Retailers in Greater Jakarta are estimated to have lost more than Rp 1 trillion (US$71.91 million) as shops had to cease operations on account of severe flooding since New Year’s Eve, according to the Indonesian Retailers Association.

The Depok administration reacts to the Reynhard Sinaga case.

South Tangerang is moving up from simply recycling its trash to turning it into a source of energy, solving two problems at the same time: The lack of space to dump waste and the need for electricity by its 1.8 million residents.  

The Jakarta administration seeks to rebuild the capital city’s reputation for safety to revitalize its tourism amid a downturn of foreign tourists visiting in the past few months.

In anticipation of possible floods following a warning about heavy downpours in Greater Jakarta until Jan. 12, city administrations in Greater Jakarta area have been preparing measures, from directly warning residents to fixing embankments.

PT Jakarta Utilitas Propertindo (JUP), a subsidiary of city-owned developer Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), plans to build a three-story building for the private Bina Tunas Bangsa (BTB) school on the 3,999-square-meter lot, which Jakpro claims to legally own.

A restoration campaigner for the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Rehwinda Naibaho, raised concerns that with the current trend, Jakarta may face a worsening environmental crisis in 2020.

The planned auction aims to boost Greater Jakarta's transit passenger population.

While the new pin to identify priority passengers has been generally welcomed, some have pointed out that education was needed to improve passenger behavior.

People have been advised to photocopy important documents or take pictures of them as a means of backup. 

Members of Aku Badut Indonesia have visited several flood evacuation shelters in South Jakarta to entertain flood victims.

After flooding subsided, many car owners found their vehicles far from their neighborhoods. 

The BMKG's analysis of atmospheric dynamics indicates that monsoon activity remains high, with winds exhibiting convergence patterns from the north of Banten to Nusa Tenggara.

"Thorough measures and multi-stakeholder partnerships between ministries and officials in Jakarta, Banten and West Java are necessary to solve flood problems in the capital city," urbanists say.

The capital is finally among the regions in the country that have banned single-use plastic bags, after other cities such as South Kalimantan’s Banjarmasin, East Kalimantan’s Balikpapan and Bali’s Denpasar enacted similar policies.  

The Pademangan Police in North Jakarta arrested a 19-year-old man on Friday for allegedly molesting at least six boys. Police suspect there are more victims as the alleged crimes have been occurring for 10 years.

Severe flooding that struck Jakarta, Banten and West Java has sparked an old debate between Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono.

Vietnamese restaurant chain Saigon Delight has found itself at the center of a food poisoning scare after eight customers claimed to have fallen ill after eating at the restaurant’s outlet at Lippo Mall Puri in West Jakarta.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has implied that the majority of the capital was safe from the recent floods, claiming that floodwater only inundated 15 percent of Jakarta at the beginning of the year.

A week after the massive flooding that inundated many areas of Greater Jakarta and Lebak, Banten, several public lawyers and flood survivors in Jakarta and Bekasi, West Java, have said they will take legal action and prepare a class action against the relevant administrations.

Netizens are calling on Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to cancel the upcoming Formula E, an all-electric racing series, in Jakarta as they say they believe the budget should be directed to a more urgent matter: flood management. 

Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) deputy speaker M. Taufik has called on fellow council members to donate 10 percent of their salaries to those affected by the recent widespread flooding that hit parts of the capital.

“If the upstream is damaged and the downstream is clogged that means dead”: Experts take to Twitter to analyze Jakarta's deadly flooding.

Syarifudin said that at the time, he was exhausted from handling evacuations for two days and could not control his emotions.

The regulation also carries punishments for shopping centers found violating the ban, which range from written warnings and fines to permit suspension and termination.

In face of anxiety and fear over what the future may hold, young Jakartans are starting to turn to mindfulness through meditation and contemplative writings to improve their mental well-being.

Jakarta's flood victims have started to clean up their houses after water submerged parts of the Greater Jakarta area and Lebak, Banten.

The partial collapse of a five-story building in Jakarta on Monday morning has reportedly injured 11 people, according to an official.

“We should work hand in hand, from the local and provincial [levels] to the central government, to mitigate this disaster, not blame [each other],” Bogor Regent Ade Yasin said in response to Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's statement on the regency's responsibility for controlling the flow of water into the capital. 

A five-story building in Jakarta partly collapsed Monday morning, injuring at least eight people with more trapped inside, local television stations reported.