Sarinah

Sarinah
General information
Address Jalan M. H. Thamrin No. 11
Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Design and construction
Main contractor Obayashi Corporation
Website
www.sarinah.co.id

Sarinah, dubbed "The Indonesian Emporium", is a department store in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located at the intersection of Jalan Kyai Haji Wahid Hasyim and Jalan M. H. Thamrin.

History

Sarinah is Jakarta's first modern department store. The building which houses it is built by Obayashi Corporation using Japanese war reparation funds and opened in August 1966.[1][2] The Sarinah project was conceived by President Sukarno, who named it after his childhood nanny.[3]

Barack Obama remembers this building as the tallest building in Jakarta when he was there.

On 14 January 2016, multiple explosions and gunfire occurred near Sarinah.[4] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility.[5] 8 people were killed, 4 civilians and all 4 attackers.[6]

Operator

Sarinah is owned and operated by PT Sarinah (Persero), which was incorporated on 17 August 1962 as PT Department Store Indonesia. The entity is wholly owned by the government of Indonesia and was renamed in 1979.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rimmer, Peter J.; Dick, Howard (2009). The City in Southeast Asia: Patterns, Processes and Policy. Singapore: NUS Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-9971-69-426-5.
  2. ↑ Shimizu, Hiroshi (2008). Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore. Singapore: NUS Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-9971-69-384-8.
  3. 1 2 "Sarinah 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). PT Sarinah (Persero). April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Blasts, gunfight in Indonesian capital; at least three dead". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Penny Spiller, Claudia Allen, Alastair Lawson, Tessa Wong, Saira Asher, Heather Chen, Simeon Paterson & Naziru Mikailu (14 January 2016). "As it happened: Jakarta attacks". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jakarta attacks: Convicted militant named as attacker". BBC News. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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Coordinates: 6°11′17″S 106°49′23″E / 6.1880°S 106.8230°E / -6.1880; 106.8230

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