The parallel police investigation found that the three victims aboard were likely killed upon the aircraft's impact with the ground.

Living in a small alley near Duri Station in Tambora, West Jakarta, Nur Walidah, 37, prefers to sit outside her house, along with other mothers, while nurturing her four-year-old daughter. While the minimum standard of adequate living is a bit more than 7 square meters per person, it is not unheard for a family of four, or even more, to live in a cramped house as little as 15 sq m in size. On average, there are 17 Jakartans living to each 1 sq m of the city.

While Indonesia is set to host the world’s largest water conference in Bali this week, many people living in the country’s capital remain without reliable access to clean water provided by the city, forcing them to seek out independent solutions.

Jakarta has long been a magnet for people searching for better livelihoods, particularly after Idul Fitri. But this year, the estimated number of newcomers has fallen as the economies of other cities in the country start to catch up.

PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto acknowledged that Anies and Ahok were among the names proposed by the party's rank and file. 

Commuter Line passengers in Greater Jakarta say they do not mind paying extra for transit expenses as long as the new fares are reasonable and the services are improved.

The Jakarta city administration is moving to deactivate 92,000 identity card numbers (NIK) of Jakartans who have passed away or relocated to make way for city projects as an effort to update the civil registry for more accurate social aid distribution.

MRT Jakarta is revisiting the rail extension plan to South Tangerang after the notion was put to the back burner because of funding issues, as the extension requires financial commitment from local administrations.

The NasDem Party is open to the possibility of supporting former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan for another run in the city after he lost the February presidential election.

The NasDem Party is exploring Anies Baswedan’s potential candidacy in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. However, the former presidential candidate said he was prioritizing resolving election disputes before confirming a regional bid.

Aside from the President, his son and vice president-elect Gibran as well as losing presidential candidates Anies and Ganjar are reportedly set to host public Idul Fitri gatherings on Wednesday, while notably, president-elect Prabowo has no plans to do so.

People wanting to attend the planned Idul Fitri celebration on Wednesday must wear shoes and no jeans, the Palace says.

People living in Jakarta, a city of 11 million people, started leaving the capital over the weekend, according to the Transportation Ministry.

Budi Karya said that the crash most likely happened because fatigued drivers involved in the crash wanted to quickly find ways to relieve their stress.

Many workers in Jakarta are forced to break their fast on the road away from home while still commuting after work. For them, the many takjil (light snack to break the fast) vendors are saviors, as well as numerous mosques providing free iftar boxes.

All non-compliant and potentially hazardous food items were immediately withdrawn from the shelves for disposal.

The administration has coordinated with the central government and the West Java administration to repair the damaged homes. 

A series of explosions and an ensuing fire at a military ammunition depot in West Java over the weekend have raised safety questions regarding the stockpiling of expired munitions, following a similar incident at a police warehouse in East Java in March.

The military also received reports that shells or projectiles might have landed in the surrounding areas and urged people not to touch the objects.

Chairman of the PSI faction at the Jakarta Legislative Council William Aditya Sarana said that if Kaesang met all the administrative requirements he would certainly be nominated.

The Jakarta Agglomeration Council in the proposed Jakarta special designation bill would need huge funding and authority if authorities want it to be effective in helping solve the city's perennial problems such as traffic and flooding, urban experts have said.

Thirty-five-year-old Sendi Ferdiansyah made the announcement on Monday after meeting with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Presidential Palace.

The boat, carrying 35 people, capsized on Monday near the Kepulauan Seribu area of Jakarta after the vessel was hit by a wave, authorities said. All on board were rescued except the Taiwanese passport holder. 

Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono claims that the city suspended the scholarships to check for data discrepancies regarding the awardees' socioeconomic situations.

The Bogor mayor has ordered all nightspots in the city, including massage parlors, to close during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, and plans to deploy patrols to enforce the ban.

One Bekasi resident's daily social media posts about a broken train station escalator finally led to its repair, but only after she and a group of like-minded commuters went offline to stage a minor protest resembling a 100th-day memorial service.

A rice shortage continued to affect modern retailers in Jakarta as of Thursday despite the government ordering 250,000 tonnes of rice to keep the price and supply steady.

Passengers riding the Greater Jakarta LRT during the long weekend holiday period in February increased by 11 percent, reaching 122,671 passengers.

Bekasi and Depok are polar opposites in terms of religious tolerance, with the former ranking second for the second consecutive year and the latter falling to last place on the Setara Institute's 2023 Tolerant City Index.

Jakarta and its residents welcomed the Year of the Wood Dragon on Saturday with a variety of public and private festivities as the official campaign period drew to a close.