Rail commuters face a reduction in service as Commuter Line service operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) plans to retire 10 trains due to old age this year, while the importation of used Japanese trains has been met with resistance from the Industry Ministry.

Over 100 neighborhoods in Jakarta and parts of its satellite cities of Tangerang and Bekasi have been inundated following heavy downpours in recent days.

The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Jakarta) reported dozens of neighborhoods in the capital had been flooded on Monday morning, as authorities warn more heavy rain is possible in the coming days.

Jakarta once again saw a significant increase in its traffic congestion last year, as Indonesia gradually moved on from the COVID-19 outbreak and pre-pandemic bustle returned to the city, the 2022 TomTom Traffic Index revealed.

To this day, the inauguration of the low-rise apartment building remains the closest Kampung Bayam residents have got to their supposed new home.

The official has been identified as Rafael Alun Trisambodo, the father of Mario Dandy Satrio, a suspect in an assault case under investigation by the South Jakarta Police.

The South Jakarta Police have arrested Mario Dandy Satrio, the son of a Jakarta Tax Office official, and named him a suspect in an assault case that has exposed the lavish lifestyle of some tax officers in the country.

"He was not intoxicated. When committing the action he was healthy and sober," Said South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Ade Ary Syam, as quoted by Kompas.com.

In the video, which was first shared on Twitter by a victim of the incident early on Sunday, the driver of a Toyota Fortuner SUV is seen apparently threatening the driver of a yellow Brio sedan with a sword, later smashing the sedan's windshield with what appeared to be an airsoft gun before driving the SUV into the side of the smaller vehicle.   

The Jakarta Transportation Council (DTKJ) hopes that the electronic road pricing (ERP) policy will be implemented for all types of motorists.

Youth-led environmental group the Antheia Project says that Styrofoam is yet another dangerous waste that has not been properly addressed, being widely used but with little to no waste processing, leaving large amounts degraded in nature and found on beaches.

As Indonesia gradually moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic with the end of curbs earlier this year, Jakarta commuters are also getting reacquainted with the city’s notorious traffic congestion, with data showing that Jakarta’s traffic has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The Jakarta Police have formed a team to investigate the circumstances surrounding a 2022 traffic collision involving a retired police officer that resulted in the death a university student, following criticism of the force’s initial handling of the incident.

Indonesia’s leading English-language newspaper kicked off 2023 by conducting a readers’ survey that involved 225 respondents, with five survey participants selected readers of a special event held on Monday at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta.

After a two-year absence, the Jakarta administration is set to resume public New Year’s Eve celebrations, with the main event set to take place in the newly renovated Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII).

What began as a tweet from a National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) climatologist has spiraled into conflicting weather warnings that bamboozled many Greater Jakarta residents.

As Jakarta resumes normal service in 2022 with the worst of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, the capital’s 10 million residents, plus 18 million more from the surrounding satellite cities, have found themselves dealing again with one of the city’s perennial problems: heavy traffic.

Authorities have sounded the alarm about heavy rain that is expected to hit Jakarta on Wednesday, amid a wider threat of extreme weather that still looms over numerous provinces across the country this week and at least until Jan. 2.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the Jakarta administration had made a proposal to the central government for a new train station.

In the latest fire incident at a government facility, a small fire broke out at the Home Ministry yesterday with no reported casualties.

It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries in the blaze. The South Jakarta fire department has not given any details on what caused the fire.

MRT Jakarta announced on Tuesday that it would extend the operational hours by one hour from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. effective immediately. Operational hours start at 5 a.m. on weekdays and at 6 a.m. on weekends.

Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono is continuing the river normalization project on the Ciliwung River to mitigate flooding in the city, which has previously been halted. 

MRT Jakarta has unearthed approximately 100 meters of a Dutch-colonial era double track railway on Jl. Gajah Mada on Wednesday.

The city administration and related disaster organizations are getting in gear for an extended forecast of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds until next February.

Several slum kampungs in northern Jakarta have adopted a collective housing model and would like the government to know of their success.

The Jakarta administration is working to improve park-and-ride facilities throughout the city to encourage more people to use public transportation.

Urbanists are raising concerns about the Jakarta administration's plan to revamp and potentially commercialize the city’s historic landmark, Monas.

The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) have voiced their disapproval of the Jakarta administration's plan to impose staggered working hours to alleviate the city's chronic traffic issues.

State-owned news agency LKBN Antara plans to move its newsroom to its old address in Pasar Baru, one of historic quarters of Central Jakarta.