The Jeruk Purut cemetery in South Jakarta has become a popular tourist destination for horror fans. Although the cemetery is clean, well lit and well maintained, its legends have catapulted it into popularity.

Red and yellow lanterns hang from dusty walls and terrace ceilings along busy streets surrounding Blok M Square in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, famously dubbed Jakarta's Little Tokyo.

The city allocated Rp 82.8 billion (US$5.9 million) for children’s multipurpose glue and Rp 124 billion for pens. The items were listed under “operational costs for elementary schools”.

Anies scrutinized the 2020 planned budget allocation for stationary items, which was set at Rp 1.6 trillion. 

The first line of Jakarta’s LRT network, spanning 5.8 kilometers from Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta to the Jakarta International Velodrome in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, is expected to begin commercial operations next month after long delays, officials have said.

Sugianto claimed she had been working as a nonpermanent teacher at SMPN 84 Koja since July 2005 under category II of nonpermanent civil servants, or K2.

Both odong-odong drivers and parents have called on the Jakarta administration to reconsider its plan to ban the amusement ride. 

Bogor City Council has formed a team to audit the worthiness and safety of the council’s building after its walls collapsed during a heavy rainstorm on Saturday. The incident raises concern for many people as the building, which cost the city Rp 72 billion (US$5.13 million), had just been inaugurated in April this year.

The court has revoked the developer's permit to manage Sentul City’s water treatment facility and to collect bills from residents. 

As downpours start hitting Greater Jakarta after a prolonged dry season, regional administrations and officials in the capital and neighboring cities are scrambling to prepare for the rainy season.  

When asked about the allocation, the Jakarta Education Agency said a mistake had apparently been made.

There is more to Ancol Bridge than meets the eye, some insist, giving birth to an urban legend that has earned the ordinary-looking bridge a sinister reputation in Jakarta and beyond.

The exhibition “Segar Bugar: The Story of Conservation in Jakarta from the 1920s to the Present” invites the public to take a fresh look at conservation efforts in Jakarta from the Dutch colonial era until today. 

Through the Wave Foundation, students from Jakarta schools teach a free computer class to children from low-income families in West Cakung, East Jakarta.

The implementation of a 2-1 traffic scheme on Jl. Raya Puncak in Bogor regency, West Java, showed mixed results during a trial on Sunday. While Puncak-bound traffic flowed faster, people returning from the popular tourist destination were trapped in severe congestion.

A urine test on a university student accused of a deadly car crash at the Senopati Pharmacy in South Jakarta in the early hours of Sunday revealed no traces of drugs or alcohol, police have said.

Electric vehicles could improve air quality in Jakarta and other cities, but they are only as eco-friendly as the electricity they consume.

Approximately 100 children, between 2 and 5 years old, participated in a pushbike race over the weekend in South Tangerang.

Jakarta Mystical Tour, the first of its kind, was held last Friday with participants visiting places in the capital that are associated with urban legends.

A study conducted by Bali Fokus/Nexus3 Foundation, an environmental health NGO, found that at least 69 percent of playground equipment had a lead concentration over 90 parts per million (ppm), which is the national standard deemed safe for children.

The driver reportedly lost control of her car and crashed into the drugstore, hitting a man guarding the facility.

According to publicly listed state-owned builder PT Adhi Karya Tbk, the project is 55.13 finished as of Oct. 4 and the first LRT train has been placed at Harjamukti Station in Cibubur, East Jakarta.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued warnings that regions south of the equator, predominantly across Java and the Nusa Tenggara islands, will be exposed to hot temperatures until Sunday.

In a recent interview with The Jakarta Post, Qlue founder and president director Rama Raditya said Qlue had expanded to 25 cities across Indonesia and used artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet-of-things (IoT) in most of its products.

The Jakarta administration is holding a Blue Sky Parade to campaign for the use of environmentally friendly vehicles and to increase awareness of the importance of maintaining the "environmental comfort" of Jakarta, city secretary Saefullah said.

Saefullah said the administration was currently racking its brains to minimize unnecessary spending until year-end.

Despite already being open for market vendors, the Pasar Rumput low-cost apartment block (Rusunawa) in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, has yet to be made available for renters.

'Starling' coffee sellers can sell roughly 9,000 cups of instant coffee daily.

The Kramat Jati community health center in East Jakarta has said that up to 800 people have visited its clinic every day for the past few days because of scorching heat that has engulfed the capital.

Jakarta is home to 3.16 million children, about 30 percent of the city’s population.