In a bid to save Jakarta from the triple threat of flooding, water shortages and land subsidence, the Jakarta administration is racing to build vertical drainage systems throughout the city. 

The Jakarta administration is moving to expand LRT Jakarta’s east-west corridor despite the possibility it would "overlap" an MRT Jakarta route.  

Nag, nag, nag. No one else in Indonesia, it is said, beats native Jakartans – or Betawi – when it comes to complaining, fault-finding and making demands.

An unclaimed bag was found on the sidewalk between Istiqlal Mosque and Sriwijaya Hotel in Central Jakarta on Monday afternoon, prompting suspicions about what could be inside. 

A video purportedly showing public maintenance officers taking a contract extension test in a gutter has caused uproar among both the public and the city administration.

A UN-Indonesia initiative and a coalition on providing safe public spaces for women are taking up the fight against sexual harassment with those who are best placed to offer help: Bystanders.

A Harley Davidson rider whose identity has yet to be revealed, hit two pedestrians on Jl. Raya Pajajaran, Bogor in West Java on Sunday morning, killing one of them.

Residents of Kembangan district in West Jakarta made the terrifying discovery of tens of venomous snakes appearing from inside their toilets on Sunday afternoon.

In its 2017 report titled “Jakarta’s Silent Killer” Greenpeace presented data from the US Embassy in Jakarta showing that between January and September that year, Central and South Jakarta had experienced only 14 days of “good” air quality and 34 days of “unhealthy” air.

While the city administration struggles to tackle the complex problem, communities and businesspeople have shed a ray of hope by getting their hands dirty, as there have been growing movements in society where members of the public actively take part in reducing waste through numerous innovative programs.

The 24-story buildings will consist of 850 apartments, of which 60 percent will be one-bedroom and the remainder two-bedroom.

The new equipment is expected to help police detect and identify criminals faster, as well as discourage bribery, a practice often attempted by traffic violators in their effort to get out of a ticket, according to the Jakarta Police's Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) head, Comr. Arif Fazlurrahman.

Members of several conservative Islamic groups have protested against Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and the “immoral” festival, which they claim goes against Muslim values.

Amid the recent appointment of a new education minister and the newly revived discourse on rigid, grade-oriented formal education, Jakarta is seeing a rising trend in parents turning to homeschooling for creative, interest-based learning.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s team of aides has once again come under scrutiny during 2020 city budget deliberation. City councillors, questioning the effectiveness of the team, has urged the administration to cut down on the number of aides.

The Indonesian Transportation Society says housing construction should take into account access to public transportation interchanges.

Reptile observer Arbi Krisna said the appearance of cobras was unsurprising as most snake eggs hatched this time of year.  

Across Jakarta are dozens of tabletop communities that gather at trading card game stores, such as Good Guy Games in Tomang, Arcanum Hobbies in Kuningan and Eternity Games in Mangga Besar.

Spending most of their final year of high school studying, students are typically expected to regularly attend private tutoring sessions and subscribe to online learning platforms. The pressure is high because of the tough competition to get into top state universities.  

While Jakarta's pedestrians and road users are starting to enjoy traveling freely around Pasar Senen Jaya, street vendors relocated from the area are adjusting to their new places of business – as are the tenanted merchants in welcoming the newcomers.

With the toll road opening ahead of schedule, it is expected to share the traffic burden of Christmas and New Year travel. 

The Rp 2.1 trillion (US$ 150 million) for school renovation projects around the capital has been slashed to Rp 1.4 trillion. 

Anies said the lower subsidies would not impact public transportation services.

Based on 2015 data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia has 21.5 million citizens with disabilities, which represents about 8 percent of its population. Unfortunately, based on recent data from BPS, they only spend an average of 4.6 years at school, far less the government’s requirement of nine years.

The contents of four landfills in Greater Jakarta are be channeled to incinerators to produce electricity, but the construction of the facilities has been sluggish. 

These delays caused the number of passengers waiting to board trains to swell, especially during peak hours.

 The Tomang Rawa Kepa Park in Grogol Petamburan subdistrict, West Jakarta, recently underwent a major facelift that transformed it from an unattended plot of land into an 18,000-square-meter playground.

Currently FoodBox is available at the Evasari Hospital in Cempaka Putih and the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Senen, both in Central Jakarta.

The entity joint venture company will manage public transportation-related aspects, including fares and routes.

In an attempt to better educate children of the community, the management team of child-friendly public space (RPTRA) Sindang Raya has been offering free night classes on various school subjects.