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.

BPTJ spokesperson Budi Rahardjo said the app could help users decide whether they wanted to continue traveling to a certain area in Greater Jakarta after considering its exposure to COVID-19.

Under the policy, driver’s licenses with expiration dates between March 17 until May 29 will remain valid until the end of August. 

Nightlife businesses are caught between a rock and a hard place. They are aware that reopening entertainment places during the ongoing epidemic increases the risk of new infections in the city, but many working in the industry are losing income.

During the easing period, Jakarta is gradually opening places of worship, workplaces, public places, public transportation and educational institutions, but still requires health protocols in those sectors.

The city administration decided on Thursday to extend Jakarta’s large-scale social restriction (PSBB) period to the end of June while easing measures for several sectors.

KCI recorded 150,000 commuters using its services on Monday morning. 

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has announced that ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers are allowed to transport passengers again starting on Monday.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Monday that the provincial administration would not impose the odd-even vehicle restriction policy yet despite acknowledging that personal vehicles were crowding the streets of Jakarta as the large-scale social restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 had been relaxed.

After months of praying at home, Muslims in Jakarta are now able to perform Friday prayers in mosques on Friday following the transitional period in the capital city that starts to ease restrictions in public spaces in the capital city.