DKI Yesterday: Fire in Tegal Alur to Beef Prices
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several news items in DKI Jakarta on Wednesday (18/3) remain noteworthy today, ranging from a fire in Tegal Alur, West Jakarta, to beef prices in West Jakarta reaching Rp160,000 per kilogram.
Here is the summary:
Total of 19 buildings burned in Tegal Alur, West Jakarta
The total number of buildings burned on Jalan Kamal Raya, Tegal Alur, Kalideres, West Jakarta, on Wednesday afternoon was 19 units.
“It is estimated that on the left side there are 10 (buildings). On the right side that spread to the edge of the canal, there are about nine row houses. So, approximately a total of 19 buildings,” said Deputy Head of Kalideres Police Sector, AKP Sampe Tambunan.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology distributed books to accompany children’s Eid journeys
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) distributed thousands of books at Tanjung Priok Port to accompany children’s journeys home for Eid during this year’s Lebaran transport period.
“We are distributing books as an effort to strengthen literacy and provide children with companions for their journey to eastern Indonesia, which takes more than four days,” said the Head of the Literacy Enhancement and Strengthening Division of the Language Agency of Kemendikbudristek, Hidayat Widianto, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Eid travellers permitted to leave vehicles at DKI Provincial Government offices
DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has permitted Eid travellers to entrust their personal vehicles at offices owned by the DKI Provincial Government (Pemprov) during the 2026 Eid homecoming period.
Thus, Eid travellers can leave their personal vehicles at various government offices, from sub-district offices, district head offices, to mayoral offices spread across the DKI Jakarta area.
Blood stocks dwindle during homecoming, PMI offers incentives for potential donors
The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) DKI Jakarta is providing incentives in the form of grocery packages to residents willing to donate blood during the month of Ramadan.
These incentives are given following a decrease in the number of donors during the Eid holiday period.
Three days before Eid, beef prices in West Jakarta reach Rp160,000 per kilogram
Beef prices at Tomang Barat Market, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, reached Rp160,000 per kilogram three days before Eid, up from the previous price of Rp140,000.
A trader named Adi (37), in Jakarta on Wednesday, said the increase has occurred since seven days before Eid.