Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Around 5,000 motorcyclists, who previously planned to hold a protest against the city administration's policy to expand the ban on motorcycles on Jl.

Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry has revoked a ban on the construction of islets C and D in the Jakarta Bay by PT Kapuk Naga Indah (KNI), a subsidiary of property giant Agung Sedayu

Jakarta – The head of the Jakarta Transportation Council (DTKJ) has said that widening motorcycle bans in the city would lead people to switch to using private cars, which would worsen traffic cond

Jakarta – With a stubbornly low percentage of residents using public transportation, the Jakarta Transportation Agency has set an ambitious target of 60 percent of journeys in the capital being mad

Jakarta – More than a thousand rusunawa (low-cost apartment building) units are to be rented out to middle-class Jakartans in a cross-subsidy scheme.

Jakarta – Jakarta's so-called Bulan Patuh Trotoar (Orderly Sidewalk Month) program will be extended to the end of September, given that many people still violate regulations on pedestrian walks.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is looking to restart the controversial reclamation project in Jakarta Bay after the central government issued land certificates for islets C and D.

Jakarta – After initiating training for Pak Ogah, the voluntary traffic attendants who regularly manage traffic congestion, especially on small streets where police personnel are usually absent, th

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will carry out a trial run of a ban on motorcycles from Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat to the Senayan traffic circle in South Jakarta, from Sept. 12 to Oct. 10.

Jakarta – Dita Wahyunita does not like walking the streets of the Indonesian capital.

Jakarta – Some residents of Kalibata City apartment complex in South Jakarta have reported the management of the apartments to the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas Ham) on suspicion of a ma

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has threatened to cut the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) and Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS) facilities of those caught encroaching on sidewalks.

Jakarta – The low-cost apartment management (UPRS) in Tambora in West Jakarta sealed 105 residential units on Monday as the residents had not paid the rent for more than six months.

Jakarta – As thousands of low-cost apartment residents have yet to pay rent as of today, Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has told them that, if they want to continue living in the apartments

Jakarta – Publicly listed property giant PT Agung Podomoro Land (APL) may breathe a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court allowed the company to continue with construction work on Islet G, one of

Jakarta – Two weeks after the Jakarta administration announced Bulan Patuh Trotoar (Orderly Sidewalk Month) to discipline vendors and motorists who encroach on sidewalks, the city's Public Order Ag

Jakarta – A video apparently criticizing Jakarta governor-elect Anies Baswedan over the route his car took during heavy traffic in Jakarta has gone viral.

Jakarta – Despite protests from fishermen and environmentalists, the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry and the Jakarta administration have resumed the construction of a sea wall along the no

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The governor and two municipalities of the capital, namely Central Jakarta and South Jakarta, have won awards from the Environment and Forestry Ministry for being among

Jakarta – Jakarta City Councilors' hopes to each have a personal assistant must come to an end, due to the lack of a related provision in the relevant government regulation, a Home Ministry officia

Jakarta – The greater Jakarta area is overwhelmed by poor air quality, with high levels of health-deteriorating pollutants exceeding standards set by the World Health Organization, Greenpeace Indon

Jakarta – Many Jakartans residing in rumah susun, or rusun (low-cost apartments), are apparently struggling to pay the rent, as data from the city's Public Housing and Government Buildings Agency s

Jakarta – Jakarta councillors decided to again stop deliberation of bylaws on Jakarta Bay reclamation on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Amid the contentious debate on the prospective allowance increase for Jakarta councilors, criticized for their sluggish performance, City Council speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi has defended

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police plans to formally recruit civilians who usually help manage traffic at intersections and U-turns in exchange for small tips, to help ease heavy traffic congestion in th

Jakarta – Collusion between the City Council and the Jakarta administration has reemerged after former governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama was forced to step down from his post, Center for Budge

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Alfred Sitorus is a self-appointed footpath warrior.

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta, Central Java – As many as 500 conventional taxi drivers from six companies across Surakarta held a rally at the Gladag traffic circle on Tuesday to protest the existen

Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has told Jakarta governor-elect Anies Baswedan and deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno that the Jakarta Bay reclamation project shou

Ivany Atina Arbi and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has expressed his support of the central government's plan to relocate the capital city, saying that it would help

Jakarta – Following a regulation issued by the Transportation Ministry requiring angkot (public minivans) to install air-conditioning, Jakarta will continue to prioritize the Transjakarta busway as

Jakarta – The government has announced that it fully intends to move the capital from Jakarta and that it will start the preparations next year.

Jakarta – The team of Jakarta governor-elect Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno has proposed turning reclaimed islets in Jakarta Bay, North Jakarta, into nightlife centers.

Jakarta – Despite the Jakarta administration's threat to slash the regional performance allowance (TKD) of those who extended their Idul Fitri holiday without notice, thousands of civil servants di

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has announced that all civil servants, unless officially on leave, must return to work on Monday, the first day of work after the extended Idul Fitri holiday, o

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said holiday travelers should return early to Jakarta after their Idul Fitri break to avoid traffic gridlock on toll roads entering the capital.

Jakarta – Deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said on Tuesday that he planned to establish a sharia tourism zone in Kwitang, Senen, Central Jakarta.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration wishes to see a smaller inflow of unskilled newcomers from other regions after the Idul Fitri holidays end, Governor Djarot Saiful Hi

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Most crimes in Jakarta are committed by people between the ages of 15 and 34, a study has found.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) plans to demolish illegally built settlements in the Bukit Duri area in South Jakarta and Pasar Ikan area in North Jakarta, according to a city

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – It's official: Djarot Saiful Hidayat is now Jakarta governor, replacing Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was convicted of blasphemy last month.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Council will return the draft 2018 budget to the city administration if it does not accommodate the programs of governor-elect Anies Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno, a co

Jakarta – Next year, some people will be able to enjoy using helicopters as a mode of public transportation to travel around Greater Jakarta and to Bandung in West Java.

Jakarta – Jakarta deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno has reminded the current city administration to maintain order in Kalijodo, a former red-light district in North Jakarta that is now a public pa

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has confirmed it will tear down semi-permanent dwellings that started to reappear near the newly transformed Kalijodo area in Penjaringan, Nor

Jakarta – The Jakarta Islamic Center (JIC) in North Jakarta is encouraging street children in the neighborhood to read and memorize Asmaul Husna (99 beautiful names of God) by offering them money d

Sherly Puspita, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor elect Sandiaga Uno has elaborated on his idea about how to solve the problem of thuggery (premanisme) in Jakarta.

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on Tuesday inaugurated the operation of bus services named the "Jabodetabek Airport Connexion (JA Connexion)," connecting Soekarno-Hatta Internat

Jakarta – Maritime Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has warned Jakarta Governor-elect Anies Rasyid Baswedan over the latter's plan to stop the Jakarta Bay reclamation project, saying t

Jakarta – Deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno has apologized for using the Transjakarta lane on Jl. Salemba Raya, Central Jakarta, which is off limits to private vehicles, on Friday.