Seven people reportedly went missing after a fire broke out on January 15 in a shopping mall in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, police said on January 16.
The Jakarta authorities have allocated approximately 4.1 billion IDR (260,000 USD) for a weather modification programme aimed at mitigating flooding in the city.
The Indonesian parliament has recently adopted a bill, officially designating Jakarta as the country’s special region following its removal as the capital city.
Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian said Jakarta still holds the capital status despite the enactment of State Capital Law No. 3 of 2022, adding that the capital city will officially be relocated after the president issues a presidential decree.
The administration of Jakarta, Indonesia, plans to arrange for students from low-income families to attend up to 1,000 private schools for free in the next academic year, aiming to prevent them from dropping out because of financial problems amid the limited number of public schools.
The Japanese government announced on May 13 that it will provide a loan of approximately 140.7 billion JPY (900 million USD) to construct a high-speed rail line in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Indonesia’s Abdul Rachman Saleh airport in Malang district of East Java province was temporarily closed from 10am on January 12 (local time) due to Mount Semeru's volcanic ash detected in the vicinity, the Ministry of Transport announced.
Carrier Vietjet Air on December 10 launched two new international routes connecting Hanoi and Indonesia’s Jakarta, and Phu Quoc and the Republic of Korea’s Busan as year-end travel season heats up.
The Jakarta provincial administration has allocated 6.9 trillion Rp (446.9 million USD) in the 2024 city budget to curb traffic congestion in the capital city by improving public transportation.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has reported that the annual ground surface subsidence rate of its capital Jakarta reduced from 1-20 cm in the 1997-2005 period to 0.04-6.3 cm in the 2015-2022 period.
Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's most polluted major city on August 10 while it has ranked among the ten most polluted cities globally since May, according to data by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono on August 6 within the framework of his official visit to Indonesia.
Turkish Airlines is looking to increase the frequency of flights from Istanbul to Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, resort island Bali, and other cities in order to develop tourism.
Indonesia's capital market performance in 2022 was the best as compared to that of other ASEAN and Asian countries in general, Chairperson of Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Mahendra Siregar stated.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on December 26 said that Greater Jakarta light rail transit (Jabodebek LRT) will be operational from the middle of next year.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines resumed services between Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta (Indonesia) on July 2 after months of closure because of COVID-19.
Indonesia and Singapore plan to build an international container port in Kendal industrial park - a joint venture between the two countries - in Central Java of Indonesia, Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits that ASEAN can really become the pioneer of stability and prosperity in the region.