By bno - Jakarta bureau When I think of Jakarta, I picture gleaming skyscrapers, packed shopping centres and traffic that ...

Officials in Indonesia’s West Java province say at least 14 people are dead after a quarry collapsed the previous day.

Officials in Indonesia’s West Java province say at least 14 people are dead after a quarry collapsed the previous day ...

JAKARTA — The relocation site for ... means garbage blocks the metro region’s rivers and canals, a common trigger of local floods. “Improvement in spatial and water planning across Greater ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Acting Governor of Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, said several flood-prone areas remain in the region, excluding the West Flood Canal and East Flood Canal. "In North Jakarta, for ...

Epon Sukarsih, a local resident, drying the rice she cultivates in the East Flood Canal area in East Jakarta. (ANTARA/Desi Purnamawati) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Climate change has brought a range of ...

Coastal cities in Southeast Asia, including Bangkok, Jakarta ... flood risk. In dry periods, up to a million gallons is available for watering. Another Kotchakorn project is Chong Nonsi Canal ...

The project will divert the Ciliwung River, reducing the impact of flooding by about 60 per cent. However, Indonesian President Joko Widodo noted that a lot of progress still had to be done to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the long-delayed tunnel project connecting the Ciliwung River and the East Flood Canal (BKT) Jakarta on Monday, July 31, 2023. “The ...

Added to that, heavy rain in higher terrain nearby flows down into Jakarta, flooding the city’s canals and waterways. And then there is the sea, where rising waters threaten the city ...