State-owned electricity firm PLN has temporarily shut down electricity in parts of Jakarta for safety reasons after heavy rains caused severe floods in the capital city from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.

The rain that has soaked the capital city since Tuesday has caused floods in housing areas, at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta and disrupted train networks.

The city administration has yet to establish its own public transportation or to regulate angkot (minivan bus services). The administration was established in 2008.

The police conducted a raid four days after the gambling allegedly started on Dec. 15 and arrested a total of 28 suspects, 11 of whom were allegedly bookmakers and 17 of whom were allegedly players.

Despite the slow progress, railway-based public transportation operators, city-owned PT MRT Jakarta and state-owned PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), have been gearing up to develop their TODs in several locations across Greater Jakarta.

Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Com. Yusri Yunus said a urine test revealed that the suspect, identified only as TP, had consumed amphetamines when the fateful incident happened.

The Jakarta Post went to several popular destinations to find out how the capital city is gearing up to accommodate the influx of people visiting Jakarta-must-sees during the Christmas and New Year break.

With the commuter line carrying 1.1 million passengers every day, KCI said it had taken measures to address incidents that could occur on a jam-packed train. 

Teachers’ lack of personal attention also causes children with special needs emotional scars as they are left to fend for themselves when they become targets of bullying. 

The Jakarta Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) expects to collect Rp 40 trillion (US$2.8 billion) in tax revenues this year, 6.5 percent higher than last year but this figure is actually only 90 percent of the city's initial target of collecting Rp 44.5 trillion.

The disruption is expected to last from Monday at 8 p.m. to Tuesday at 12 p.m.

A motorcycle taxi driver died after a billboard fell upon him when he stopped for a red light during heavy rain on Saturday on Jl. Daan Mogot in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

A civil servant has been named a suspect after he allegedly hit a group of cyclists who were riding on Jl. Sudirman, South Jakarta, on Saturday morning.

Snake restaurants however aren’t using up all the quota of snake consumption set by the Environment and Forestry Ministry. One possible reason for its low popularity is because Islam, the majority religion in Indonesia, forbids eating snake meat.

The accident occurred at 4.30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Bogor Regent Ade Yasin is urging Bogor residents to refrain from lighting up fireworks and blowing horns for the 2020 New Year’s Eve.

City secretary Saefullah said the administration had predicted to close the book at 83.42 percent as of Dec. 31, slightly higher than last year's 81.78 percent.

Jazz musician Barry Likumahuwa celebrates Christmas with dangdut music. 

The Home Ministry has questioned three programs proposed in the draft 2020 budget proposed by the Jakarta administration. 

On New Year’s eve, the city administration will hold its annual mass wedding for hundreds of couples.

As the long-awaited regulation has not yet been issued, independent efforts by residents, organizations and business entities to reduce plastic use have started to gain traction. Some stores have begun to charge for plastic bags or simply not provide the bags at all to force customers to bring their own shopping bags.

A team for the governor has presented its recommendations for developing coastal areas in North Jakarta.

To get their children off to a good start, some parents go the extra mile by taking a diploma course on early childhood education, because they believe most of life's values are most effectively taught at home rather than in school.

The odd-even policy was previously expanded to 25 arterial roads in Jakarta on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jakarta Aman is a joint initiative between PT Jakarta Lebih Aman and the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency to provide better protection to all citizens, not just women. Users can report emergencies including crimes, violence, natural disasters, fires, accidents and medical situations that occur in Jakarta.

Gubernatorial decree No. 133/2019 is a revision of a 2018 decree.

The main road leading to popular tourist destination Puncak in Bogor, West Java, will be closed for 12 hours from Dec. 31 until Jan. 1, 2020 in anticipation of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The 22.3-hectare Kemayoran Urban Forest in Central Jakarta opened on Saturday, but a bridge spanning a man-made lake in the park collapsed the next day.

The Serpong commuter line station in South Tangerang, Banten, is running as usual after heavy rains and strong winds damaged parts of the station on Monday afternoon.

City-owned public transportation operator LRT Jakarta has revealed its business development strategies to earn extra revenue from nonticket sales next year, choosing not to rely solely on ticket sales and subsidies.