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View all search resultsContinuous heavy rainfall during what the weather agency described as an anomalous dry season on Monday evening triggered flooding in many parts of Jakarta and its surrounding areas.
1 day agoThe Jakarta administration’s plan to relocate South Jakarta’s Barito Market to make way for the proposed ASEAN Park has sparked strong opposition from a number of traders, who fear the move will cost them their livelihoods. ...
2 days agoA privately-managed animal shelter in Pejaten, South Jakarta, is facing mounting pressure following the escape of a rescued wild boar from its facility last month, prompting nearby residents to call for its immediate closure. ...
4 days agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that air pollution is a significant health issue in the capital, causing more than 5 million illnesses a year.
4 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has called on the city’s Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) to warn the public about the potential of a flood at least one day before the flood occurs.
4 years agoMore than a year after Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan promised to take over the management of the capital's tap water supply from private operators, residents and civil society groups are demanding transparency in the handover process.
4 years agoThe Bekasi COVID-19 task force has reported that 869 factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak.
4 years agoThe government will rent the entire 30 buildings as self-isolation centers so that there will not be regular guests checking-in at the hotels, PHRI Jakarta chapter chairman Krisnadi said.
4 years agoCai Changpan, a 53-year-old drug convict on death row who recently escaped from the Tangerang penitentiary in Banten, West Java, dug the tunnel that he used to escape the facility over the course of six months using stolen construction tools, the Jakarta Police said on Tuesday
4 years agoHalim Perdanakusuma Air Base base spokesperson Maj. Rizwar confirmed that TNT had indeed exploded twice on the site at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening and at 5 a.m. on Monday morning.
4 years agoThe Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that 49 neighborhood units were still inundated by floodwaters as of Tuesday morning.
4 years agoJakarta has been the epicentre of the outbreak in Indonesia, where authorities have struggled for months to contain the virus. The country has reported nearly 245,000 cases, including 9,553 deaths, the highest levels in southeast Asia.
4 years agoSome social media users claimed that the sound – described as resembling distant thunder – was significant enough to have rattled objects in their homes.
4 years agoThe Jakarta administration has temporarily shuttered 37 companies based in the city since full large-scale restrictions (PSBB) were reimposed in the capital earlier this week due to mounting COVID-19 cases.
4 years agoAccording to RSPI president director Mohammad Syahril, Hermawan was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday.
4 years agoA Chinese national on death row who was detained at the Tangerang penitentiary in Banten has reportedly escaped from the facility through a self-dug tunnel.
4 years agoThe police noted a mismatch between the number of crew members present and the number listed in the ship’s manifest.
4 years agoThe rising number of coronavirus cases in Jakarta has forced the capital’s administration to add 13 city-owned hospitals to the roster of COVID-19 referral hospitals that specifically treat patients with the disease. But as the hospitals prepare for their transformation, many challenges remain.
4 years agoThe Health Ministry has been called to review health protocol implementation at its own office.
4 years agoJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is in hot water for holding a final tribute to Jakarta secretary Saefullah, who died after contracting COVID-19, by bringing his body in a hearse to City Hall before the burial on Wednesday.
4 years agoThe city administration reported that the cluster consisted of 139 confirmed cases.
4 years agoThe Jakarta administration has confirmed that 11 City Hall employees have tested positive for COVID-19. All of them were stationed at City Hall’s Block G building, which is temporarily closed.
4 years agoThe mutilated body of a 32-year-old male was found at Kalibata City Apartment in South Jakarta on Wednesday night. Parts of the body had been wrapped in a plastic bag and then put in a suitcase.
4 years agoA workplace must shut down for at least three days if an employee tests positive for COVID-19.
4 years agoIndonesia has lost yet another senior government official to COVID-19 following the passing of the Jakarta administration's secretary Saefullah, who has spent the last 36 years of his life working for the capital.
4 years agoThe Indonesia Department Store Association (APBI) has reported that roughly 40 percent of total merchants in the city have been forced to stop their operations because of the curfews.
4 years agoAs of Wednesday, Bekasi has 118 active cases, with 1,149 recoveries and 71 deaths.
4 years agoThe provincial administration announced on Saturday that the 56-year-old official tested positive for COVID-19.
4 years agoWith the help of the Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), teams from the city administration are monitoring 79,849 small to large companies that employ up to 2.1 million people.
4 years agoThe Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) has called on mosques across Jakarta to temporarily halt mass prayers as the capital is reimposing a partial lockdown, also known as large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), in the next two weeks.
4 years agoThe National Police are set to press criminal charges against a group of cyclists who rode down the Jagorawi toll road in Bogor regency, West Java on Sunday.
4 years agoThe Jakarta administration forced eight companies to close temporarily during inspections on Monday to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
4 years agoThe police have arrested a couple in Cijaku district, Lebak, Banten for their alleged roles in the death of their 8-year-old daughter.
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