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.

Jakarta – The number of street children in Jakarta has risen significantly during the past three years, from 3,724 in 2009, to 5,650 in 2010 and 7,315 in 2011, an official said Wednesda

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Arientha Primanita – The image and name of Nachrowi Ramli may have been splashed across billboards around the capital and newspaper advertisements over the past few months, but Jakarta

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Jakarta – Gridlock, which has become synonymous with life in Jakarta, has not only brought traffic to a standstill, but also taxi businesses, operators say.

Alvin Soedarjo – Jakarta's traffic chaos costs Indonesia billions of dollars a year in a depressing reminder of the gap between the country's ambitions for growth and its daily realitie

Zaky Pawas & Elisabeth Oktofani – Three-in-one. Truck bans. Electronic road pricing.

Around 1,000 people died in traffic accidents in the capital city of Jakarta and its environs in 2010, according to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.

Jakarta – Jakartans have given a low job approval rating for Governor Fauzi Bowo and his deputy Prijanto, especially in their handling of Jakarta's perennial problems involving traffic

Elisabeth Oktofani & Dofa Fasila – A city official has admitted that there would be no end to the dredging of Jakarta's rivers as long as people keep dumping waste in them.

Dofa Fasila – As the Indonesian capital enters the ripe old age of 484 years, its governor stated the obvious on Tuesday: Jakarta has an acute shortage of public transport.

The Jakarta Administration has expressed concerns about the "alarming" condition of the waterways that crisscross the capital, most notably the Ciliwung River.

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Ronna Nirmala, Zaky Pawas & Arientha Primanita – They may have fought bigger battles when they were in uniform helping Indonesia gain independence from the Dutch or battle domestic

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – After two meetings in as many days, parties backing both sides of Jakarta's ban on trucks on sections of the inner-city toll road agreed to suspend the ban as o

Shirley Christie – The news will come as little surprise to those who frequent Jakarta's top hotels or have an eye on snapping up units in the latest luxury apartment complex, but the c

Arientha Primanita – The Indonesian government is aiming to give the estimated 8,000 street children in Jakarta at least Rp 1.4 million ($160) each by the end of the year as part of eff

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Traffic congestion cost the city up to Rp 46 trillion (US$5.2 billion) last year, the Jakarta Transportation Agency says.

Ade Mardiyati – It is a few minutes past eight in the evening on Jalan Blora in Central Jakarta and nightlife revelers are starting to trickle onto the street, still wet and muddy from

Zubaidah Nazeer – Madam Wilus lives in a ramshackle dwelling by the railway track in Central Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police late on Thursday night dispersed a group of people protesting the city's plan to build a block of apartments in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, on land that was suppos

Ulma Haryanto – It seems the city's crippling traffic can sometimes even lead the police to bend the rules.

Irawaty Wardany – The city administration may have imposed a ban on the construction of new convenience stores and minimarkets in Jakarta from 2006, but it seems that new establishments

Rachael Fulton – What do you do when a child's face appears at your car window begging for money?

Arientha Primanita & Obey Wibinnov Sianipar – Hipolitus is worried about his job, and for good reason: He's working on borrowed time.

Irawaty Wardhany, Jakarta – The city government is defending its environmental record following a report from the central government that named Jakarta the city with worst environmental

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – As roads in the city get more congested and the level of service of mass transportation deteriorates, Jakartans are turning to private vehicles in drove

Dofa Fasila & Zaky Pawas – Commuters in Greater Jakarta are abandoning public transportation in droves in favor of private vehicles, an official said on Thursday, while the city's a