Kampung Bahari Welcomes Ramadan in Restored Peace

Along a concrete wall bordering the rail track and residential settlements, vendors sold drinks and food at makeshift stalls with the visitors smiling and jovially acknowledging each other.

KOMPAS/STEFANUS ATO

Residents pass a level crossing in Kampung Bahari, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Wednesday (16/3/2022) afternoon.

Kampung Bahari in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, is slowly changing. Crimes are decreasing as the label of “the drug village” is beginning to wear away. Peace is finally settling for the residents as the month of Ramadan arrives.