Government’s Citarum River dredging project kicks off
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/09/government-s-citarum-river...
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Wed, 11/09/2011
Jakarta’s raw water supply is declining
Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 09/07/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/07/jakarta%E2%80%99s-raw-wate...
Citarum River brings fresh water along with disease, poor harvests
Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post | Tue, 09/06/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/06/citarum-river-brings-fresh...
The heavily polluted Citarum River has become a vector for disease for the 25 million people in western Java who rely on it for potable water and irrigation. In the first of three articles, The Jakarta Post’s Tifa Asrianti reports on the river’s deteriorating condition and its public health effects.
Water will be back to normal in a few days, says Palyja
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 09/05/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/05/water-will-be-back-normal-...
Water supply firm PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) says its water supply that was disrupted after the recent collapse of the Buaran Dam will be back to normal within the next few days.
“It will take a few days before things get back to normal. We’re depending on the West Tarum canal,” PT Palyja corporate communications chief Meyritha Maryanie said Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Empty Promises Leave Jakarta Dry
Ronna Nirmala & Dofa Fasila | September 05, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/empty-promises-leave-jakarta-dry/463363
A chaotic morning could be in store for the millions of Jakartans heading back to work today after the long holiday, with the promised weekend solution to the capital’s water crisis failing to materialize.
Water Restored by Sunday: Official
Ronna Nirmala | September 04, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/water-restored-by-sunday-official/463239
Sang Kuriang Legend in Harmony with Natural Events
The Tangkubanparahu Mountain volcano is much more than just a landmark on the horizon; it has great significance beyond that as a part and parcel of the minds and hearts of the people living in that region who view the mountain as a magical, mystical, fantastic place.

The view of Tangkuban Perahu mountain
Traces of past civilizations along the river banks
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/traces-past-civilizations-along-river-banks.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
A river is the mother of a civilization. In the case of Citarum river, an expert says that it is the river that molds Bandung, the capital of West Java and the Sundanese civilization.
Water reservoirs lost to burgeoning farmlands
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/water-reservoirs-lost-burgeoning-farmlands.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
Ricky Firmansyah, 26, could not remember the last time his neighborhood in Baleendah, Bandung was not inundated during the annual rainy season.
Although his house was spared, the high waters cut off road access to his home year after year.
Citarum shoulders the burden of ignorance
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/citarum-shoulders-burden-ignorance.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM