DKI Yesterday: Horror Film Banners Removed to Betawi Lebaran 2026
The following are noteworthy news stories from DKI Jakarta worth revisiting:
- DKI Provincial Government Affirms No-Smoking Zone Regulation Aims to Reduce Beginner Smokers
The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has affirmed that Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 7 of 2025 on No-Smoking Zones (KTR) is an effort to reduce or prevent beginner smokers.
“This regulation mandates the prohibition of displaying or exhibiting cigarette displays in sales locations. This is a bold and strategic step in Jakarta to reduce the number of beginner smokers, and we often see children and adolescents involved,” said the Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the DKI Jakarta Health Service, Sri Puji Wahyuni, in Jakarta on Sunday.
- DKI Provincial Government Removes Banners and Videos Advertising Horror Film After Resident Complaints
The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has cracked down on horror film advertisements by removing banners and videos at three locations after the promotional media was deemed too frightening and not child-friendly by residents, on Sunday.
Special Staff to the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Yustinus Prastowo, stated that the crackdown was carried out through the Communication, Informatics, and Statistics Agency (Diskominfotik) and the Provincial Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) of DKI Jakarta.
- TNI Condolences for Fallen Soldiers, Thousands of Residents Join Action in Front of US Embassy
Thousands of residents held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy for Indonesia in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, as condolences for three TNI personnel who fell in southern Lebanon while carrying out a UN peacekeeping mission.
ANTARA’s observation at the location at 08:30 WIB showed that the action crowd, initiated by the Majelis Ormas Islam (MOI), filled the area of Jalan Merdeka Selatan heading west.
- Betawi Lebaran 2026 to be Held at Lapangan Banteng in Central Jakarta on 10-12 April
The General Chairman (Ketum) of the Betawi Deliberation Agency (Bamus Betawi), Riano P. Ahmad, has invited the public to the Betawi Lebaran 2026 event on 10-12 April 2026 at Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta.
Riano stated that Betawi Lebaran is an annual agenda organised by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government together with Bamus Betawi and the Majelis Kaum Betawi as a form of cultural preservation as well as an opportunity for Betawi residents to build ties with the wider community.
- South Jakarta City Government Dredges Pesanggrahan River Through Large-Scale Community Work
The South Jakarta City Government (Pemkot Jaksel) conducted dredging of the Pesanggrahan River through a large-scale community work activity at the border of Kebayoran Lama and Pesanggrahan Sub-Districts as an effort to reduce flood risks.
“The main focus of this community work is the normalisation of the riverbanks. Riverbanks that were previously high and had become land caused water to erode to the right side, thus risking damage to the embankment,” said the Mayor of South Jakarta, Muhammad Anwar, at Danau Cavalio Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, on Sunday.