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January 23, 2026

Tempo - January 23, 2026

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Floodwaters as high as 180 centimeters submerged several areas within the Green Lavender housing complex in Suka Mekar Village, North Bekasi, on Friday m

Jakarta Globe - January 23, 2026

Irfan Ahmad, Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Flooding in Jakarta is expected to continue through the weekend as heavy rain and extreme weather are forecast to return to the capital, the city's d

January 22, 2026

Tempo - January 22, 2026

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi admits that high rainfall is not the sole contributing factor to the floods that inundate Jakarta this month.

Jakarta Globe - January 22, 2026

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Flooding across Jakarta continued to spread on Thursday afternoon as persistent heavy rainfall inundated residential areas and major roads, according to the Jakar

January 20, 2026

Jakarta Globe - January 20, 2026

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said record-breaking rainfall was the main cause of flooding that hit parts of the capital over the weekend, describin

January 19, 2026

Jakarta Post - January 19, 2026

Allestisan Citra Derosa – My Sundays usually start slowly, with a rolled yoga mat or feeding stray dogs in the hidden slums of the city. But this one is different.

January 18, 2026

Tempo - January 18, 2026

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Heavy rains that poured down on Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, January 18, 2026, caused flooding in several areas.

Tempo - January 18, 2026

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Several areas and roads in Jakarta were once again submerged in floodwaters on Sunday morning, January 18, 2026.

Jakarta Globe - January 18, 2026

Chesa Andini Saputra, Dede Adhitama, Jakarta – Prolonged heavy rainfall over the past two days has caused flooding in parts of Jakarta and disrupted train services along the northern co

January 15, 2026

Jakarta Globe - January 15, 2026

Wahroni, Tangerang, Banten – The Tangerang City administration, on the outskirts of Jakarta, is planning to revise two long-standing local bylaws that strictly ban prostitution and the

January 14, 2026

Jakarta Post - January 14, 2026

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Jakarta faces an escalating threat from land subsidence, which experts warn could leave parts of the city underwater and cause massive economic losses if aggre

January 13, 2026

Jakarta Post - January 13, 2026

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Greater Jakarta continues to grapple with a waste crisis, with Jakarta and neighboring Depok becoming the latest to report landfill leaks and collapses or over

Jakarta Post - January 13, 2026

Agencies, Nusantara, Indonesia – President Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a $32 billion project to build Indonesia's new capital city as he made his first overnight stay

Jakarta Globe - January 13, 2026

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has begun a weather modification operation to reduce the risk of hydrometeorological disasters and extreme weather in Ja

January 12, 2026

Tempo - January 12, 2026

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has reported that flooding persists across several sectors of the capital following intense rainfall over t

Tempo - January 12, 2026

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the giant sea wall construction could potentially address two primary issues faced by the region: land subsidence and clean wa

January 11, 2026

Jakarta Globe - January 11, 2026

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said on Sunday that the city will begin dismantling more than 100 massive concrete pillars left behind by a long-ab

January 3, 2026

Tempo - January 3, 2026

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The government has confirmed that the development of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in 2026 will utilize a Rp6 trillion allocation from the State Budg

January 2, 2026

Tempo - January 2, 2026

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The physical construction of the judicial, legislative, and office buildings in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) has simultaneously kicked off in Decemb

December 31, 2025

Jakarta Globe - December 31, 2025

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The number of motor vehicles registered across Greater Jakarta surged in 2025, adding pressure to traffic flow, parking availability, and road safety in Indonesia

Jakarta Post - December 31, 2025

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives.

December 28, 2025

New York Times - December 28, 2025

Sui-Lee Wee – In a remote corner of the island of Borneo on a recent Monday, a runner breezed down the middle of a freshly paved six-lane road. There was no traffic.

December 27, 2025

Tempo - December 27, 2025

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority recorded a surge in public visits to the Nusantara central government district (KIPP) during the Christmas and New Ye

December 24, 2025

Jakarta Globe - December 24, 2025

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government has officially launched a large-scale flood control initiative worth Rp2.62 trillion ($156.25 million), aiming to strengthen the

December 22, 2025

Jakarta Globe - December 22, 2025

Djibril Muhammad, Heru Andriyanto, Bandung – Land in the Greater Bandung area is sinking at a rate exceeding five centimeters per year, a trend that has also been recorded in several co

December 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - December 19, 2025

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – As development of Indonesia's future capital continues, nearly 150,000 people are now living in the Nusantara area, according to data released by the Central

December 18, 2025

Tempo - December 18, 2025

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Geological Agency has identified several regions across Java currently experiencing land subsidence exceeding five centimeters per year.

December 15, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - December 15, 2025

Jakarta – It is time for Jakartans to stop waiting.

December 10, 2025

Jakarta Post - December 10, 2025

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-

December 6, 2025

Jakarta Globe - December 6, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The development of Indonesia's new legislative and judicial districts in the future capital, Nusantara, has officially entered the construction stage after the governm

November 28, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 28, 2025

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Concerns over coastal defenses in Jakarta have intensified after a video showing seawater seeping through a seawall in Pantai Mutiara, North Jakarta, went vir

November 16, 2025

Tempo - November 16, 2025

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Hariyadi B.S.

November 14, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 14, 2025

Jakarta – There comes a time when persistence becomes denial.

November 13, 2025

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2025

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – In Jakarta's urbanized society, a handful of small-scale farmers have been turning idle spaces in the city into productive cultivation sites, contributing to m

November 12, 2025

Jakarta Post - November 12, 2025

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Private investors are reluctant to engage in the development of Nusantara, the future capital city under construction in East Kalimantan, balking at its spars

November 11, 2025

Tempo - November 11, 2025

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – After nearly two decades of service, Indonesia's capital region has bid farewell to three of its iconic Japanese-made commuter trains.

November 3, 2025

Jakarta Post - November 3, 2025

Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has reported that illegal farming and mining have damaged over 13,000 hectares of forest area in the country's new capital, Nusantar

Jakarta Globe - November 3, 2025

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa tries to ease concerns that Indonesia's new capital Nusantara could become a "ghost city," saying the massive East Kalima

Tempo - November 3, 2025

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) began construction on supporting areas for legislative and judicial offices in IKN in October 2025.

October 29, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 29, 2025

Herman, Jakarta – The development of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara (IKN), will move forward as planned, with the megaproject slated for completion in 2028.

The Guardian - October 29, 2025

Indonesia's utopian new capital Nusantara seems to appear out of nowhere.

October 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 27, 2025

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Governor Pramono Anung has ordered the Jakarta Parks and City Forest Agency to inspect and reinforce thousands of aging trees across the capital following

October 23, 2025

New Mandala - October 23, 2025

Kadek Wara Urwasi – 17 August 2024 did not end up being a significant milestone for Nusantara, Indonesia's planned new capital city currently under development in East Kalimantan.

October 15, 2025

Tempo - October 15, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A massive fire tore through three two-story homes in a residential complex on Pademangan Raya Street, Pademangan District, North Jakarta.

October 10, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 10, 2025

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A massive fire swept through a densely populated neighborhood in Pengadegan Timur, Pancoran, South Jakarta, on Friday afternoon, leaving around 450 residents f

October 3, 2025

Tempo - October 3, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The spokesperson of Indonesia's Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, Troy Pantouw, has assured that the fire incident at the Construction Worker Residential (HPK) S

September 28, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 28, 2025

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A massive fire swept through a densely populated neighborhood in West Jakarta on Sunday morning, destroying 316 houses and leaving more than 1,200 residents homel

September 27, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 27, 2025

Jakarta – Forget the "Big Durian"! Jakarta now has a new nickname, albeit a less flattering one: Jakarta Kota Galian (City of Excavation).

September 24, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 24, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung on Wednesday reaffirmed that Jakarta remains Indonesia's capital city even as President Prabowo Subianto pushes ahead with relocating th

September 23, 2025

New Mandala - September 23, 2025

Louis Plottel – "They treated us like animals!