Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The central government is slowly putting together all the pieces of the puzzle needed to restart the controversial Jakarta Bay reclamation project, which has been halted si

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – During an election debate on Jan.

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Indonesia's capital Jakarta is a city under pressure, with its infrastructure unable to cope with the growing population.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama still has another six months to lead the city before officially passing the baton to Anies Baswedan, who defeated

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, South Tangerang – Jakarta deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno said he plans to reach out to thugs in Kalijodo park, North Jakarta, who reportedly illegally ask for parking

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Few people outside of Indonesia would have heard of Palangkaraya.

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Jakarta – Public transportation provider PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) recorded that the number of Transjakarta passengers in the first three months climbed 41.3 percent to 36.7 million pa

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) approved a petition filed by fishermen and a rights group in relation to permits issued for the construction of three artifici

Jakarta – Several areas in Greater Jakarta, including Cipinang Melayu in East Jakarta and Bekasi in West Java were inundated on Sunday afternoon, causing hundreds of residents to flee to higher gro

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration aims to provide affordable apartments for low-income residents in the capital that are integrated with markets or bus terminals.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – More and more Jakartans are using face masks on public transportation and motorcycles and while walking on the streets.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – On Dec.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Sumarsono has halted the allocation of grants for the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police in the 2017 city budget.

David Munk – A proactive Jakarta community is fighting back against the threat of demolition by turning itself into an example of what the city it sits in is not – a beacon of environmental protect

Oliver Holmes, Jakarta – Millions of Jakartans spend hours a day sitting in gridlock, wondering how to better avoid what has been officially declared the world's worst traffic.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Pass the security guards in their navy blue uniforms and white epaulettes, through the metal detectors that invariably beep (although no one seems to care), and you're inside J

Philip Sherwell – With her hand stretched upward, the elderly storekeeper in batik dress and white headscarf indicates the height of the waters that poured into her home in Jakarta's gr

Jakarta – For 22-year-old female student Ricke, safe and comfortable public transportation means separation from male passengers, as she has had several bad experiences involving men on buses.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The audience, mostly evictees, turned silent when they saw the scene showing their houses being demolished in a documentary titled "Jakarta Unfair", which was screened by the

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta's newly appointed acting governor, "Soni" Sumarsono, has confirmed he will continue the Jakarta Bay reclamation projects, including the controversial islet G.

Jakarta – The city administration should not follow through with its sewer rat eradication program, in which residents would be rewarded Rp 20,000 (US$1.54) for each sewer rat they exterminated, as

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The infamous Jakarta rat is wanted dead or alive (preferably alive) with a hefty price on its head, as the city outsources its vermin eradication progr

Evi Mariani, Jakarta – A report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) presented at the Habitat III summit in Quito showed that Greater Jakarta is among cities in the wor

Ian Wilson – Sri rummaged through shopping bags stuffed with kitchen utensils. "Where's that clothes line?" she sighed. The sky was overcast and beginning to darken.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Activists from 70 civil organizations nationwide grouped under Gema Demokrasi (Democratic Resonance) expressed their solidarity with Bukit Duri evictees, saying

Corry Elyda and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Ranto Poltak Tambunan, a 48-year-old resident of Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, looked dazed as an excavator escorted by 550 personnel from the Jakarta Police and

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Immigration Office arrested Fulbright researcher Frank Sedlar during the eviction in Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta on Wednesday for an alleged visa violat

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Recent evictions carried out by the city administration have been met with resistance by various parties, including human rights group, scholars, urban planners and the evi

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has slammed the city administration for the upcoming evictions that will be conducted in the Bukit Duri urban kamp

Jakarta – For many Jakartans who seek short rides to places where no buses or minibuses can reach, Bajaj, a three-wheeled taxi, always comes in handy.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – In a dank slum tenement on the banks of the Ciliwung, a fecal-coloured river spewing rubbish, Kasmo stoops to pick up a squawking chicken.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta gubernatorial election draws near, political coalitions have started to scramble to form alliances to break a deadlock over potential candidates.

Corry Elyda and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The reclamation project in Jakarta Bay, the resumption of which has been approved by the government, will continue to cause controversy with critics

Jakarta – In the heat of Jakarta's gubernatorial election in which, for the first time in history, the frontrunner is a Christian and a Chinese-Indonesian, the nation's religious authorities are ca

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government has given a green light to the controversial reclamation project of Islet G in Jakarta Bay to resume despite the ruling of the

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has told National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais not to use mosques to convey political messages to the public.

Jakarta – The National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM-SI) conducted a rally in Jakarta on Sunday to protest the resumption of the Jakarta Bay reclamation projects following

Agnes Anya and Indra Budiari, Jakarta/Depok – Opposition to Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's move to run for election in the 2017 gubernatorial race have continued to mount, even in

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Marzuki has been sitting in his parked light blue angkot (public minivan) at the Lebak Bulus bus terminal, South Jakarta, for the last hour.

Jakarta – Dozens of residents of Rawajati, Pancoran, South Jakarta, tried to defend their houses from demolition on Thursday, but hundreds of Public Order Agency officers were reportedly adamant ab

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration may need to buckle down once more to find traffic congestion solutions as severe bottlenecks were seen on Tuesday along several recommended alternative routes f

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to investigate developers in upscale areas, including Kemang in South Jakarta, for allegedly contributing to worsening flooding there.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Once hailed as an urban traffic panacea, the train system in Greater Jakarta has become less popular among commuters amid worsening services.

Jakarta – Dozens of activists calling themselves the Urban Kampung Forum have written an open letter to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman

Jakarta – Several activist organizations have committed support to Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat to run in the 2017 gubernatorial elec

Jakarta – Ahmad Dhani, controversial popstar turned political aspirant, has again lashed out at Jakarta Govenor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, saying the governor is a "bad exampl

Jakarta – Follow your dreams, people say, which is exactly what many people from outside the capital do by coming to Jakarta in the hope of finding a better life.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Islamic parties may field a candidate of their own to challenge incumbent Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta's gubernatorial election next year should the Indonesian