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21.2.11

PUBLIC SERVICE * Indonesia - After-hours bus riders lose out as routes halted

‘The end is nigh for Jakarta public transportation’

Jakarta,Indonesia -The Jakarta Post, by Irawaty Wardany -12 Feb 2011: -- It has been more than a week since the Jakarta Transportation Agency revoked the operational permits of some regular buses, leaving many evening travellers stranded... The permit revocation of 189 buses aimed to encourage the public to use TransJakarta buses, especially those serving the two newly launched corridors connecting Pinang Ranti in East Jakarta to Pluit in North Jakarta and Cililitan in South Jakarta to Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta... Out of the total buses that were forced to stop service, 76 were operated by the state-owned PPD bus company... The agency’s decision has affected not only after hours travellers but also more than 500 drivers and bus conductors who recently staged a protest at the Jakarta Transportation Agency offices after losing their jobs...  (Photo from en.wikipedia.org: Jakarta, TransjakartaBus spur In Der Jalan Sudirman)


* Indonesia - City to purchase 44 new TransJakarta buses


Jakarta,Indonesia -The Jakarta Post -14 Feb 2011: -- The Jakarta Transportation Agency is planning to purchase 44 articulated buses, which will come into operation by the end of this year... Agency Head, Udar Pristono, said that the procurement was pushed by limited capacity of regular buses which have to transport thousands of commuters each day... It is reported that Rp 180 billion would be spent out of the regional budget for the purchase... The buses would also ply the new TransJakarta corridor, Corridor XI, aside from supporting the other corridors... Each unit has the capacity of 180 passangers...

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