A new integrated fare scheme for Transjakarta buses and the MRT and LRT trains has brought some improvements to the capital’s public transportation system but remains plagued by issues, users have said.

The Jakarta Governor has expanded the categories exempted from land and building tax to apply to assets worth less than Rp 2 billion (US$134,979) in taxable value.

The National Police have finally announced that their former internal affairs chief, Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, allegedly masterminded the murder of his aide de camp, Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, but questions remain over his reported motive.

In a twist that was both shocking and yet hardly surprising, the National Police on Tuesday announced they had charged former internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo with the murder of his own aide de camp, Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, ending weeks of wild speculation surrounding a case that has gripped the nation.

The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has charged a low-ranking police officer with premeditated murder in the mysterious death of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat at the home of then-internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo last month.

The investigation into the mysterious death of Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat has taken a new course with the National Police now focusing on the alleged cover-up carried out by dozens of officers initially assigned to resolve the high-profile murder case.

The police have vowed to fully investigate a controversial fatal shooting that left Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat dead, with the possibility of arresting more suspects after charging a fellow officer in relation to the incident.

Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, the suspended internal affairs chief, has been summoned for questioning as a witness in the alleged fatal shootout between two subordinates at his official residence last month.

After weeks of claiming that "Bharada E" had acted in self-defense in the alleged fatal shootout that led to the death of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, the National Police have announced that Richard Eliezer has been named as a suspect in the case.

Health experts are calling on the government to tighten public restrictions in Greater Jakarta amid growing complacency as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise.

The Jakarta Police have advised the city administration to alter office working hours to tackle the capital’s severe traffic congestion during peak commuting hours.

The results of the second autopsy of Brig. Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat, who was reportedly killed in a shootout at the Jakarta residence of a high-ranking police official, will only be available in the next four to eight weeks, according to a team responsible for the process.

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has revealed that CCTV cameras had captured the events leading up to the fatal shooting of police officer Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat – also known as Brig. J – at the residence of the police’s internal affairs chief, Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, in Jakarta on July 8.

The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) is calling on Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to appeal a State Administrative Court ruling annulling the city administration’s decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.1 percent.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the controversial alleged fatal shooting of an officer while on duty as the personal secretary of the internal affairs chief.

The plot continues to thicken around the alleged shooting death of Brig. Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat on July 8 as the National Police suspend two other top officers amid an ongoing investigation.

An online petition to remove traffic lights at a Cibubur intersection has so far garnered over 30,000 signatures following a deadly accident involving a Pertamina truck on Monday.

Controversial Islamic cleric, Rizieq Shihab, was released from prison on parole on Wednesday, just over a year after being sentenced and earlier than expected, a government official confirmed.

Police have suspended the internal affairs chief, whose residence was the scene of the alleged fatal shootout, while promising that the special investigation into the incident would be 'transparent and objective'.

Opinion polls on the 2024 presidential election show that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is among the most popular public figures, but his nomination remains clouded by uncertainty.

Greater Jakarta and other regions have been hit by flooding caused by heavier rainfall than usual as a result of the convergence of several atmospheric and oceanographic phenomena.

Recent emergence of youths from Jakarta’s satellite cities idling in crowds to bask in the capital’s downtown glory is a phenomenon experts described as a sign of “public thirst” for more inclusive public spaces. 

The government has retracted plans to raise COVID-19 curbs in Greater Jakarta, only a day after ratcheting up restrictions in the capital area amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Critics have said Indonesia's strict blasphemy laws are being used to erode a long-standing reputation for tolerance and diversity in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.

In a now-deleted social media post, the Holywings bar had offered a free bottle of gin for men named Mohammad and women named Maria -- a popular figure in the Bible -- every Thursday if they presented their ID cards. 

Alcohol is considered forbidden under Islamic law and while drinking is not prohibited for any religion in the secular country's bars, the act itself is frowned upon by conservative Muslims.

Jakarta’s air quality has deteriorated for the past two weeks, achieving “unhealthy” and “very unhealthy” statuses, which experts say is the result of trans-boundary pollution from neighboring cities and as such is an issue beyond the capital’s borders.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has received his fair share of both praise and criticism during his five years in office.

More than a thousand people flocked to Jakarta’s iconic National Monument (Monas) at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, all dressed their best, to celebrate the 495th anniversary of the city’s founding.

After being canceled in the previous two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jakarta Fair has returned to Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, as part of the capital's 495th anniversary.