The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency said the device would reduce the chances of life-threatening accidents as it could be operated from long distance and could reach difficult areas. 

A driver for ride-hailing service provider Grab has been cleared of allegations of attempted kidnapping after meeting with his accuser, saying the incident had been the result of miscommunication and his lack of knowledge about South Jakarta roads.

The racing infrastructure must be completed by April as it has to be tested prior to the race on June 6, said city secretary Saefullah at City Hall on Tuesday, as reported by kompas.com.

"The street is a blank 'canvas' on which anyone can freely inscribe meaning. However, freedom is not without cost - there is an ongoing negotiation or even confrontation in the public space. Laymen and artists can create visual objects on the streets, but the government can erase them while corporations relentlessly pursue advertising space," wrote Andang Kelana, the director of Visual Jalanan, on his website andangkelana.com.

The Jakarta administration is working on a multipurpose mobile application that will cater to the needs of Jakartans for a variety of information on the capital city, including latest updates on floods and a map of affected areas across Jakarta.

State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia and commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia said the measure was necessary because maintenance work was needed on railroad switches at Gambir Station and Kota Station.

For the approximately 200 members of Chef Republic, the professional chef community is much more than just a place to share recipes or stories about challenges they face in the kitchen; it is a place to find jobs, give back to society and even to get support for their retirement plans.

Donasi Barang seeks to prolong the lives of used items and prevent them from being thrown away and dumped in a landfill. The initiative works with a number of partners, both organizations and individuals, to whom it sells or donates the items after repairing them.

Feroza, 21, fled with her in-laws from Pakistan nearly three years ago. She shares a cramped room with eight other people, which consists of two tents, a pillow and a blanket draped over the floor.

Grab provides an “Emergency Help” feature in its app so users can contact its call center and emergency team in case either the passenger or driver feel that they are in danger.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi confirmed the South Tangerang MRT project had been included in the Greater Jakarta Transportation Master Plan (RITJ). However, he explained that it would require further discussions regarding funding, as he estimated that construction would cost between Rp 800 billion (US$58 million) and Rp 1 trillion per kilometer.

As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, South Gunung Sahari subdistrict in Central Jakarta was the last area to be inundated with floodwaters above 150 centimeters, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) website for real-time flood information, petabencana.id.

Hundreds of Jakartans were drawn into the excitement of the post-Lunar New Year celebration of the Cap Go Meh festival in the capital’s Chinatown area of Glodok in West Jakarta on Saturday, with visitors enjoying the various performances that celebrated diversity and the fusion of Chinese and local traditional cultures.

Although Indonesia has yet to confirm any cases of infection, people have rushed to buy N95 masks, driving prices up to Rp 1.3 million (US$92.86) and more per box of 20.

The celebration of Cap Go Meh, which translates to "the fifteenth night", closes 15 days of Chinese New Year festivities.

A three-story rooming house in the Pela Mampang district of South Jakarta collapsed on Saturday morning.

The city administration is not allowed to asphalt some parts of the Monas area in Central Jakarta to use as a circuit for the race.

The average price of the popular red bird’s eye chili jumped to Rp 110,556 per kilogram on Tuesday, costing almost as much as beef at Rp 117,778 per kilogram.

The Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency is warning that floods might still occur in Greater Jakarta in the second and third week of February despite no heavy downpours or strong winds being predicted for the capital anymore.

Life motivator and clinical psychologist Tatiana SP Basuki from the University of Indonesia explained that the fear of public speaking, what is termed glossophobia, could stem from unpleasant experiences of being laughed at, rejected, unappreciated, or made to feel incompetent, which made an individual ashamed. 

The poverty rate -- the ratio between the number of poor people and the total population -- in Jakarta was recorded at 3.42 percent in September last year, the third lowest since widespread reforms were introduced in 1998.

Acting president director Yoga Adiwinarto said the head-shaving was in response to a challenge from Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan who issued a dare to the directors and managers after they set a record of 500,000 customers on March 20, 2018.

The city administration temporarily halted the project on Jan. 29  following the Jakarta Council's demand and a public outcry.

The government has told the Jakarta administration to revise its plans for the east-west line of the light rapid transit (LRT), saying the route, as currently planned, overlapped with that of the MRT.

After a tiring day at the office, many Jakarta commuters face an arduous journey home on stuffy and jam-packed buses – and some have found a way out for themselves.

Traffic congestion in Greater Jakarta caused annual losses equivalent to some Rp 67.5 trillion (US$4.9 billion), 2017 data from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) showed.

The record was achieved thanks to the Jak Lingko angkot (public minivan) service launched by the city, which was integrated with Transjakarta services.

The front side of the Land Rover was heavily damaged and the driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.

A blasphemy case started after a video of Suzethe Margareth entering Al-Munawaroh Mosque in Sentul, Bogor regency, went viral last year. Believing that her husband was marrying another woman inside the mosque, she stormed inside with her pet dog and wearing her shoes.

Spicy food sellers in Jakarta are fretting about the future of their business as chili prices in the area have skyrocketed.