“Assalamualaikum, [...] honorable heads of our subdistrict, district, regency and the Education Agency, please fix my school because it is seriously damaged and unfit for learning,” said sixth-grade student Chelsea Al-Fahriyadi in a video that caught the public's attention after being posted by Instagram user @bekasi_24_jam on Jan. 18.

The city has come under fire for cutting down almost 200 trees, accusations involving the contractor's dubious credibility and paperwork issues.

The police arrested on Jan. 13 six perpetrators and removed 10 suspected victims aged 14-18 years old. Another suspect was arrested on Friday.

The South Jakarta Police have arrested a United States citizen after he was caught in possession of marijuana-laced cakes and vape liquid.

He said he just hated the idea of seeing a theater and a mosque close to each other.

The trucks are limited to 40 kilometers per hour, and in tight intersections, the back screen would be connected to a front camera.

Heavy rain in the early hours of Friday morning has caused flooding in Central and West Jakarta.

The city administration of Bogor in West Java plans to improve its historical tourist destinations by revamping existing museums and building a new one.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the integration between the Transjakarta bus stop and the ASEAN MRT station on the old Centrale Stichting Wederopbouw (CSW) intersection in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, was held on Wednesday.

It started with a boisterous drumroll, followed by the “Crash!” and “Clang!” of cymbals. The sound of the loud percussion filled the mall, which became the entryway for a barongsai (lion dance) performance that evening.

In capital's Chinatown in Glodok, West Jakarta, locals are familiar with patekoan, a tea-for-all tradition that has been preserved by a tea house in the area.

The Jakarta administration is back in the spotlight, this time inviting scrutiny over the revitalization of the National Monument (Monas) area in Central Jakarta, which includes uprooting more than 200 trees in the southern part of the complex.

While initially only monitoring cars, the police will enhance ETLE coverage across Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta by installing 57 surveillance cameras in a bid to reduce traffic violations committed by motorcycle riders.

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has apologized for provoking the ire of Tanjung Priok residents in North Jakarta following his negative description of the area.

Underprivileged communities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather because they reside near riverbanks or in high-density settlements.

Baca di Halaman and PurpleCode are two privately-managed libraries in Jakarta that offer an escape from the hustle and bustle of life in the city with comfortable environs and a wide array of books.

Millennials. All over the world, the term millennial – which Statistics Indonesia (BPS) defines as those born between 1980 and 2000 – elicits sighs and eye-rolls, conjuring up images of avocado toast, coworking spaces and hoverboards.

After almost two years of getting by without one, Jakarta may soon have a deputy governor again. A new chapter was opened in the selection process when the Gerindra Party reached an agreement with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

"I was asked to sit, and I got electrocuted for about half an hour. I was forced to say that I threw rocks at the police officers, while in fact I did not," Luthfi said.

The city administration has allocated Rp 360 billion (US$26.35 million) for the project since 2017.

Transjakarta served a total of 264.6 million passengers throughout 2019 – rising from 188.9 million in 2018 and 144.8 million in 2017.

Susan Cain’s highly acclaimed book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking argues that society undervalues introverts. She explains that introversion is not the same as shyness.

Besides installing thousands of injection wells, the city administration recently drained several retention basins in the satellite city as part of its flood prevention program.

Ridership suffered a roughly 40 percent decline after the LRT’s free-trial period ended, which ran from June 11 to Nov. 30.

Rehabilitation, including construction of land and water conservation infrastructure, and law enforcement to curb illegal mining and forestry are among the efforts for mitigating future disasters.

The congestion-riddled, flood-prone Jakarta is expected to remain a business and economic center on a national, regional and global scale even after it no longer has the status of capital.

A student from State Junior High School 147 in Jakarta died two days after jumping from the fourth floor of a school building in an apparent suicide attempt. 

The honorable mention for Jakarta was based on the success of the capital city’s Transjakarta bus network, which has seen a 200 percent increase in passengers in less than three years, as well as its success in improving the integration of public transportation hubs.

"We’re now in the process of changing the land certificates of the 63 markets," he said.

The Pondok Gede Permai housing complex was built on low-lying land that once held rice paddies and a swamp.