that focuses not\nonly on physical development but also on the comprehensive\ntransformation of the city. Within this framework, Jakarta is encouraged\nto meet various global city indicators, such as strengthening the\neconomy, developing sustainable infrastructure, integrating\ndigital-based public services, and improving the quality of human\nresources. Several programmes are being implemented to accelerate steps\ntowards global standards, such as developing public transportation and\nintegrating services through applications. However, behind this, there\nremains one layer that has not truly been resolved, namely the issue of\nthuggery, which is part of human resource improvement to achieve global\ncity goals. A case in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, serves as one of the\nlatest examples. A bakso vendor had to watch his trading bowls being\nsmashed one by one by a man suspected of collecting money on Friday\n(10\/4\/2026). The incident was recorded, went viral, and was then\naddressed by authorities. Police arrested three perpetrators who were\nknown to be carrying sharp weapons and tested positive for narcotics\nconsumption. Another case in the Banjir Kanal Timur (BKT) area, East\nJakarta, on Thursday (25\/12\/2025) showed a similar pattern. A vendor who\nhad just opened a stall was asked for money by thugs. The vendor\nrefused, leading to physical violence and threats with sharp weapons.\nThese two incidents are examples of thuggery cases in Jakarta that are\nvisible and circulated to the public. Beneath the surface, other actions\ncontinue to occur, even numbering in the hundreds during the 2025 period\nalone. However, a broader picture is seen in the Operasi Berantas Jaya\nconducted in May 2025. In just 15 days of the operation, 3,599 people\nwere secured by police authorities. This figure shows that the spectrum\nof thuggery is far broader than the cases visible to the public. Of the\nthousands secured in 2025, only 348 were designated as suspects. The\nrest, more than 3,200 people, underwent rehabilitation. The\nrehabilitation approach towards those secured indicates that thuggery is\nnot an issue that can be resolved by arrests alone.<\/p>",
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