The Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said that the government’s plan to stop issuing new groundwater extraction permits to businessmen in the Greater Jakarta ...

The water comes today, but Parina, her family, and her business are on the point of a precarious spiral for this city of some 10.5 million people: Jakarta is sinking, many neighborhoods are below sea ...

With frequent floods, sinking markets and engulfed homes, by 2050 parts of Jakarta will be underwater. Skip to content Watch Live Home News Sport Business Innovation ...

JAKARTA--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.

Iranian media revealed that debates over relocating the capital have resurfaced periodically since the Islamic Revolution in ...

Indonesia is considering building a huge seawall to prevent its largest city Jakarta from sinking into the ocean. The country is the world’s largest archipelago consisting of over 17,000 islands ...

The recent idea of relocating the capital from Tehran is the latest in a string of proposals floated by multiple ...

Separate research found the Big Apple is sinking at an average 1-2mm per year in part due to the sheer weight of its buildings. It is not alone, with the World Economic Forum identifying Jakarta ...

"I'm not a fan of sinking ships, but I think sinking ships is the best deterrent effect. We get the impact immediately," said Susi in Jakarta, Monday, January 20, 2020. According to Susi, it would be ...

However, Jakarta is wary of complete alignment with ... a high aggregate cost probability of a disabling and subsequent sinking. Beijing’s option of directly seizing the Strait of Malacca ...