The Jakarta administration is aiming to build more communal toilets in dense neighborhoods to eliminate open defecation, which is still practiced by more than 5,000 households across the city, according to 2024 data by the Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

Jakarta plans to issue a regulation that bans the use of ondel-ondel in street busking as part of a broader effort to preserve the cultural integrity of the Betawi people, the city’s native inhabitants.

Data from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry shows a 20 percent drop in Jakarta’s marine fisheries production in 2023 compared with the year before, while data for 2024 has yet to be released.

The Jakarta administration has launched a major revitalization project in South Jakarta’s Blok M, aiming to transform the long-standing commercial area into a 24-hour economic hub as part of the capital’s push to become a globally competitive city.

The 15 students arrested by the Jakarta Police are charged with inciting mob violence, resisting officers and assaulting police after a violent clash broke out during the protest on Wednesday.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung launched on May 22 a new route for the Transjabodetabek intercity bus service connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with the integrated residential area Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2 in Tangerang regency, Banten.

Banten Deputy Governor Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah urged Transjabodetabek to extend its bus service to Serang, as the province is one of the key satellite areas supporting Jakarta.

Governor Pramono Anung admitted recently that the issue of illegal parking in the capital has seen little progress over the past decades, echoing suggestions from the City Council to accelerate cashless parking.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has pledged to upgrade all of the city’s slum areas by 2027 without relocating any residents, but many remain skeptical, recalling past administrations that evicted people in the name of urban development.

PT Transjakarta will make real-time route adjustments as up to 500,000 online motorcycle taxi, or ojol, drivers stage a protest on Tuesday.

The city administration has officially extended the operating hours of five public parks as part of Governor Pramono Anung’s campaign to expand access to public spaces and stimulate nighttime economic activity in the capital. 

The new route is part of the Transjabodetabek bus service expansion plan promised by Governor Pramono Anung to connect Jakarta with its satellite cities and to address the city’s perennial traffic problem.

The Jakarta administration plans to build two additional rusunawa (low-cost rental apartment complexes) and revitalize an existing one in the coming years to address the capital’s housing backlog, with experts stressing that the projects must be easily accessible and located near economic hubs to attract tenants.

Cooperation between the public and private sectors is needed to protect natural areas like Pramuka Island National Park.

The Jakarta Police cracked down on thuggery and street brawls, deploying more than 650 officers for a two-week-long operation across the capital to create a safer city following complaints from the public.

Only seven of 10 multi-story buildings in the city were found of having proper fire safety equipment, as found by the Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency in an inspection in 2024.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung carried out a massive reshuffle within the city administration on Wednesday by inaugurating 59 high-ranking officials, from agency heads to mayors, to expedite the implementation of his quick-win programs.

The Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) that operates a rehabilitation center for brahminy kite on Kotok Besar Island in Thousand Islands regency has moved the birds to a riverine ecosystem in Lampung as the island owner reportedly sold the island.

On a rainy day in Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.

The Jakarta administration’s newly launched free preschool initiative for underprivileged children has received a positive reception from the public, but experts have called for a review of the program’s beneficiary selection process, citing shortcomings in the government’s data recording system.

A local group representing thousands of residents has put up stiff opposition against the plan to reopen the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, North Jakarta, in the next few months given its apparent impact on residents’ health.

Making good on his campaign promise for educational equity, the governor has launched a pilot free preschool program in a bid to help children from poor families in the city.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung’s plan to keep several parks open for 24 hours to provide affordable nighttime leisure, as well as curbing teenage brawls has been met with caution by observers, who warn that the parks could instead be misused by “irresponsible parties” if the security aspects are overlooked.

An unprecedented crowd of hopeful jobseekers have flocked to Jakarta City Hall in the past few weeks to apply for jobs as sanitation workers, highlighting mounting concerns over unemployment and rising layoffs in the capital.

At least 10 people have been named suspects in a violent clash that broke out on Jl. Kemang Raya on April 30 that caused traffic congestion in the area.

A record-breaking surge in gold prices has sparked a citywide rush, with Jakartans flocking to shopping centers to buy the precious metal as a safe haven during a time of global economic uncertainty.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung signed Jakarta Gubernatorial Instruction (Ingub) No. 6/2025 that mandates all civil servants within the city administration to take public transport every Wednesday. The policy is part of a broader effort to tackle the capital’s chronic traffic congestion.

East Jakarta is leading an initiative to move 2 kilometers of overhead utility lines underground in a two-pronged measure that aims to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists as well as beautify the municipality.

Governor Pramono Anung recently introduced a regulation to cut fuel tax by half, down to 5 percent for private vehicles and 2.5 percent for public ones, risking incentivizing greater private vehicle use and derailing emission targets.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung’s recent initiative to expand intercity bus routes under the Transjabodetabek network has been positively received by the public, although some commuters have called for improved connectivity between their homes and transportation hubs such as bus stops and train stations.