DKI Yesterday: Free Private Schools to Fire in Lubang Buaya
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several important and interesting events occurred in Jakarta on Sunday (26/4), ranging from the addition of free private schools expected to help children achieve a better future to a resident dying in a fire in East Jakarta.
Here is a summary of the news:
- Pramono hopes free private schools can reduce Gini ratio in DKI
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo hopes that the addition of private schools included in the free private school programme can help children achieve a better future.
“What the Jakarta Government is doing will cut the line of misfortune in underprivileged families,” Pramono stated on Sunday.
- DKI Dispusip provides space for writers through “Jakarta Menulis”
The Jakarta Library and Archives Service (Dispusip) introduced the “Jakarta Menulis 2026” programme to provide space for novice and professional writers, opening up broader opportunities for the public to develop their writing skills.
“This programme aims to open up wider spaces. Not only as a place to learn writing, but also as a meeting point between experiences and words, and between writers and their processes,” said Head of the Library Services Implementation Unit of Dispusip DKI, Riska Damastika, in Jakarta on Sunday.
- Meeting Seoul’s Vice Mayor, Pram discusses BTS concert in Jakarta
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo admitted to discussing plans for the boy group BTS to perform in Jakarta at the end of 2026 during a meeting with the Vice Mayor of Seoul, South Korea.
“My meeting with the Vice Mayor of Seoul went well. We discussed many things, from serious matters to contemporary ones, including discussions about BTS,” Pramono stated on Sunday.
- DKI Provincial Government establishes “sister city” cooperation with Jeju, South Korea
The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has established a sister city cooperation with the Special Autonomous Province of Jeju, South Korea.
A sister city is a cooperation between two parties, whether cities, regencies, provinces, or countries, which generally share similarities in demographics, geography, history, and other issues related to development.
- One person dies following fire at house in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta
A resident died after their home in Lubang Buaya Subdistrict, East Jakarta, was engulfed by fire on Sunday afternoon.
“The victim who died is named Suharti, female, aged 53 years,” said Head of the Operational Section of Gulkarmat East Jakarta, Abdul Wahid, in Jakarta on Sunday.