The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it ...

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s most populous city with 42 million people, highlighting Asia’s urban dominance and ...

Indonesia is getting a less crowded, less polluted capital city, removing the “burden” on sinking Jakarta, the country’s president announced Monday. President Joko Widodo said the new capital city – ...

Higher urban sprawl from surrounding areas may put a heavier burden on Jakarta to accommodate the public needs particularly ...

Rano Karno outlines plans to position Jakarta as a film-friendly global hub ahead of its 500th anniversary during a panel at ...

Indonesia’s capital could no longer be overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta after the country’s president approved a long-term plan to move the capital elsewhere. The plan, approved by President ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving and moving the country’s capital to the island of Borneo.

Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has been counted as the world’s most populous city, ahead of Dhaka in Bangladesh and Tokyo in ...