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.

"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.