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This week, amid devastating flooding, Indonesia announced it's planning to move its capital out of Jakarta, which really is nothing new—the country’s first president was talking about it way back in ...

The UN's announcement naming Jakarta the world's most populous city, with 42 million residents, came as no surprise to Radit, an Indonesian student in Melbourne. "I'm not shocked, because honestly, as ...

Thanks to its diverse culinary offerings from a thriving Asian chef community and a fusion of traditional and modern flavors, Jakarta is poised to become Asia’s next culinary hotspot. ByRoger Sands, ...

Indonesia’s central government has allowed work to resume on a project to build 17 artificial islands off the coast of Jakarta. The project, which proponents say will help address the city’s land ...