The first thing that strikes you in Jakarta is the traffic: Motorbikes, cars and rusted minibuses flock day and night through the streets of this messy Indonesian metropolis. Traveling across Jakarta, ...

Indonesia announced Monday that the country would be relocating its capital city, in part because it's sinking into the Java Sea. Indonesia announced Monday that the country would be relocating its ...

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia is reviving plans to construct a giant sea wall in the latest of measures to prevent its capital city of Jakarta from sinking at a faster rate. The project will require three ...

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 ...

STORY: Ecotourists in Indonesia are discovering the benefits of mangroves as the country pushes to conserve and replant coastal areas that have been decimated by human activity. Mangroves are vital ...

Experts say that by 2030, some parts of the metropolis will either be uninhabitable or will be subject to frequent flooding.

Jakarta, Indonesia’s biggest city, has been free of Dutch rule for about 70 years — but the lasting effects of colonialism are far from over. Case in point, the city is sinking into the 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.

Sea level rise has already put coastal cities on notice thanks to increasing storm surges and even sunny day flooding at high tide. These challenges will continue to grow because global projections ...

JAKARTA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Ciliwung River flows from a volcano south of the Indonesian capital, through the heart of one of the world's most densely populated cities and almost into Jakarta Bay.

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.