Indonesia has spent years preparing one of the most ambitious capital relocations of the 21st century: moving its political ...

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 – ...

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 surpasses Tokyo as UN names it worlds largest city Change in UN counting method groups Jakarta with surrounding ...

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.

From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space ...

Tokyo, Japan, has long reigned as the world's most populated city, but thanks to updated counting methods, has been knocked ...

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as the world’s largest city with 42 million residents, highlighting Asia’s rapid megacity growth, ...

Indonesia has approved a plan to move its capital city away from Jakarta. The move could take 10 years and cost up to $33 billion, and was described by the country's planning minister as "visionary." ...

Indonesia has announced plans to build a new capital city as its current capital, Jakarta, struggles with pollution, traffic gridlock — and the fact that the city is sinking. After a Cabinet meeting ...

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.