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
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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
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.
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
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
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
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Heavy rains that poured down on Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, January 18, 2026, caused flooding in several areas.
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Several areas and roads in Jakarta were once again submerged in floodwaters on Sunday morning, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 – It is time for Jakartans to stop waiting.
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
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
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
M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Hariyadi B.S.
November 14, 2025
Jakarta – There comes a time when persistence becomes denial.
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
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
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 – 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
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
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
Herman, Jakarta – The development of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara (IKN), will move forward as planned, with the megaproject slated for completion in 2028.
Indonesia's utopian new capital Nusantara seems to appear out of nowhere.
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
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
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
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
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
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 – Forget the "Big Durian"! Jakarta now has a new nickname, albeit a less flattering one: Jakarta Kota Galian (City of Excavation).
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
Louis Plottel – "They treated us like animals!
