Jakarta

A group of citizens is suing the Indonesian government over the world's filthiest air quality.

Search and rescue operations are underway after the crash, which serves as another blow to Indonesia's dismal aviation safety record.

The Jakarta-born, Oakland-based author shares his activist children's book with an Indonesian audience.

The clogged city of Jakarta has been on the chopping block for decades.

What appears to be the emergence of a new religious politics in Indonesia is, in reality, the re-emergence of an old power apparatus — that of the New Order deep state.

Persistent urban issues such as land, environment and spatial planning has both reflected and reproduced spatial inequality among social classes.

In the 22-minute documentary, a former female worker spoke about the prevalence of sexual harassment in Jakarta factories.

To make progress in Jakarta, it won’t be enough to simply say: 'I will fix you.'

The victims of the politics of misdirection are vulnerable minorities.

At the end of 2016, two large demonstrations organized by reactionary Muslim groups took place in Jakarta. The protesters called for the arrest of the Christian Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Purnama, an ethnic Chinese man commonly referred to as Ahok, whom they accused of blasphemy.

A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.

If ethnic and religious sectarian politics push Ahok’s opponent over the line, it would bode poorly for the future of Indonesia’s pluralistic democracy.

The silver lining from Wednesday’s results is that Ahok, an ethnic Chinese, was on the ballot at all, writes Jeffrey Hutton in Jakarta.

After the results of the polls yesterday, Ahok and Anies will compete in a runoff election in April. An Ahok victory was and is Jokowi’s ideal scenario

Who will win Indonesia's 'third presidency'?

The turmoil surrounding Jakarta's governor is a test of Indonesia's democracy and its commitment to a tolerant and open form of Islam.

Park life in the slums: Why the problems facing the controversial Jakarta governor could hurt the city’s skateboarding community.

The cultural and institutional headwinds suggest Indonesia’s HIV-AIDS epidemic will get worse before it gets better, writes Jeff Hutton.