The Jakarta Police are investigating the alleged suicide of one of its middle officers, Adj. Sr. Comr. Buddy Alfrits Towoliu, who was found dead on the side of train tracks after he was thought to have jumped onto an oncoming train on Saturday.

Jakarta will see the peak of the return flow of people celebrating Idul Fitri on Tuesday, the end of the seven day holiday period, a senior minister has said.

The agency has admitted that there was an error in the design of the project and that it would soon reopen an intersection on Jl. Tendean, including its bike lane, to allow for smoother traffic flows.

 The Jakarta Transportation Agency recently decided to close the bike lane connecting Jl. Walter Monginsidi and Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta and set up a concrete barrier to block access for riders and pedestrians looking to use the path. 

Reversing course, the House of Representatives on Wednesday pushed the government to immediately make a decision on importing used Japanese trains to replace the aging fleet currently used in the Greater Jakarta Commuter Line (KRL) network.

A Jakarta man has been accused of replacing mosques’ charitable Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) codes, which can be scanned with a smartphone to make cashless payments, with ones connected to his own newly created bank account, called “Mosque Restoration”.

The men were originally arrested by authorities earlier this month, alongside a fourth Uzbek suspect, for allegedly spreading terrorism propaganda online. 

Civil groups have raised their suspicion that PAM Jaya's latest "bundling" deal with Moya Indonesia is simply another way to keep private companies' hands in the city's water system.

Top officials called for an audit of the country's energy facilities after the March 3 blaze ripped through a nearby residential area, gutting houses and burning cars next to the depot in North Jakarta.

Members of some Muslim groups took to the streets of Jakarta on Monday to protest against the Israeli soccer team’s participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia is hosting in May and June.

Following a recent blaze at a fuel storage depot in Plumpang, North Jakarta, that killed more than a dozen people, state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina has said it will begin work on a buffer zone it had intended to create in 2009 after a similar fire at the facility.

Luhut said that the fuel storage facility should remain in place given its strategic role and it was the residents living in the vicinity of the establishment who should instead be relocated.

The Indonesian Navy has stepped up to the plight of the people affected by the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire by offering one of its warships as temporary accommodation.

Following Friday’s deadly blaze at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot in North Jakarta that killed at least 17 local residents, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is seeking greater accountability from the state-owned energy holding company and has also ordered a safety audit for state facilities across the country that posed a similar hazard.

The decision will rest with State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir, Pertamina and Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono, he said, adding that no one can live near the facility.

The fire, which started at around 8 pm (0100 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot in North Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby houses and sent residents in the densely populated area into panic.

Linda, a mother of one, said she had lost everything after fleeing with her family and just the clothes on her back.

Officials have called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's  facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 13.

Commuters are raising concerns about bus operator TransJakarta’s plans to temporarily relocate the Harmoni bus stop in Central Jakarta to accommodate construction work to extend the city’s MRT.

At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta.

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage depot operated by state energy company Pertamina in Plumpang, North Jakarta, a tally displayed at the scene by the city's main fire station showed.

A fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta, the city's main fire station said.

The Jakarta E-Prix steering committee has promised that this year's race will be free from the alleged politicization that marred the 2020 event, despite the fact that several politicians have some organizational capacity in connection with the race.

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.