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According to a forecast from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Jakarta is expected to see intense rain and strong winds between Friday and Monday. In the past days, winds were recorded blowing at a speed of up to 55 kilometers per hour in Jakarta, above the normal average of below 30 km per hour.
1 day agoThe Jakarta chapter of the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jakarta) received 1,212 reports of violence cases throughout 2025, a 60-percent increase compared to the previous year. ...
2 days agoPolice are investigating a deadly office fire at a drone firm specializing in aerial surveys of mines and plantations, amid growing scrutiny of Indonesia’s extractive industry after recent Sumatra floods. ...
4 days agoAirVisual has listed the capital as among the Indonesian cities that have laid claim to the top five slots of most polluted cities in the world, a dubious achievement that some officials have attempted to negate by questioning the data.
5 years agoWith the threat of floods looming over Jakarta until next month, people are gearing up for further disaster.
5 years agoStudents throughout the capital stayed home after the Jakarta Education Agency closed more than 100 of the 375 schools affected by flooding on Tuesday.
5 years agoThe Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency has reported that 973 families consisting of 3,565 people have been evacuated to 40 locations following floods across the city.
5 years agoThe legal right of public access for disabled people is established in Article 97 of Law No. 8/2016 on people with disabilities. The law requires both the central and regional governments to guarantee the accessibility of buildings, roads, residential complexes, parks and cemeteries for people with disabilities.
5 years agoDozens of people living around JGC gathered at the AEON mall and the property management office. Violence broke out and windows were broken in the building.
5 years agoStarted in August 2017, the Yes! I Can program aims to empower transgender people, sex workers and street children in the job market.
5 years agoMild to severe flooding occurred across Greater Jakarta on Tuesday following heavy rain throughout the previous night.
5 years agoThe people of Jakarta are voicing their frustrations over the city's seeming lack of capability in flood management and control, while it remains to be seen whether a new "flood management committee" will focus on the urgency of the task at hand – or sustain the administration's habit of bickering over blame.
5 years agoThe mild to severe flooding across Greater Jakarta on Tuesday paralyzed traffic along several major streets and disrupted a number of public transportation services.
5 years agoIn a real-life, real-time lesson, the disaster management agency has highlighted the need for users to verify any information before acting on it.
5 years ago“Make sure that all electronic devices and power circuits are dry."
5 years agoFlooding on thoroughfares of the capital and major roads in satellite cities has disrupted operations of at least 20,000 trucks in Greater Jakarta.
5 years agoThe video went viral on Tuesday morning when widespread flooding disrupted traffic and train operations in Greater Jakarta.
5 years agoThe police have canceled the odd-even traffic policy for the day but several toll roads are flooded, creating traffic jams during morning rush hour.
5 years agoMild to severe flooding across Greater Jakarta has paralyzed traffic on several major streets and disrupted a number of public transportation services.
5 years agoA team from the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency and the police has discovered illegally owned radioactive substances in a house in the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang, Banten.
5 years agoThe regulation has been met with mixed reviews, including from vendors who say they need alternatives.
5 years agoThe ruling came two years after 93 Bukit Diri residents won a class action suit against the Jakarta administration and the Ciliwung-Cisadane Flood Control Office (BWSCC).
5 years agoGiven how slepetan enthusiasts had embraced the competition, Supriadi, the head of the organizing committee, expressed hope the event could become a platform to promote the game to more people.
5 years agoThe flooding, up to a depth of around 1.2 meters, killed one, cut off electricity and forced a number of people, especially the elderly and families with young children, to evacuate as late as Sunday night.
5 years agoRSCM president director Lies Dina Liastuti said the hospital's medical facility team, the Jakarta health facility security center (BPFK) and vendors of the medical equipment were inspecting the condition of the affected machines.
5 years agoThe number of visitors declined to 11,693 visitors in 2018 from 49,964 visitors in 2015.
5 years agoITF Sunter will apply high-end thermal treatment technology called grate fired incineration.
5 years agoHeavy rain has continued to batter Jakarta in the past couple of weeks as the rainy season continues. This is also the time when dengue-bearing mosquitos are most active.
5 years agoIt is believed that the unannounced visits were related to a case of alleged domestic violence handled by the organization involving a 21-year-old.
5 years agoNine people had undergone a thorough examination, seven of whom were deemed clear, while two others had been exposed to the highest dosage level of 0.12 milli-sievert.
5 years agoWith Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany set to conclude her second and final term next year, the election will be an opportunity for new hopefuls to run for office.
5 years agoEven though online ride-hailing services are on the rise with about 2.5 million drivers in the Greater Jakarta area, Yoga Adiwinarto, the acting president director of the city-owned bus operator, said he was not worried that the business would affect the number of people using Transjakarta services.
5 years agoPT Adhi Commuter Properti, which develops apartment complexes integrated with public transit, hopes to sell over 4,000 units, totaling Rp 2.2 trillion (US$160.5 million), this year. It predicts high demand for transit-oriented development (TOD), such as in areas near the Greater Jakarta LRT, which, once in operation, will connect the capital city to peripheral areas.
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