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.

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The plan to impose a 12 a.m.

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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,

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Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – The city administration plans to evict 12,000 families occupying riverbanks this year, in order to speed up its river normalization program.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has donated hundreds of motorcycles and thousands of anti-riot equipment worth nearly Rp 50 billion, or $3.7 million, to the local military command to help boos

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Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Days after CCTV footage appeared to have helped facilitate the safe return of a child abducted from a Jakarta shopping center, the city administration has announced

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – As Jakarta's shortfall of affordable housing deepens, many developers are failing to meet their obligation to build low-cost apartments, a stipulation of permits to construct

Jakarta – A transportation watchdog has bizarrely accused ride-hailing apps such as Go-Jek and GrabBike – which provide gainful employment to motorcycle taxi drivers and are registered tax-paying b

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said at City Hall on Friday that he did not mind outsiders moving to Jakarta, as long as they were rich or wanted to become domestic workers

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Jakartans, especially women, have no one but themselves to rely on for safety on public transportation amid messy management and an absence of law enforcers.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Increasingly infrequent service on most corridors of the Transjakarta bus network has contributed to falling passenger numbers, according to a think tank.

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – A recent study released by the Jakarta Transportation Council (DTKJ), reveals that the total number of passengers taking Transjakarta buses between January and April this y

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration and the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) officiated on Wednesday a monument in remembrance of the May 1998 tragedy.

Carlos Roy Fajarta Barus, Jakarta – Marking the 23rd World Water Day, seven ministries on Saturday signed a mutual agreement to revitalize the National Movement of Water-Saving Partnerships at the

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Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is recommending that the city administration legalize prostitution in certain areas.

Jakarta – Agencies and organizations have come to an agreement to support the city administration's policy on limiting activities on Car Free Day (CFD), usually held on two major streets in Central

Dewanti A. Wardhani, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has recommended the city legalize prostitution in certain areas, an official stated Monday.