Both deputy gubernatorial candidates have recently submitted administrative documents to Anies Baswedan, marking their first personal meetings with the governor.

The police have said that the teenaged girl who reportedly confessed to the crime liked watching horror movies, but experts point out that complex personal issues could be motivational factors.

The city councilors claimed the formation of the special committee was not intended as a rebuke to Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regarding his handling of the recent floods but rather was aimed at helping the governor find better solutions.

“The banners that you see in Jakarta underwent a long journey before being known by the public as they are today,” Hartono, a 50-year-old banner maker in Pekayon, Bekasi, West Java, told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. “The banners are not just regular fabric. They represent the struggle and hopes of the Lamongan people to be successful in a big city like Jakarta,” he added.

The Jakarta E-Prix Organizing Committee is also postponing the construction of a 2.6-kilometer racetrack around Monas, called the Monas Circuit.

“As many as 97 patients are still being observed in hospitals. In the meantime, another 100 patients have been discharged from hospitals after testing negative for COVID-19,” Jakarta Health Agency head Widyastuti said during a press briefing at City Hall in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Some international schools in Jakarta are closing their doors in an effort to protect students and teachers from the COVID-19 coronavirus, which continues to spread globally.

The much-anticipated Formula E electric motorsports championship was initially scheduled to take place on June 6 in Jakarta.

The Jakarta administration is falling short of its responsibility to disclose detailed emissions data of factories that contribute to air pollution, environmental advocacy groups have said.

A warteg refers to a traditional food stall, the name is derived from warung Tegal, or Tegal food stall. Tegal is on the northern coast of Java.

Jeera Foundation offers barista-training courses for inmates at the Cipinang Penitentiary by providing a cafe as a learning facility inside the penitentiary.

Many residents of Kampung Buntar have already been running home-based industries that produce processed nutmeg. Inspired by their efforts, the city administration decided to tap into their potential and expand their businesses.

The experience has been described as “traumatizing”, especially because the inappropriate conduct took place during an event dedicated to rallying against all forms of discrimination and violence against women.

The investigation into the case started when a 15-year-old girl surrendered herself at a police station in West Jakarta.

Hanim is Minangkabau -- an ethnic group originating from West Sumatra – a people known for traveling far from their hometown in pursuit of successful lives in other places, including Jakarta. Many of them are attracted to various businesses like jewelry, textiles and clothing, as well as the culinary trade, which contributes to the abundance of Minang food stalls in the capital.

A decline in sales has been one of the impacts of the rising average price of sugar in Jakarta since January. Sugar production nationwide is estimated to have declined to around 2 million tons this year from 2.2 million tons in 2019, according to an outlook released in February by the Indonesian Sugar Association (AGI). 

With a smile and a heartwarming "peace be with you” churchgoers exchanged greetings, but there were neither handshakes nor hugs during Sunday mass at the Jakarta Cathedral in Central Jakarta as people took precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

A few conscious people have been trying to maintain humanity in Greater Jakarta amid mounting public fears. One of them is Erwin, a 60-year-old grocer in Teluk Gong, North Jakarta.

Gerindra Party executive Riza Patria has resigned from his seat as a member of the House of Representatives as he hopes to become the deputy governor of Jakarta.

Jakarta’s future deputy governor will share a great responsibility with the governor amid criticism and complaints over flood prevention and mitigation.

Since the government confirmed four cases of COVID-19 infection in the country, there has been growing awareness of a healthy lifestyle and basic protection to curb the spread of the respiratory disease.

The increase was mainly a result of breeders' decision to raise the price of broiler chickens nationwide in February, according to the Indonesian People's Poultry Association's (Pinsar) Central Java branch.

The head of the Jakarta Information and Communication Agency, Atikah, said the site, corona.jakarta.go.id, gives the public updates on the number of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in the capital, as reported by tempo.co on Friday.

The ambitious Rp 4.5 trillion (US$315.5 million) project is expected to finish by the end of October 2021. However, while construction rolls on at the site, legal matters relating to land clearance remain.

The 2019 report of the National Commission on Violence Against Woman (Komnas Perempuan) revealed 406,178 cases of violence against women were reported throughout the year, up from 348,466 cases in 2018.

The technical glitches that often occur during operations include engine breakdowns, brake failures and train door malfunctions, in which the doors suddenly open in transit. 

The North Jakarta Police chief has said that face masks that were previously confiscated by those who stockpiled them will be sold to the public at regular prices.

Residents living alongside the Ciliwung River canal in Kebon Manggis, Matraman, East Jakarta, have raised concerns over their safety after Jl. Kesatrian X, a street running in front of their houses and right beside the canal, collapsed on Tuesday.

The Jakarta city administration has temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for mass gatherings, including for film shooting purposes, as part of its COVID-19 containment efforts.

The Rp 960 billion losses might slash Jakarta's economic growth by 0.025 percent this year, said Bank Indonesia's Jakarta office head Hamid Ponco Wibowo.