The head of Cisarua subdistrict in the Bogor highlands has backed a plan by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo to buy up and destroy all the holiday villas illegally built in the Puncak water

Jakarta – The reshuffling of high-ranking officials in the Jakarta administration was seen as shock therapy for the bureaucracy which, according to Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is in

Jakarta saw another bout of heavy rains and attendant flooding on Wednesday afternoon, with reports of multiple main thoroughfares rendered impassable, downed trees and the capital's Ho

Wahyu Sudoyo – The recent floods in Jakarta and surrounding areas are estimated to have caused Rp 32 trillion ($3.3 billion) in losses.

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Jakarta – Urban planners are urging the central government and the Jakarta administration to leave behind their old-fashioned ways to counter the capital's endemic flooding problem and

Chris Brummitt, Jakarta, Indonesia – Cheering crowds greeted the new leader of this Asian megacity as he toured its flooded business district atop a handcart typically used to haul garb

ID/Grace Dwitya Amianti, Gita Rossiana & Tito Summa Siahaan – Companies and consumers have started to calculate damages and losses from the widespread floods that hit Jakarta last w

Jakarta – In response to the current inundation affecting parts of Jakarta, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's actions in recent days have prompted many to speculate that he is compet

A noted political scientist has thrown his weight behind Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo over the motives of political parties' assistance to flood victims, saying that helping with ulteri

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – More than 18,000 people have been displaced by the floods that have struck Jakarta. Some report facing hunger, dysentery and poor sanitation.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Depok – The condition of the environment in Jakarta and the upstream areas of West Java have contributed to the current floods, the worst since 2007, experts say.

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Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, with many government offices and businesses were forced to close because

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo on Thursday placed the entire capital under emergency status following the massive flooding that paralyzed the city.

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Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo placed third in the 2012 World Mayor Prize after Iqaki Azkuna Mayor of Bilbao in Spain and Lisa Scaffidi of Perth in Western Australia.

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – It is estimated that Jakarta will face total gridlock in 2014.

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo on Saturday launched the Jakarta Smart Card initiative, which will grant student holders up to Rp 240,000 ($25) in monthly allowance

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration's plan to raise the salaries of its civil servants will not be effective in either curbing corruption or boosting their performance, an

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo said he was just getting started after replacing several senior city officials on Friday in a bid to make the capital's bureaucratic

Ronna Nirmala – Tired of years of mismanagement and costly, but ineffective, cleanup efforts, Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced an end to the hiring of private co

Jakarta – Mustaqim, 44, was waiting for his turn to be examined at the Tebet community health center (puskesmas) in South Jakarta over the weekend.

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Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama lashed out at the capital's education agency in a video posted to YouTube, giving the agency an ultimatum, either reform or look for a new

A 46-minute video showing Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama getting tough on public works officials has gone viral on YouTube, getting more than a million views since it wa

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Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo on Thursday redefined the duty of the city's Public Order squad as a "civilian force to help the government preserve public order and

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Recycling is largely unheard of in Indonesia, but this will soon change.

Jakarta – Jakarta will have a new police chief on Tuesday, but doubts linger over whether the incoming chief is capable of making the breakthroughs needed to secure the capital city, wh

Ronna Nirmala – Antigraft activists have urged the Jakarta administration to continue overhauling the city's 2013 budget to prioritize pro-poor programs, in the face of calls by a gover

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo and Vice Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to visit the palace to

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo issued a stern warning to the capital's public officials on Thursday: Shape up in six months or you're gone.

Jakarta – Jakarta waved an eternal goodbye to its former governor Lt. Gen. (ret.) Wiyogo Atmodarminto, who ruled the capital between 1987 and 1992.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Findings by the Supreme Audit Agency show that Jakarta tops the list of provinces responsible for the biggest losses in state funds, a leading budget watchdog

Ronna Nirmala – Solo Mayor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was officially declared the winner of the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Friday, securing nearly 54 percent votes and beating out incu

Jakarta – Experts refute concerns that Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, may have to compromise with power-hungry politicians at the Jakarta City

Pitan Daslani – Joko Widodo's victory in the Jakarta gubernatorial election has caused many politicians to re-examine their approach in representing the people's wishes.

Ezra Sihite & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Incumbent Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's defeat to Solo Mayor Joko Widodo in the Jakarta gubernatorial race was a big blow to major political par

Pitan Daslani, Dion Bisara & Tito Summa Siahaan – As Jakarta's next governor Joko Widodo prepares to take the oath of office in early October, business leaders and analysts have cau

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Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just days before Thursday's Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, revelations have emerged that the administration of Fauzi Bowo may have

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – The campaign for governor of Indonesia's chaotic capital has, at times, resembled a rock concert, punctuated by guitar riffs, fist pumps and checkered shirts.

Jakarta – Former gang leader Hercules, along with members from his New Indonesia People's Movement (GRIB) visited the Jakarta Police headquarters on Friday to clear his name following t

Ronna Nirmala – A religious- and race-based smear campaign being mounted against the challenger ahead of the Sept.

Jakarta – The gubernatorial candidates could be pulling out all the stops by using dirty tricks such as money politics, vote-swaying through bureaucratic means and manipulating reports

Jakarta – Legal and political analysts are calling on law enforcers to investigate graft allegations against Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's administration, as stated in a book authored b

Deputy governor candidate Nachrowi Ramli urged voters to look on the bright side of Jakarta's choking traffic jams – congested roads mean that more Jakarta residents can afford to buy a

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