Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta residents are less than enthusiastic about the approaching gubernatorial election, doubting any of the candidates will be able to solve the capital's most

Ronna Nirmala & Camelia Pasandaran – A refusal by polling officials to strike fictitious or ineligible voters off the electoral roll for the Jakarta gubernatorial election is threat

Philip Jacobson – For more than a year, a civil society group has been trying to access certain data and documents associated with the management of Jakarta's piped water system, which

Rizky Amelia & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Indonesia Corruption Watch has alleged that Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo used Rp 9.7 billion ($1 million) from the 2012 provincial budget for pr

Agus Triyono & Bayu Marhaenjati – An antigraft group, the Indonesia Budget Center, has highlighted a recent surge in the value of grants issued by the Jakarta administration, which

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Five pairs of gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates promised on Saturday that if elected, they would not ban the construction of houses of worship, so l

Ezra Sihite & Hangga Brata – Opposition lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari on Saturday accused the Islamic Defenders Front of trying to sabotage Solo Mayor Joko Widodo's bid for the Jakart

Arlina Arshad – Jakarta's carpooling laws were meant to ease traffic jams.

Ezra Sihite – Two groups on Sunday criticized the privatization of clean water in the capital, and received the support of a candidate for the city's governorship.

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Ronna Nirmala – In a break with the past, the latest survey conducted ahead of the July 11 gubernatorial election in Jakarta showed that voters were judging the candidates by how they p

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Ronna Nirmala – While six candidates are vying to become Jakarta's next governor, the rivalry between incumbent Fauzi Bowo and Solo Mayor Joko Widodo seems to

Jakarta – Jakarta city residents are complaining about gubernatorial candidates who have posted campaign pictures on residents' houses without the owners' consent.

Ronna Nirmala – While other gubernatorial candidates have been busy touting fixes for Jakarta's transportation and urban planning woes, Hidayat Nur Wahid sees an opportunity to address

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo sparked comments among Indonesian Twitter users on Monday after a photo of him giving the middle finger was spread on Twitter.

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Michael Taylor – Car and motorbike sales in Indonesia's chaotic capital far outpace the building of new roads, meaning traffic in Jakarta soon grinds to a halt – leaving motorists to ba

Anita Rachman – With rent as low as Rp 159,000 ($17) a month, it would seem the 2,580-unit Marunda Apartment complex in North Jakarta should be filled to capacity.

Ronna Nirmala – Despite the fact that millions of Jakartans rent, more than 4,000 subsidized apartments across the city are still empty.

Jakarta – The preliminary campaign for the Jakarta governor election organized by the Hidayat Nur Wahid-Didik Rachbini ticket is threatening to turn sour as local residents are beginnin

Lutfi Rakhmawati and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – With stiff competition expected to characterize the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, political parties may attempt to use cand

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Popularity and competence alone were apparently not enough to assure hopefuls of securing their golden tickets for the upcoming Jakarta governor election.

Ezra Sihite – Top Indonesian politicians Prabowo Subianto and Megawati Soekarnoputri have agreed to back the mayor of the Central Java town of Solo, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi,

Catriona Richards – In a year's time, Jakarta's orange bajajs – those three-wheeled, smoke-belching buggies of banged-up steel – will be banished from the city's streets for good.

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Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The hard-line Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) says it will support Nachrowi Ramli in his bid to become a candidate for Jakarta governor despite it remaining u

Arientha Primanita & Robertus Wardi – The lineup for July's gubernatorial election in Jakarta came into sharper focus on Thursday, but the picture was bleak for incumbent Fauzi Bowo

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta provincial prosecutors are probing the alleged sale of public assets by the two private companies that operate Jakarta's piped water system.

Emmy Fitri – The word "preman" is believed to come from the English words "free man," to describe someone who has no master.

Ronna Nirmala & Zaky Pawas – Politicians and city officials were horrified when a group of mourners at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta were attacked by members of a r

Ronna Nirmala – Streetside food stall owners dished it out to Jakarta's deputy governor on Tuesday, angry over plans for a new restaurant tax in the capital.

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Almost a year after its inauguration, the city's first bike lane has again become a parking space for cars.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – A young woman, carrying her infant son in a sling around her neck, stands in the shadows of a decaying concrete pylon, her hand extended in the hope that a

Jakarta – Fifteen members of the Pedestrians' Coalition (Koalisi Pejalan Kaki) on Friday blocked motorcyclists from riding on sidewalks in front of the Hotel Pullman Jakarta, near the H

Jakarta – For a syndicate of rogue but innovative tire repairmen in Jakarta the key to improving business is simple: bring potential clients to a piercing halt.

Jakarta – Despite condemning shopping malls as a source of consumerism, Governor Fauzi Bowo said everybody should be grateful for their existence because they have provided a lot of job

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from illegally riding the roofs of trains – hosing down the scofflaws with red

Bayu Marhaenjati – At night, cleared of smog and congestion, Jakarta's flyovers transform themselves into dating hotspots where young couples can park their motorbikes and flirt or enjo

Ade Mardiyati – As a Jakarta resident, I often have the feeling that our public spaces are accident scenes waiting to happen. I never know what to expect next.

Jakarta – A total of 300 kilograms of nails spread intentionally on the roads in Central Jakarta was collected by the Sapu Bersih Ranjau (Saber) community from August to November last y

Philip Jacobson – As the central government pushes for the redrawing of numerous natural resource contracts with foreign companies, mostly in the oil, gas and mining sectors, another re

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Jakarta – Jakarta Park and Cemetery Agency chief Catharina Suryowati says her agency has faced problems in its efforts to close gas stations belonged to the military [TNI], sites it hop

Jakarta – Noted economist Faisal Basri officially announced Friday that local politician Biem Benjamin would become his running mate in the Jakarta gubernatorial election, which is expe

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Kusniwati travelled more than 300 kilometers to visit one of the gleaming malls in Indonesia's capital.

Dofa Fasila – The Jakarta administration will focus on boarding houses, or kost, when it begins a series of raids against unregistered newcomers to the capital later this month, Governo

Ronna Nirmala & Dofa Fasila – A chaotic morning could be in store for the millions of Jakartans heading back to work today after the long holiday, with the promised weekend solution

Nivell Rayda – While most of the city slept during the wee hours of Monday, just a couple of days before Idul Fitri, for those begging for some Ramadan generosity, the day had already b

Dofa Fasila & Arientha Primanita – Jakarta has been accused of passing a spatial master plan for the city that puts the interests of developers above those of residents.