Jakarta has surpassed Tokyo as the world's most populated city, now home to an estimated 42 million people, according to a new UN report. Dhaka follows closely. This shift is attributed to updated ...

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Indonesia’s environmental challenges can feel overwhelming when taken as a whole. A country said to contain more than 17,000 ...

This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2025, shows a building in Jakarta where a fire broke out. (Kyodo) JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- A fire broke out at a building in Jakarta on Tuesday, killing over 20 people, local ...

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Sitting at an empty Jakarta stall, Alfindo Hutagaol gobbled down some rice, green sambal and grilled dog meat – a meal that is now banned in the Indonesian capital. The Muslim-majority archipelago is ...

Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world’s most populated capital with 42 million people, according to a new UN report. The world is rapidly urbanizing, with cities now housing 45% of the ...

If Asian countries are to break out of the middle-income trap, they must solve the problems that plague their cities. The ...

Overpopulation is often dismissed as a myth or a scare tactic. But when you look at housing, infrastructure, wages, and resource strain, the picture changes. This video explains why population growth ...

The Indonesian capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 42 million crowded into a metropolis blighted by floods, horrific pollution and some of the worst traffic jams on the planet.

Overpopulation is the root of the problems facing Malta, Shadow Finance minister Adrian Delia insisted on Friday, pointing out his argument was “based on numbers not nationality”. He was responding to ...

The middle class can play a pivotal role as a growth driver in achieving Indonesia’s Golden Vision of becoming a high-income ...