- 14 January 2016 – multiple explosions and gunfire were reported near the Sarinah shopping mall in central Jakarta, Indonesia. One blast went off in a Burger King restaurant outside the mall.
- 15 January 2004 – TransJakarta (pictured), the bus rapid transit system of Jakarta, commenced operations
- 15–16 January 1974 – During a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, widespread riots break out, leading to the formal disbanding of President Suharto's personal assistants