President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the controversial alleged fatal shooting of an officer while on duty as the personal secretary of the internal affairs chief.

The plot continues to thicken around the alleged shooting death of Brig. Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat on July 8 as the National Police suspend two other top officers amid an ongoing investigation.

An online petition to remove traffic lights at a Cibubur intersection has so far garnered over 30,000 signatures following a deadly accident involving a Pertamina truck on Monday.

Controversial Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, was released from prison on parole on Wednesday, just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed.

Police have suspended the internal affairs chief, whose residence was the scene of the alleged fatal shootout, while promising that the special investigation into the incident would be 'transparent and objective'.

Opinion polls on the 2024 presidential election show that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is among the most popular public figures, but his nomination remains clouded by uncertainty.

Greater Jakarta and other regions have been hit by flooding caused by heavier rainfall than usual as a result of the convergence of several atmospheric and oceanographic phenomena.

Recent emergence of youths from Jakarta’s satellite cities idling in crowds to bask in the capital’s downtown glory is a phenomenon experts described as a sign of “public thirst” for more inclusive public spaces. 

The government has retracted plans to raise COVID-19 curbs in Greater Jakarta, only a day after ratcheting up restrictions in the capital area amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Critics have said Indonesia's strict blasphemy laws are being used to erode a long-standing reputation for tolerance and diversity in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.

In a now-deleted social media post, the Holywings bar had offered a free bottle of gin for men named Mohammad and women named Maria -- a popular figure in the Bible -- every Thursday if they presented their ID cards. 

Alcohol is considered forbidden under Islamic law and while drinking is not prohibited for any religion in the secular country's bars, the act itself is frowned upon by conservative Muslims.

Jakarta’s air quality has deteriorated for the past two weeks, achieving “unhealthy” and “very unhealthy” statuses, which experts say is the result of trans-boundary pollution from neighboring cities and as such is an issue beyond the capital’s borders.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has received his fair share of both praise and criticism during his five years in office.

More than a thousand people flocked to Jakarta’s iconic National Monument (Monas) at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, all dressed their best, to celebrate the 495th anniversary of the city’s founding.

After being canceled in the previous two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jakarta Fair has returned to Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, as part of the capital's 495th anniversary.

The roaring success of the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix is in little danger of being politicized according to one analyst, who says that the event will have almost zero political impact ahead of 2024.

After various controversies and multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta is finally ready to host its first-ever Formula E electric motorsport on Saturday at Ancol Beach, North Jakarta.

The Jakarta administration has said it will allow schools to hold classes at full capacity starting in April as the city’s COVID-19 cases have eased.

As mobility returns to pre-pandemic levels in response to plummeting COVID-19 cases and easing restrictions, experts say that major efforts are needed to keep Jakarta's roads gridlock-free.

As one of the main facilities for treating COVID-19 in the capital city, the Athletes Village apartment compound has witnessed the ups and downs of the pandemic over the last two years.

Occupancy rates for hospital beds for COVID-19 patients are rising rapidly in Jakarta, albeit mostly for asymptomatic or mild patients, as the third wave of infections fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant engulfs the city and the daily caseload reaches record highs.

A third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has begun to take hold across the country, with the Omicron variant of the virus believed to have driven a surge in cases and hospitalization in the capital, where more than 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated.

Senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan has said that the impending third wave of infections in Jakarta looks likely to peak sometime between the end of February and early March.

The Jakarta administration has said it will administer booster shots for eligible recipients, regardless of their official residency status as shown on their ID cards, as it kicked off the booster shot rollout on Wednesday.

Overhead pedestrian crossings are a common sight in Jakarta, particularly on its main thoroughfares. Footbridges also allow commuters to reach Transjakarta bus stops, which are often on a dedicated lane on the right-hand side of the road.

The expansion of tap water services is seen as crucial to halting land subsidence in the sinking capital, which is primarily driven by excessive groundwater extraction as not all residents have access to piped water.

The government initially planned to impose strict curbs nationwide under multitiered public activity restrictions (PPKM) but rescinded the decision on the grounds that the COVID-19 situation had improved.

The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) has advised Jakarta-owned bus service Transjakarta to create a unit specifically responsible for setting and maintaining safety standards following a recent spike in crashes involving the city buses.

With La Niña weather phenomenon in full swing and tropical cyclones detected in the wider region, Jakarta is on high alert for the possibility of heavy downpours causing floods.