Tempo

Jakarta to Host 2018 Asian Games

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Following the withdrawal of Vietnam, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) named Jakarta as the official venue for the 2018 Asian Games, as reported by Antara News. “Today, the ...
Mongabay

Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem

Athletes competing in the just concluded Asian Games in Jakarta suffered from some of the worst air quality in a city hosting a major sports event in recent years. Levels of PM10 and PM2.5, classes of ...
Artnet

Art Stage Jakarta Cancels Its 2018 Fair, Citing Conflict With the Asian Games

The third edition of Art Stage Jakarta, which was set to take place September 7–9 at the Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel, has been cancelled, fair organizers announced today. They blamed ...
Tempo

Jakarta to Complete Transport Project Ahead of Asian Games 2018

Workers set steel bars to build the foundation at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) construction site in Jakarta (9/23). TEMPO/Dasril Roszandi TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Administration continues to ...
Infobae

Jakarta 2018 On Course to Break Attendance, Merchandise Sales Targets

(ATR) Even with largely empty seats, Asian Games organizers express pride in spectator engagement. Danny Buldansyah, spokesman for the INSAGOC organizing committee, tells Around the Rings 150,000 ...