JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the ...

The 16th century metropolis is one of the world's fastest sinking cities. LONDON -- This week, Indonesia's president announced that the capital Jakarta was sinking at an alarming rate -- and that the ...

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 ...

Every year, parts of Jakarta sink by as much as a foot — a megacity drowning under its own weight as rising seas and collapsing land erase entire neighborhoods before their citizens’ eyes.

Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) member Francine Widjojo stated that the trade in dog and cat meat in the ...

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 President Joko Widodo gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Indonesia's president has announced to relocate the ...

Doctors in Indonesia’s capital warned on Thursday the coronavirus pandemic is “not under control” with Jakarta intensive care units nearing full capacity and the city ordering new lockdown measures ...

Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno said that "Choose Jakarta 2025 – Goes to Paris" is a strategic effort to showcase the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is ...