Pedestrians are now allowed to exercise at 32 alternative locations in the Sudirman-Thamrin area on Sunday Car Free Day, as the event has been halted on main thoroughfares for the time being, Jakarta Transportation Agency head Syafrin Liputo stated recently.

Jakarta, the first epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic in Indonesia, has reportedly brought the outbreak “under control”, officials have said, in a statement that has raised eyebrows as new cases still appear in the city.

The large turnout of crowds at the Car Free Day (CFD) "revival" on June 21 has prompted the Jakarta administration to again suspend the weekly event, which was originally suspended on March 15.

The Central Jakarta District Court has issued on Tuesday an interlocutory decision that it has jurisdiction to preside over the air pollution lawsuit filed by citizens against the government.

The sentence was lighter than the four months’ imprisonment and Rp 2 million fine demanded by prosecutors.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Jakarta administration in its appeal of a lower court’s decision to uphold developer PT Taman Harapan Indah's permit to reclaim and build on man-made Islet H in Jakarta bay.

The respite of bluer skies and slightly fresher air that Jakartans enjoyed during the city’s large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) has given way to smog as activities resume in the capital.

An 11-year-old elementary schoolboy was playing with his friends by the Ciliwung River in North Jakarta at around 9 p.m. last Tuesday when he suddenly felt a hot object hit his back.

The Jakarta administration has kept its unqualified opinion (WTP) from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for the third year in a row. Governor Anies Baswedan said it was one of the best presents that the city could have received for its anniversary.

The Jakarta Police have arrested infamous thug John Kei for allegedly masterminding attacks in two places that claimed a life and injured two others, months after he was released on parole for murder.

City-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta has finally commenced construction of phase 2 of the Jakarta MRT project, after three months of being postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Indonesian capital.

Netizens have raised concerns over public health as images and videos of large crowds inundating the streets of Central Jakarta on the first Car Free Day (CFD) following months of large-scale restrictions (PSBB) spread on social media.

Regardless of whether Jakarta relinquished its capital status, the home to some 10 million people will remain the country’s business and economic center, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said.

She allegedly received Rp 6.3 million (USD$ 447.50) for each child she procured for the American. 

The Jakarta administration has opted for a virtual celebration to commemorate the capital city’s 493rd anniversary, which will fall on June 22 amid the unceasing COVID-19 pandemic.

An inmate in Central Jakarta’s Salemba Penitentiary has not sitting on his hands lately, as he reportedly controled a drug-smuggling operation for methamphetamine and ecstasy in Bekasi regency, West Java.

Depok Police have arrested a 42-year-old church caretaker in Depok, West Java,  over alleged sexual child abuse.

Health workers will spray disinfectant at the market while it is closed for three days.

Russ Albert Medlin was convicted of sexual assault against minors twice in Nevada, United States, between 2006 and 2008, according to Indonesian police.

Commuters will hopefully find transferring between different transit modes in Jakarta more convenient after the city finished the revamping of a number of transfer points, which had been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has urged Jakarta residents to refrain from visiting Puncak, a tourist area in Ciawi in Bogor regency, West Java, following reports that the area was packed with tourists over the weekend.

Working daily in a place deemed to pose a high risk of COVID-19 contagion, some traditional wet market vendors have taken precautions related to the viral outbreak, as they worry about their health as much as they do their financial struggles.

The market also implemented an odd-even policy for vendors to operate every day as an attempt to limit the number of sellers and shoppers during the so-called new normal period.

A US national wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a bitcoin scam has been arrested in Indonesia and charged under a child protection law for suspected sex crimes, Indonesian police said on Tuesday.

The capital has started offering free buses to shuttle commuters to five downtown stations following the crowding at stations and on trains that occurred when it started easing its COVID-19 restrictions in early June.

Street vendors will be prohibited from selling food and goods during the weekly Car Free Day, the Jakarta administration said.

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) – a global NGO that promotes sustainable transportation  – has recorded a tenfold increase in the number of cyclists along Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta.

Empty spaces in MRT stations will be used for coworking spaces equipped with various features, including video conferencing.

Visitors will be required to wear masks at all times, maintain an interpersonal distance of at least 2 meters and bring hand sanitizer.

Activists have lambasted the Central Jakarta District Court's decision to postpone the interlocutory hearing of the landmark air pollution lawsuit they filed against the government, citing the court's negligence in the case.