Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – More squatters and people occupying state land will be forced to abandon their homes this year as the city administration intends to bulldoze their houses to ma

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Transportation agency head Andri Yansyah revealed his vexation over the lack of coordination between the city administration and the central government in handling giant tran

Jakarta – The South Jakarta administration will continue in its ambition to reshape the Ciliwung River even though the project necessitates the eviction of residents and the destruction

Jakarta – Due to a lack of public transportation, commuters are forced to rely heavily on private vehicles for day-to-day transportation between residences outside Jakarta and workplace

Jakarta – Dozens of Metro Mini bus drivers and conductors staged a demonstration on Saturday to protest the Jakarta Transportation Agency's confiscation of their vehicles.

Jesslyn Angelia, Jakarta – An important part of Udin's daily routine involves buying 20-liter containers of water from a city vendor.

Jakarta – It's better to control the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages than to ban them outright, Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Wednesday, point

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Indonesia has pulled 1,600 private buses off its roads after a weekend bus crash in which 18 people died.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – A string of recent assaults against women on footbridges has raised concerns about the safety of pedestrians on the capital's many footbridges, some of which ar

Jakarta – The capital city is not equipped with a sufficient surveillance system, according to Jakarta Police chief Ins. Gen. Tito Karnavian.

Jakarta – A LIPI researcher has recommended that the Jakarta administration limit construction on coastal areas in North Jakarta as a measure to prevent worse land subsidence and floodi

Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has annouced that the city's transportation department has suspended route permits for more than a thousand Metro

Jakarta – An accident involving a commuter train and a Metro Mini bus that killed 18 of the bus' passengers in Tambora, West Jakarta, on Sunday and the skidding of a Kopaja bus that kil

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has accused certain parties of politicizing fishermen to oppose a reclamation project in Jakarta Bay and has stressed that no Ja

Jakarta – Entering into his second year in office, Jakarta Governor "Basuki" Tjahaja Purnama still faces considerable problems related to traffic congestion.

Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has taken initial steps to ban all forms of cigarette advertising in the city by taking down billboards and banners in Mampang Prapata

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – After being heavily criticized for issuing a regulation that restricted public protest, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has revised the controversial Guberna

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – A discussion initiated by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Thursday urged the Jakarta administration use a participatory approach before evicting resid

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Dozens of people voiced their protests in a demonstration on Monday against Gubernatorial Regulation No.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said on Friday that he was ready to talk with human rights activists about the newly-issued gubernatorial regulation on public rallies, hint

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has signed off on a city minimum wage of Rp 3.1 million (US$228.80) per month after the amount was approved by the city wage committee, whic

Jakarta – The Jakarta city police have shown support for a new gubernatorial regulation that limits demonstrations in the capital city, signed recently by Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok"Tjahaja Purn

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) may file a petition with the Constitutional Court against a recently issued gubernatorial regulation that restricts free speech in public sp

Jakarta – The Jakarta Remuneration Council has decided to set the provincial minimum wage at Rp 3.1 million (US$213) per month next year.

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Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has said that the Jakarta provincial minimum wage will increase to Rp 3.1 million (US$227.93) next year from the current minim

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has revealed that he recruited interns and special staffers who have affiliations with giant private companies and developers, including Lip

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Jakarta – The majority of buses operated by PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) along the 12 busway corridors across the city have failed to pass roadworthy tests, an official says.

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Jakarta – App-based motorcycle taxis, known locally as ojek, including GoJek and GrabBike have a new contender on the streets of Jakarta with the launch of women-only service LadyJek on Thursday.

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – About 100 protestors representing thousands of residents who have been evicted, or who expect to be evicted soon, grouped as the Victims of Jakarta Evictions Forum (FKPJ), st

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – "People don't resist change. They resist being changed!" said American systems scientist and senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Peter Senge.

Jakarta – In its latest nonsensical move to squeeze out every last ounce of fun for Jakarta residents, the Jakarta City Council is set to issue a regulation ordering all entertainment venues to clo

Jakarta – A smoking ban has been in place since 2005 in the capital city, but cigarette smokers still puff in 70 percent of public places where smoking is prohibited, the results of recent research

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry has revealed that at least 30 lakes and reservoirs in Greater Jakarta have been lost in the last 20 years, replaced by housing an

Joe Cochrane, Jakarta – The young woman sat on a bench at a bus terminal here one recent morning, listening to her iPod beneath a bright blue sky.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Scholars are calling on Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama to review the city's policy on evicting residents from riverbanks, arguing that negative social, econ

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Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has said that his administration is ready to use existing city regulations on liquor distribution as soon as the Trade Ministry issues a new

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has dismissed 120 civil servants and demoted 2,500 others, citing various reasons.

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Evicted residents and people facing eviction have come together to fight against what they call unjust evictions by the city administration.

Jakarta – A group of activists calling themselves the Indonesian People's Movement (GDRI) has criticized the government for sidelining the poor in its development projects.

Jakarta – The company behind the popular but controversial ride-hailing mobile app Uber is campaigning for support among its Indonesian users to ensure it has "a permanent home" in the country.

Jakarta – City councilors from Jakarta have come under fire over the cost of their purported "study trip" to Bali, and their only response has been to complain that they don't get enough money to b

Jakarta – Jakarta, the Indonesian capital notorious for gridlocks and bad air pollution, ranks 9th among the world's least friendly cities this year, a recent survey by an international travel maga

Jakarta – Dozens of former residents of Kampung Pulo in East Jakarta demonstrated in front of the house of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Friday to protest against their recent e

Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) lawyers have expressed their concern over the role of military and police personnel in a number of evictions, including the one in Kampung Pulo,