Jakarta news roundup: Job fair, dangling cables, and West Java governor's floral tribute

The West Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration and Energy Sub-agency (Sudin Nakertransgi) presented 4,262 job vacancies during the first wave of a 2026 job fair at the Tanjung Duren sports hall, Grogol Petamburan District, on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, haphazard utility cables dangling towards the road are increasingly troubling residents on Jalan Peta Barat and Jalan Peta Selatan in Kalideres, West Jakarta.

Amid circulating issues regarding further cuts to the Revenue Sharing Fund (DBH), Special Staff for Public Communication to the Governor and Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Chico Hakim, affirmed that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government continues to prioritise the welfare of its citizens.

A member of the DKI Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) from the PDI Perjuangan faction, Hardiyanto Kenneth, urged the provincial government to immediately audit all overhead cable networks. This follows the death of 16-year-old SMAN 6 Jakarta student Neisha Amalia Evrian Putri in an accident caused by a dangling cable on Jalan Lauser, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and DPRD also expressed gratitude to all parties who sent floral arrangements for Jakarta’s 499th anniversary, including a unique tribute from West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi.