Hundreds of protestors from the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and a group calling themselves the National Anti-Communist Alliance (Anak) staged a protest on Friday in Central Jakarta demanding a transparent investigation into the death of six FPI members and the release of the FPI leader Rizieq Shihab.

Ojek drivers expected to become pioneers in the fight against COVID-19 in their communities.

"Jakarta has seen a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases, especially in family clusters following long holidays in October and November. We need to take extra measures [...] as we would face the real holiday season at the end of this year," Anies said in a statement on Thursday.

The new policy will be effective starting on Friday and end on Jan. 8, 2021.

The cleric arrived at the Jakarta Police headquarters on Saturday morning accompanied by several FPI members, including secretary-general Munarman and the group’s attorney, Azis Yanuar.

Fadil stressed the importance of avoiding crowds to prevent contracting the disease as any crowd-gathering events during the pandemic can cost lives and material losses.

The Jakarta administration challenged the ruling and filed a case review on Oct. 15.

The Jakarta Police have named Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab and five other people suspects for holding crowd-pulling events in his house and at the group’s headquarters in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, in breach of COVID-19 health protocol last month.

The donation started in June in a close partnership with the Jakarta administration.

The Jakarta administration has extended the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks starting Monday until Dec. 21, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the capital city.

Jakarta’s water privatization should remain unlawful despite a case review ruling approved by the Supreme Court in 2018 that canceled the previous citizen lawsuit against the Jakarta Administration and private water operators amid sluggish progress by the administration in its remunicipalization plan, experts have said.

The Jakarta Police have shot dead six people thought to be supporters of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab in response to a purported attack on police officers at the Jagorawi toll road in the early hours of Monday.

Depok's current leadership have split up to take on one another as candidates in next week's mayoral election.

The study, which was conducted within the first five months of the pandemic, also revealed that the area also has the highest mortality rate for children under 5 years old.

In some cases, authorities don't have the required competencies to be able to guide people with disabilities in accessing public amenities.

The North Jakarta administration is set to provide rapid tests for people in flood shelters, should floods hit the area in the near future.

“Without proper record-keeping, how can we ever determine whether the social aid meets the needs of the recipients?” one researcher asked.

At least 10 people have died as result of a traffic collision that occurred early Monday morning on kilometer 78 of the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road between Jakarta and Cirebon, West Java, authorities have said.

The governor tested positive for the virus days after his deputy, Ahmad Riza Patria, was found to have the illness.

The city submitted a proposal to reroute the line to Velodrome-Halim in September. The proposed route appears to have stops in Klender, Pondok Bambu and Halim, all in East Jakarta.

The Jakarta Health Agency has determined through contact tracing that the deputy governor "likely" picked up the virus from a staff member, although he is known to have attended one of the controversial events that marked Rizieq Shihab's return to the country.

The Jakarta administration announced on Sunday that it would extend the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for another two weeks until Dec. 6 amid a recent surge of new COVID-19 cases and following a number mass gatherings that led to accusations of widespread violations of health protocols.

A seemingly casual photo of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan reading a book on Sunday morning has become an unlikely subject of political debate among social media users, with some saying that the book he is reading reflects his views on the current presidential administration.

Data received by the national COVID-19 task force on Thursday revealed that seven out 15 people who had taken swab tests in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, turned out to be positive for the disease.

The city logged 1,579 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 125,822. It was the highest single-day jump since the capital reported its first confirmed coronavirus cases in March.

A United Nations expert has weighed in on a civil lawsuit brought against a number of Indonesian officials for their failure to improve poor air quality in the capital Jakarta.

National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis appointed former East Java Police chief Insp. Gen M. Fadil Imran as the new Jakarta Police chief on Monday, the same day as the removal of his predecessor Insp. Gen. Nana Sudjana from his position amid a brouhaha centering on the mass gatherings held by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) over the weekend.

Visit Wonderful Indonesia (VIWI) Board, an umbrella organization for 18 tourism associations, has asked Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan not to extend public restrictions aimed at bringing down coronavirus infections, which are slated to end on Nov. 22.

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called on the Jakarta administration to further enforce existing health protocols amid concerns of a possible spike in COVID-19 cases, especially in the wake of controversial mass gatherings held by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) over the weekend.

Even as the health emergency has led to a reduction in traffic volumes on the country's roads, a commemorative event to remember the victims of road accidents has acknowledged that Indonesia needs to do more in enforcement and awareness for road safety.