Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 May 2021

A general view of business buildings as smog covers the capital city of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air.

Her young daughter has been plagued by ill health from birth, issues she believes are exacerbated by the city’s worsening air pollution.

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