Jakarta Yesterday: Cap Go Meh Festival and Inauguration of the Heritage Flag Park
Jakarta (ANTARA) — A number of headlines in DKI Jakarta on Tuesday (3 March) remain worth noting today, ranging from 14 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) nurtured by the West Jakarta City Government (Pemkot Jakbar) taking part in the Cap Go Meh Festival in Glodok to the Heritage Flag Park set to be inaugurated on 14 March 2026.
Heritage Flag Park to be inaugurated on 14 March 2026. The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung Wibowo, said the Heritage Flag Park in South Jakarta would be inaugurated on 14 March 2026. ‘Heritage Flag Park next week, on the 14th, I will inaugurate it. Hopefully it will become a new area for residents of Jakarta to exercise,’ Pramono said during the Cap Go Meh celebrations in the Glodok area, West Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Train ticket cancellations up to 30 minutes before departure. PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Daop 1 Jakarta reminded the public, especially those travelling for Lebaran 2026, that ticket cancellations can be made at most 30 minutes before the train departs and has been entered into the system. ‘If past that, the ticket will be forfeited,’ said Franoto Wibowo, Public Relations Manager for KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, in Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Hotel room occupancy rate in Jakarta declined in January 2026. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) DKI Jakarta notes that occupancy rates for star-rated and non-star hotels in Jakarta declined in January 2026, both monthly and yearly. Kadarmanto, head of BPS Jakarta, said that in January 2026, occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in Jakarta reached 52.50 percent, down 7.47 percentage points from December 2025 (monthly) and down 1.00 percentage point compared with January 2025.
Fourteen MSMEs nurtured by Pemkot Jakbar join Cap Go Meh Festival in Glodok. A total of 14 MSMEs nurtured by the West Jakarta City Government participated in Cap Go Meh 2026 at Pancoran China Town, Jalan Pancoran north side, Kelurahan Pinangsia, Kecamatan Tamansari, on Tuesday. Sherly Yuliana, head of the West Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office (PareKraf Jakbar), said that in addition to showcasing a range of cultural performances, the bazaar featured the 14 MSMEs.
DKI to build Chinese Peranakan Museum in Glodok. The Jakarta Provincial Government will build a Chinese Peranakan Museum in the Jalan Keadilan area, Glodok, West Jakarta. ‘The DKI Jakarta Government will build the Peranakan Museum on Jalan Keadilan. Hopefully this will become a symbol for Jakarta,’ Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo said in Glodok, West Jakarta, on Tuesday.