The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged ...

JAKARTA--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.

Jakarta is the world's fastest sinking city. But the Indonesian government's plan to move the capital 800 miles away risks draining the country's resources and damaging its reputation as investors ...

and the city has no way to meet demand without it due to a lack of water-retention facilities or a comprehensive piping network, Andreas said. Jakarta is not the only sinking urban centre.

Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, the bustling capital of Indonesia, faces a watery crisis unlike any other. The city sinks by as ...

Our neighbour Indonesia has not been spared with its capital Jakarta now under ... reported that some 40% of the city is already under sea level. Much of the sinking is taking place along the ...

Here is the list of cities which are sinking at a alarming rate.

Indonesia's economy has been growing rapidly, and thanks to a younger population it could be on track to become one of the biggest economies in the world. There are a few things holding Indonesia back ...

Indonesia is considering building a huge seawall to prevent its largest city Jakarta from sinking into the ocean. The country is the world’s largest archipelago consisting of over 17,000 islands ...

Other coastal areas in Indonesia ... Risk Report in 2022, Jakarta has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the "Most Vulnerable City" among 576 major cities globally. This label is a result of ...

Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto plans to spend 48.8 trillion rupiah ($2.99 billion) through 2029 to build the new ...

Why Indonesia's capital Jakarta is sinking The situation is ... will help rescue the sinking city - at a cost of about $40bn. It's being supported by the Dutch and South Korean governments and ...