Jakarta

American

[juh-kahr-tuh] / dʒəˈkɑr tə /

Or Djakarta,

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the northwestern coast of Java.

Jakarta British

/ dʒəˈkɑːtə /

noun

Former spelling: Djakarta. Former name (until 1949): Batavia. the capital of Indonesia, in N West Java: founded in 1619 and ruled by the Dutch until 1945; the chief trading centre of the East in the 17th century; University of Indonesia (1947). Pop: 8 347 083 (2000)

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Tokyo also hit a new record, while Sydney, Wellington, Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta also enjoyed buying.

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Nonstop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources.

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The earlier disaster may have helped douse a decades-long conflict between Aceh's separatists and the Indonesian government, but a simmering mistrust of Jakarta lingers.

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Shanghai returned from a week-long holiday to rally, with Wellington, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta also faring well.

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Tokyo was also well up as tech firms performed well, while Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also advanced.

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