Jakarta: Nov.3-8, 2018

I visited Jakarta for the firs time in a year. I found many changes.

The constructions of MRT (massive rapid transport), roads, and other infrastructure projects have proceeded significantly in central Jakarta.

The works to make tunnels and rails of MRT have almost completed. Now, they are busy in building stations. The left photo is a new  Bunderan HI station under construction.

Works were on process on the road around Bunderan HI a year ago (left photo). Now, the road is cleaned up. (top photo)

The walkways have been cleanly arranged along the Sudirman Road, about 1 km south from Bunderan HI.

It was messy a hear ago. 

The construction works in Senayan, a few kilometers south from Sudirman, have also been almost completed. (See the 2nd photo from the top).

The railroad between Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and central Jakarta started operation at the end of last year. BNI City station is open as a city-center terminal.

The waterway in front of Plaza Indonesia in Thamrin, central city, was dirty a year ago. Now, it is covered with greens.  

The Asian Games and Asian Para Games in August and September brought big impacts on Indonesian, according to a local journalist. 

It was concerned that they could not complete the facilities for the games.  In fact, they worked out in the last minute. 

The country gained much more-than-expected number of gold medals in Asian Games – the 4^th place after China, Japan and South Korea – and people increased confidence as Indonesians

They become more interested in the disables persons through the Pare Games. The posters of the Games are still displayed in many places.

A big picture of a female swimmer with one arm is displayed in a traffic circle at Bunderan HI. (see the 2nd photo from the top)

Old (and traditional) aspects remain. But the society and economy are surely changing.