Indonesia's meteorology agency (BMKG) has warned the heaviest rain of the season may fall in and around the densely populated capital in the coming days.
Careers in health care, education and digital services are set to be among the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia this year, according to a new LinkedIn report.
The Boeing 737-500 with 62 passengers and crew disappeared from radar screens four minutes after take-off.
The decline in the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index stood in contrast with gains seen in most markets across Asia Pacific.
An island popular with divers and Komodo dragon enthusiasts, Flores is experiencing a tourism boom thanks to its natural beauty and an ambitious plan to build "Ten New Balis" around Indonesia.
Wellian Wiranto of OCBC says Indonesia could allocate $5 billion for infrastructure spending, including $1.2 billion to tackle the damage from recent floods in Jakarta.
Wall Street is set to give back a good chunk of Thursday's strong rally, with U.S. stock futures plunging after a U.S. military strike killed a top Iranian general.
Indonesian authorities hope cloud seeding could break up potential rain clouds before they reach the Greater Jakarta area, where floods and landslides have displaced thousands of people.
Indonesia's central bank said on Thursday it would relax some lending rules, effective later this year, to provide further support to economic growth after announcing its third rate cut since July.
Jakarta will undergo a 571 trillion rupiah ($40.18 billion) urban regeneration in the next 10 years, says Bambang Brodjonegoro, Indonesia's minister of national development planning.
President Joko Widodo says it was urgent that relocation plans commence, although the capital would not physically begin to be relocated until 2024.
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The General Election Commission confirmed unofficial counts by private pollsters in the April 17 election, which gave President Joko Widodo a 55.5% share of votes
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is planning to move its capital away from Jakarta, which is suffering from severe congestion and also rapidly sinking.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to move the capital of Southeast Asia's largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, the planning minister said on Monday.
"Quick counts" tallied by private pollsters based on samples of actual votes showed that Indonesia's incumbent President Joko Widodo is set to beat former army general Prabowo Subianto.
Economic nationalism and issues of religious identity are at the forefront of Indonesia's upcoming elections as the world's largest Muslim-majority country goes to the polls on Wednesday.
Ruchir Sharma, chief global strategist and head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, joins CNBC's "Closing Bell" team to break down where emerging markets are headed.
Indonesia and Australia on Monday signed an economic partnership agreement aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two neighbours in areas ranging from cattle to education and cars to textiles.
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