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Manage Floods with Self-Reflection

Netizens were in an uproar when Jakarta became flooded recently. The negative comments were mainly from people displeased with the outcome of Jakarta’s 2017 gubernatorial elections, while the rest gave more balanced and constructive criticism.

Jakarta has long been plagued by floods. The Dutch colonial government noted the city was surrounded by water, with as much as 25 percent of its landmass being below

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