Port Guide: Jakarta, Indonesia

This full-on, throbbing city isn’t for the fainthearted, but it does hide a softer historical core and dishes up great food.
CNA

Fatal Jakarta fire: Company boss arrested, experts call for tighter safety standards as details of lapses emerge

Michael Wishnu Wardana, the boss of Terra Drone Indonesia, has been named a suspect. Meanwhile, experts say new skill sets ...

Indonesia’s largest city and capital Jakarta sinking faster than Venice — What’s causing it?

Jakarta is sinking far faster than most cities, with entire districts dropping below sea level. Scientists warn of severe ...
Mathrubhumi English

Battery blast sparks deadly fire in Jakarta; at least 20 killed, search for survivors continues

At least 20 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed after a battery explosion triggered a massive fire in a ...
The Jakarta Post

Free meals under renewed scrutiny after van injures 21 at Jakarta school

The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute said the crash was not merely an accident, nor an event that can be attributed to individual ...

Fire breaks out at seven-storey building in Indonesia's Jakarta, 20 dead

A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday, with 20 ...

A fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 22 people

Indonesian police say at least 22 people have been killed when a fire ripped through an office building in the capital ...
Tempo.co English

BMKG Forecasts Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Across Jakarta Today

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency ( BMKG) has forecast widespread rainfall ...