Jakarta's ETLE (Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement) traffic cameras got a software upgrade this week, broadening the scope of traffic violations they can capture to include the likes o

Jakarta – The number of passengers in the free public trial run of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) has increased tenfold in comparison to 2018's test, an executive has said.

Jakarta – A plan to operate electric buses in the capital, lauded by many as a means of reducing pollution, is facing legal hurdles.

Jack Board, Samarinda, Indonesia – In the late 1970s, it is told, Indonesian president Suharto embarked on a journey along the coast of East Kalimantan, a lush flank of land stretching

Stania Puspa, Jakarta – For those living in North Jakarta, regular coastal flooding is a fact of life.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – An observer from the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI), Djoko Setijowarno, opined the achievement of Jakarta in the transportation sector is the resu

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – United Kingdom-based international property consultancy firm Savills has ranked Jakarta as the 20th most resilient city in its recent real estate index.

Andi Aqil, Jakarta – Jakarta is set to receive an honorable mention at the 2020 Sustainable Transport Award in Fortaleza, Brazil, for the city's efforts to develop the Transjakarta bus

Less than two weeks after the presidential election, with the official result yet to be announced, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo declared his intention to establish a new capital city

Jakarta – The Save Jakarta Bay Coalition, which was established by activists, students and fisherpeople, held an action in front of the Jakarta City Hall on Monday June 24 opposing the

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government's (Pemprov DKI) decision to issue 932 building permits (IMB) for land reclamation project islets in the Jakarta Bay is aimed at providing po

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has allocated Rp 20 billion (US$1.42 million) for a series of events to celebrate the capital city's 492nd anniversary, making it the most lavish c

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – A public attorney from the Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH) institution Ayu Eza Tiara, mentioned that there were dozens of procedures that must be taken before Jakar

One of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's main campaign promises was stopping the land reclamation project in Jakarta Bay, but he has effectively reneged on that promise and blamed his

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will receive a total of Rp 100.47 billion (US$6.257 billion) in dividends from publicly listed beer firm PT Delta Djakarta, in which

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – MRT Jakarta, the operator of the capital's first underground and overground metro system, said the Jakarta MRT's second line, from the Hotel Indonesi

Indonesia is all but certain to move its capital city from Jakarta, with the Ministry of National Development (Bappenas) already outlining plans to start the process within the next fe

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – TransJakarta will add five new routes each month to the capital's bus rapid transit system to meet its target of carrying one million passengers per

Jakarta – According to the latest Tom Tom Traffic Index, Jakarta's traffic eased in 2018, making it the city showing the "biggest improvement" last year.

Andi Aqil, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has approved buildings on artificial islets despite criticism of the issuance of 932 building permits (IMB) on Islet C and D, calle

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker Mohamad Taufik considered the city's light rail transit or LRT Jakarta a failed project.

Gangsar Parikesit, Jakarta – The building permits (IMB) for buildings on D Island issued by the administration of Anies Baswedan was considered a law violation since its legal basis, a

Jakarta – Roughly half of Jakarta comprises slums, according to a statement from the government.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) gave on Wednesday an unqualified opinion for Jakarta's 2018 financial report, meaning the city administration has achieved the hi

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, has concluded a two-day journey to different cities in Kalimantan on Borneo island in search of options to set up a new capital,

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that Bukit Soeharto (Soeharto Hill) in East Kalimantan is a suitable place for a new capital city, particularly because it would have

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived in Kalimantan island to survey possible locations for a new capital, fast-tracking a plan to move the admi

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – National Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said Indonesia welcomed foreign investors for the development of a long-debated new capital city, a plan re

Jakarta – In a bid to convince residents to install vertical drains to help mitigate floods, the Jakarta administration is offering incentives to those who build them in the yards of t

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The City Council has said it will continue with the process for appointing a new deputy governor after May 22, when the official results of the 2019 general ele

Christian Lee, Jakarta – Indonesia's often chaotic capital Jakarta has been implementing artificial technology in the past few years to help it cope with flood, traffic, security issue

Francis Chan – President Joko Widodo's social media post calling for public views on his plan to relocate Indonesia's capital away from Java island drew more than 25,000 comments on Fa

Jakarta – Traffic congestion will continue to plague the streets of Jakarta even if it is no longer the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said in response

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that he will move the capital of south-east Asia's largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, d

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made a decision to relocate the Indonesian capital outside Java Island and told his ministers to come up with detailed plans

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakarta's first MRT line, MRT Jakarta, has finally opened on April 1 for commercial operations at 50 percent discounted fares for the entire month, a strategy t

Adam Prireza, Jakarta – PT MRT Jakarta purposely did not provide trash bins inside the MRT stations.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta Council approved a minimum Rp 8,500 (60 US cents) fare for Indonesia's first subway service, MRT Jakarta, on Monday.

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system on Sunday (March 24), a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling som

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the country's first MRT line in Jakarta on Sunday, calling on citizens to adapt to a new culture

Jakarta commuter Irnawati can spend up to four hours daily in her car, but now she and millions of others may get some relief as the traffic-clogged Southeast Asian city opens its firs

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the lack of access to clean water supply is still a basic problem for North Jakarta residents.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the central government approved infrastructure projects worth Rp 571 trillion (US$40.12 billion) in Jakarta and its satellite cities –

Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Through the eyes of the haves, the kampungs of the city might be unpleasant to look at.

Jakarta – Even as Jakarta residents are excited about the new MRT and enrolling to take part in a trial run, the mass rapid transit operator, PT MRT Jakarta, has been publishing the ru

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan claimed that the current user of public transportation in the capital city declined to only 23 percent or a quarter of th

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Weeks ahead of the presidential election in April, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo surprised passengers of Jakarta's commuter line (KRL) by boarding on

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Jakartans have claimed they had not noticed the massive shake-up Governor Anies Baswedan recently conducted in his administration, but hoped it would lead to im

Jakarta – After several delays and a prolonged tug-of-war, the Gerindra Party and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) submitted two names as recommendations for the next Jakarta deputy gove

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party has said it was still doubtful about the capacity of two Jakarta deputy governor nominees endorsed by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), despite having ap