KCI is considering importing three trains due to rising passenger numbers, it expects them to be operational in 2024–2025.

Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway operator PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has said a viral video of a leaking ceiling posted on social media on Sunday did not show Halim station but an area outside the south arrival lobby.

KAI said the inundation was due to clogged pipes instead of damage to the newly built LRT station, which connects the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) building, the nearby TransJakarta (TJ) bus stop and another government-run office building across the highway.

Several organizations, including the local fire agency, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and the Depok disaster response team (Tagana), joined forces to provide assistance to residents in the affected areas.

Jakarta was dropped from the Formula E-Prix roster for the 2024 season because of a scheduling conflict caused by the campaign season for the presidential election.

The two-month remote working for Jakarta public employees that ended recently was largely ineffective in reducing severe traffic congestion and air pollution in the capital, analysts have said.

A platoon commander from the Bekasi Fire Department says that methane is the suspected cause of the fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon, which has now been extinguished.

The Jakarta administration's Rp 7.5 billion allocation for bicycle lane expansion has been shifted toward maintenance, including replacing traffic cone partitions with cat's eye reflectors.

BMKG shared the information on it’s Instagram account, @infobmkg, also noting significant temperature increases recorded at weather stations in Bandar Lampung, Banten, Surabaya, Central Sulawesi, South Sumatra and Semarang, among others.

A days-long fire at the Rawa Kucing landfill in Tangerang, Banten, began to wane on Wednesday after local authorities enlisted the help of neighboring cities and regencies to put out the blaze.

The central government, through the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), deployed on Monday a water bomber helicopter to extinguish a fire in the Rawa Kucing landfill in Tangerang, Banten, that has been raging since last week.

Fire continues to rage at Tangerang's Rawa Kucing landfill, burning through 80 percent of the area in what is suspected to be a self-sustaining combustion involving methane from decomposing waste.

While Jakarta has several parks and open spaces, the quantity and distribution of these areas are limited, making them largely inaccessible to the city's low-income households, according to a recent study.

The Jakarta Transportation Agency has clarified that the removal of bicycle lane dividers is not part of a plan to remove the lanes permanently.

The Home Ministry has extended the tenure of interim Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono for another year, giving him another crack at tackling perennially worsening air pollution and leading a transitional period for the 496-year-old metropolis that is about to lose its status as Indonesia’s capital.

Jakarta may have a long road to becoming the global city it aims to be after it loses its state capital status, but the 2024 general election could bring the city new opportunities, a recent discussion has concluded.

Jakarta’s plan to introduce targeted subsidies across the city’s three main modes of public transportation has drawn a bevy of mixed responses, with some experts lauding the move while others are vexed about potential data misuse.

Efforts to curb air pollution over Jakarta should be coordinated among different institutions and done before the dry air during the dry season allows pollutants to accumulate in the air, experts have said.

The police were quoted by news website Detik.com as saying the explosion may have come from an overheated power supplier in the radiology unit of the Eka Hospital in the Serpong area.

In an effort to combat Jakarta’s worsening air pollution, the city administration has been enforcing stricter emission controls.

The public can breathe a sigh of relief, as officials have announced that replicas comprised most of the objects damaged in Saturday's fire at the National Museum.

The National Museum in Central Jakarta caught fire on Saturday night, causing severe damage to the building.

Jakarta is planning to extend remote working for public employees and ramp up water misting from tall buildings as the city's air quality has not improved despite various efforts to curb air pollution.

The Suralaya power plant in Cilegon, Banten, is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia with a total installed capacity of 3,400 megawatts and 35,000 tonnes of estimated daily coal consumption.

The Jakarta Military Police have said that their preliminary findings have found that extortion was behind the recent abduction, torture and murder of Imam Masykur, a 25-year-old Aceh native allegedly by three members of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

The Jakarta Police have arrested three civilians linked to the death of Imam Masykur, a 25-year-old Aceh native who was allegedly abducted and tortured by three members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in an extortion plot.

Despite the recent government efforts to tackle the pollution, Jakarta air quality on Wednesday morning was still "unhealthy" with a score of 177, even higher than two weeks ago.

The President made the decision in a limited cabinet meeting on late Monday.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched the Greater Jakarta LRT on Monday, heralding the beginning of its service connecting Jakarta and two satellite cities as part of efforts to alleviate chronic traffic in the capital and its worsening air pollution.

Investigators from the Environment and Forestry Ministry have named at least five suspects and shut down several businesses for their alleged contribution to the worsening air pollution choking the Greater Jakarta area.