Jakarta Recap: Student Protest Ends Peacefully, Fire Engulfs Kalideres Warehouse
A number of events occurred in DKI Jakarta on Friday (12/6) that remain relevant today, including a student demonstration that ended peacefully, a waste sorting initiative at Kalideres Terminal, and a warehouse fire in Kalideres.
Here is the summary:
- Student protest ends peacefully, crowd disperses
A student protest from various Jakarta universities on Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, ended peacefully and the crowd dispersed in an orderly manner on Friday. The crowd disbanded after discussions with security forces, leaving the protest site around 9 p.m. local time.
- DKI legislator says Jakarta’s 2026 APBD needs rationalisation
A member of the DKI Jakarta Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD), Lukmanul Hakim, stated that the 2026 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) needs to be rationalised to mitigate risks for development programmes, public services, and activities vulnerable to fluctuations in the rupiah exchange rate and fuel prices. Without rationalisation, he expressed concern that many problems would arise later.
- Supporting zero waste, Kalideres Terminal intensifies waste sorting action
The Kalideres Bus Terminal area in West Jakarta carried out a clean-up and direct waste management and sorting initiative to support the zero waste concept. The action involved dozens of joint personnel and deployed a fire engine to spray and clean the entire terminal area.
- West Jakarta KPKP catches over a hundred suckermouth catfish in Kali Olimo
The West Jakarta Food Security, Marine and Agriculture Sub-agency (KPKP) conducted an operation to catch suckermouth catfish in Kali Olimo, precisely in front of the Tangki sluice gate on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Mangga Besar, Tamansari. The joint operation successfully netted more than 100 suckermouth catfish with a total weight of 59 kilogrammes.
- 95 personnel deployed to extinguish warehouse fire in Kalideres
The West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-agency (Sudin Gulkarmat) deployed 19 fire engines and 95 personnel to extinguish a fire that engulfed a warehouse on Jalan Satu Maret, Prepedan, Kalideres, on Friday afternoon. The Head of Operations for West Jakarta Gulkarmat, Syaiful Kahfi, confirmed that officers were still working to extinguish the fire on the upper part of the warehouse.