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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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Democracy activists have lambasted the Jakarta's election authorities over their inaction in the face of the rampant use of religious and ethnic slurs ahead o

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Febriamy Hutapea & Ronna Nirmala – Despite a prohibition against political campaigning at houses of worship, a mosque near Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's house has posted a leaflet u

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Ezra Sihite & Bayu Marhaenjati – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's failure to distance himself from anti-Christian fringe supporters coul

Liberty Jemadu – Gubernatorial candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is throwing exploding tomatoes at corrupt politicians in an effort to root out Jakarta's evils and save the city in a new o

Ronna Nirmala – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) announced on Saturday that it will throw its support behind incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo for September's gubernatorial runoff to, cit

Jakarta – A recent remark made by the current Jakarta Governor and candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election, Fauzi "Foke" Bowo, during his visit to fire victims was a "blunder"

Ronna Nirmala – Despite shedding a few tears, "king of dangdut" Rhoma Irama on Monday refused to apologize or express any regret for his religious slurs which were targeted at Jakarta v

Ronna Nirmala – A chance encounter during the weekend between the two candidates in Jakarta's increasingly nasty gubernatorial election runoff did little to ease the tensions stoked by

Jakarta – The Golkar Party officially joined the United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday in endorsing incumbent Governor Fauzi Bowo and his running mate, Nachrowi Ramli, in the guberna

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Ahead of Jakarta's runoff gubernatorial election, election officials on Friday said they had found 75 offensive political banners around the capital.

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Ulma Haryanto – Transportation projects that are not part of a wider integrated transportation development policy will not provide the long-term solutions needed to address Jakarta's tr

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Ignoring the inherent dangers, passengers still patiently wait to get on and off the buses near toll road exits and entrances.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Bayu Marhaenjati – Just before dusk on Friday, devotees at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque sat in neat rows as the preacher took the podium to deliver his sermon.

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Reports of Islamic preachers or speakers who direct the vote of their followers in the second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial elections in prayer houses are be

Kamana Shrestha – In a tiny alleyway, the sound of laughter fills the air. Then you see them: a trail of children running behind a tall Dutch man.

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Jakarta – It could be the moment of truth, not only for the Jakarta gubernatorial candidates, but for pollsters as well.

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Ronna Nirmala – The head of Jakarta's elections regulator has been found guilty of flouting an ethics code after she ignored recommendations to revise a voter list that contained a larg

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, who is running for a second term in office, is not worried that his decision to cut short his campaign activities from four to two days will

Bayu Marhaenjati & Febriamy Hutapea – Aside from a spending spree on campaign ads, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo is splashing the cash in an attempt to gain support for a second term.

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Despite a peace declaration signed by candidates competing for Jakarta's governor slot, a second attack on campaign headquarters took place on Tuesday.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Campaigning for Jakarta's gubernatorial election next month began yesterday amid controversy over its electoral rolls, which have been found to contain dubious n

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration is on the defensive over a ranking published recently by CNNGo that lands the Indonesian capital among the world's "10 most hated citie

Lenny Tristia Tambun – While they celebrate Jakarta's anniversary every year, many Jakartans know nothing about why June 22 marks its birthday.

Jakarta – What was planned as a discussion on what women voters want from their future governor turned into a monologue, with none of Jakarta's gubernatorial candidates attending an eve

Lenny Tristia Tambun – As the Jakarta elections draws closer, the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Hidayat Nur Wahid and his running mate Didik J.

Ronna Nirmala – The Head of Jakarta's Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu Jakarta) said on Tuesday that they will forbid the use of the campaign slogan "Jakarta Free of Mustache"