The closure of the Kalijodo red light district in North and West Jakarta is just one stage in the government’s ambition to close down all 168 such areas across the country by 2019 as part of its efforts to eradicate prostitution.
The Indonesian police are investigating four men who were recently deported from Singapore over allegations of supporting the Islamic State group.
An ammunition warehouse belonging to the navy exploded in North Jakarta on Wednesday, seriously wounding 25 people, mostly marines, according to the military.
Widespread flooding afflicting Indonesian capital of Jakarta killed eight people and forced over 60,000 others to escape
The five-year cycle of big floods that always put most of Indonesia's capital of Jakarta under water is feared to hit the biggest city in the country early next year, media reported here on Monday.
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