A horse was found dead after allegedly being forced by its coachman to travel and carry passengers through floodwaters in South Tangerang, Banten.

Jakarta residents are now able to access the latest updates on floods through an interactive map at PetaBencana.id.

Evacuation of flood victims should be city's top priority: House speaker

Two classrooms at SD 11 Tomang state elementary school were packed with dozens of evacuees who had fled their homes after they became inundated by floodwaters of up to 1 meter in depth.

Chained and caged pets cannot escape from the floods and rely on watchful neighbors for survival.

Even though the dump site has undergone several improvements, a poorly managed mountain of garbage has continued to create problems, especially for people living nearby.

Many people continued to call for help on the second day of 2020 as emergency relief agencies struggled with overload and reduced access to certain areas due to flooding.

Most children in Kampung Menteng Atas attend school with the support of their parents and other assistance, despite the majority of the residents working as scavengers with an average monthly income of Rp 1.5 million to Rp 2 million.

Fortune-telling is not always costly. There are many options available with services now digitized and mediated by technology. 

Two employees suffered burn wounds in a fire at a Shell gas station in West Jakarta on Wednesday.

At least nine people died in floods or landslides in Greater Jakarta, according to data from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency recorded rainfall intensity on New Year’s Eve at 377 millimeters per day, according to an observation conducted at the Air Force air base in East Jakarta.

Hundreds of thousands of people swarmed Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta to celebrate New Year’s Eve with optimism for 2020 and beyond.

The Social Affairs Ministry reported on Thursday afternoon that it had verified 26 deaths.

The company’s technical and facility director Yoga Adiwinarto said the trial run would be carried out as soon as the company acquired vehicle registration certificates (STNKs) for the legal operation of the electric buses.

Severe floods in Jakarta have claimed two lives. Authorities began evacuating residents after heavy downpours inundated the capital from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.

State-owned electricity firm PLN has temporarily shut down electricity in parts of Jakarta for safety reasons after heavy rains caused severe floods in the capital city from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.

The rain that has soaked the capital city since Tuesday has caused floods in housing areas, at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta and disrupted train networks.

The city administration has yet to establish its own public transportation or to regulate angkot (minivan bus services). The administration was established in 2008.

The police conducted a raid four days after the gambling allegedly started on Dec. 15 and arrested a total of 28 suspects, 11 of whom were allegedly bookmakers and 17 of whom were allegedly players.

Despite the slow progress, railway-based public transportation operators, city-owned PT MRT Jakarta and state-owned PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), have been gearing up to develop their TODs in several locations across Greater Jakarta.

Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Com. Yusri Yunus said a urine test revealed that the suspect, identified only as TP, had consumed amphetamines when the fateful incident happened.

The Jakarta Post went to several popular destinations to find out how the capital city is gearing up to accommodate the influx of people visiting Jakarta-must-sees during the Christmas and New Year break.

With the commuter line carrying 1.1 million passengers every day, KCI said it had taken measures to address incidents that could occur on a jam-packed train. 

Teachers’ lack of personal attention also causes children with special needs emotional scars as they are left to fend for themselves when they become targets of bullying. 

The Jakarta Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) expects to collect Rp 40 trillion (US$2.8 billion) in tax revenues this year, 6.5 percent higher than last year but this figure is actually only 90 percent of the city's initial target of collecting Rp 44.5 trillion.

The disruption is expected to last from Monday at 8 p.m. to Tuesday at 12 p.m.

A motorcycle taxi driver died after a billboard fell upon him when he stopped for a red light during heavy rain on Saturday on Jl. Daan Mogot in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

A civil servant has been named a suspect after he allegedly hit a group of cyclists who were riding on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta, on Saturday morning.