Jakarta,officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta and formerly Batavia,is the capital and largest metropolis of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java,the world's most populous island,Jakarta is the largest metropole in Southeast Asia,and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. Jakarta is bordered by two provinces:West Java to the south and east;and,since 2000,Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north,and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west.
Betawi people,or Batavians,are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts,as such often described as the native inhabitants of the city. They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia from the 17th century onwards.
Kemayoran is a district of Central Jakarta,Jakarta in Indonesia. It was best known for the former Kemayoran Airport and it has been transforming as a new central business district. As of 2023,it consists of numerous four and five star hotels,restaurants,premium office towers,hospitals as well as shopping and entertainment centers. Kemayoran is also home to the Jakarta Fair,the largest and longest fair in Southeast Asia that attracts more than 4 million visitors annually.
Ali Sadikin was an Indonesian politician who served as the fourth governor of Jakarta from 1966 until 1977. Prior to becoming governor,he served as Minister of Transportation from 1963 until 1966 and Coordinating Minister for Marine Affairs from 1964 until 1966. He also served as Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia from 1977 until 1981. Born to parents of ethnic-Sundanese descent,Ali attended the Semarang Shipping Science Polytechnic during the Japanese occupation period. During the Indonesian National Revolution,he joined the People's Security Agency Navy,the predecessor to the Indonesian Navy,and fought against the Dutch during Operation Product and Operation Kraai. Following the end of the national revolution,Ali remained in the navy and fought against the Permesta rebel movement in the late 1950's.
Fauzi Bowo is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who was the Indonesian Ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was the governor of Jakarta between 2007 and 2012 and previously served as deputy governor from 2002 to 2007 under Sutiyoso's governorship.
Benyamin Sueb was an Indonesian comedian,actor and singer. He released 46 studio albums and starred in more than 50 films. He received two Citra Awards for Intan Berduri in 1973 and Si Doel Anak Modern in 1975.
Nasi ulam is a traditional Indonesian dish of steamed rice (nasi) served with various herbs and vegetables (ulam).
Rano Karno is an Indonesian actor and politician who served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his acting career,he is known for starring in the 1979 film Gita Cinta dari SMA.
A gubernatorial election was held in Jakarta on 11 July 2012,with a second round run-off on 20 September 2012 to elect the governor of Jakarta for the next five-year term. Incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo was running for a second successive term.
Faisal Basri is an Indonesian economist and politician. He is a faculty member at University of Indonesia,specializing in political economics,and a member of KPPU,Indonesian competition regulator. Basri is the grandnephew of Indonesia's third Vice President,Adam Malik.
Lenong is a traditional theatrical form of the Betawi people in Jakarta,Indonesia.
Abdul Hamid Arief was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than 120 films. Born in Batavia,Dutch East Indies,he started his acting career in theatre before migrating to film with 1948's Anggrek Bulan. His first starring role,and the one from which he first gained recognition,was as the title character in Pangeran Hamid. Over subsequent decades he was a productive film actor,often appearing in four or five films a year. He also acted in various television series.
Professor Yasmine Zaki Shahab,S.S.,M.A.,Ph.D. is an Indonesian anthropologist. In addition,her interest in Betawi society made her actively doing research and writing the topic about that. To date,Shahab is still active in some matters relating to Betawi culture.
Husein Aidid was an Indonesian songwriter,singer and entrepreneur. Aidid was the founder and leader of the Orkes Gambus al-Usysyaaq which later became transformed into the Orkes Melayu Kenangan in 1950. Together with his new Malay Orchestra,on October 26,1950,Aidid began its first broadcast on Radio Republik Indonesia and was broadcast nationally. At that time,RRI was the most popular entertainment facilities of society.
Abraham Lunggana,popularly known as Lulung or Haji Lulung,was an Indonesian politician and businessman who was a member of the People's Representative Council and was the deputy speaker of Jakarta Council.
Hana Hasanah Shahab is an Indonesian politician and socialite who had served as an Indonesian senator from Gorontalo from 2009 to 2014. In the 2014 Indonesian legislative election,she was re-elected as senator from Gorontalo for the 2014–2019 period. However,in 2016 she resigned from her position to run for Gorontalo governor candidate from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in the 2017 Gorontalo gubernatorial election.
The Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) is a Betawi mass organization (ormas) based in Jakarta. The group was established on July 29,2001,by two Betawi kyais Fadloli El Muhir and Lutfi Hakim. The FBR aims to champion the political rights of the Betawi people,an indigenous but marginalized ethnic group based in Jakarta. Today,the FBR has set up over 300 branches in the Jakarta metropolitan area (Jabodetabek) with each at least 100 active memberships.
Forum Komunikasi Anak Betawi,also known as Forkabi,is a mass organization (ormas) of Betawi people based in the Jakarta metropolitan area (Jabodetabek). Founded in 2001,Forkabi has operated as a social organization of lower-class Betawi people who work in the informal sector,notably parking lot inspection. Forkabi also acted as a channel for the Betawi people's political aspirations. Today,Forkabi holds more than 500,000 members across the Jabodetabek region and especially active in East Jakarta as well as the border between South Jakarta and Depok.
The Catholic Church of St. Servatius in Kampung Sawah,Bekasi,West Java is a parish consisting of mostly Catholic Christians from Betawi in the Kampung Sawah area. Betawi culture is still shown by church members through the use of Betawi language and vocabulary which is derived from the Malay language. In Kampung Sawah itself the Betawi culture has survived even though some parts of it have become extinct. One of the Betawi cultural rituals that have survived,although undergoing changes,is bebaritan or what is currently known as the sedekah bumi or earth's Almsgiving. Uniquely,this ritual is currently carried out at the Parish of Santo Servatius Kampung Sawah.
Yapong dance is a Betawi dance,originating from Jakarta,Indonesia. This dance depicts the association of young people created by the artist Bagong Kussudiardja. The Yapong dance was performed for the first time to enliven Jakarta's 450th anniversary event in 1977.
