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

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – As Jakarta's gubernatorial election approaches, numerous communities in the capital are starting to openly express their opposition to incumbent candidate Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaj

Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) declared its support on Tuesday for Rizal Ramli – former coordinating maritime affairs minister – in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial e

Indra Budiarim Jakarta – In densely populated cities, a lack of space will always be a problem, with many forced to pay high costs for decent abodes.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is set to hold meetings with the country's largest political organization, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),

Jakarta – A recent survey has revealed that Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is the strongest contender for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

Corry Elyda, Surabaya – Developing urban areas is never an easy job for the government, let alone local administrations, due to the complication of problems and issues, including those involving re

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama remains the strongest would-be candidate for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, according to the latest survey by Saiful Muljani Resea

Jakarta – A new park in the National Monument (Monas) area overlooking the State Palace, established to accommodate Jakartans in voicing their aspirations, will be officially launched later this mo

Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti insisted on Monday that work on all 17 islets of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project would be stopped as a result of regulatory an

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has vowed more effort in combating "money politics" in the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election, saying such foul play has

Jakarta – City Council speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi refused on Thursday to give comment on a recorded conversation relating to the reclamation projects in Jakarta Bay in which his name was mentione

The Jakarta administration expects the construction of two new elevated roads, both of which will pass over the Semanggi cloverleaf interchange, to reduce the area's chronic and severe congestion.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Despite an intransigent traffic problem, the Jakarta administration has set a policy that will likely increase the already uncontrolled number of vehicles in the capital as th

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Scrapping the three-in-one traffic policy was a good decision as it did not effectively disentangle traffic tie-ups, but the planned odd-even license plate policy will have n

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The National Land Agency (BPN) will reappraise the value of land on which toll roads are to be built in Greater Jakarta in a bit to settle price disputes affecting most of

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Veteran Golkar politician and former minister under president Soeharto, Cosmas Batubara, has become the hope of property giant PT Agung Podomoro Land (APL) in its dispute wit

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has claimed that the government's move to cease the development of islet G on the northern Jakarta coast by PT Mu

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has predicted the arrival of at least 10,000 newcomers to the capital after the Idul Fitri holidays.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Developers of the Jakarta Bay reclamation project are repeatedly biting the bullet as an investigative team has imposed strict penalties on the tangled project, including perm

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has questioned the central government's decision to halt some of the reclamation projects off the capital's coast but will comply wit

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – A lawyer has claimed during the hearing of a lawsuit challenging Jakarta gubernatorial permits for the construction of man-made islets F, I and K in Jakarta Bay, that the con

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration destroyed on Tuesday around 20,000 bottles of illegal alcohol confiscated by Public Order Agency officers over the last six months.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Parents have misused their children's Jakarta Smart Cards (KJP), a funding facility provided by the city administration for elementary and secondary school students, to buy n

Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency has revealed that only 8 percent of intercity buses examined by the Greater Jakarta Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) to be road worthy.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A Jakarta city councilor disagrees with a plan from the Jakarta administration to increase vehicle tax by 15 percent as part of measures to control the growth o

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Conflict between the Jakarta administration and a private company that manages Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, has again risen its head, with local residents blo

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Angry protesters have thrown rocks at police officers who prevented them from meeting with Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as he launched an inte

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – In its 489th anniversary, Jakarta, a city of around 10 million people, still has long way to go to become a livable city.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has ordered police to arrest residents that attempt to block trucks transporting garbage from Jakarta to a waste treatment facility in Banta

Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto says his party has not officially voiced support for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as a candidate in the 2017 gubernatorial election,

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's decision to implement an odd-even license plate scheme on the capital's thoroughfares has been lambasted as a setback by the Indonesian Consumer Foundation (Y

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has declared its political support for Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in next year's gubernatorial election.