Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government's latest move to allow public transportation services to resume, even as the mudik (exodus) ban remains in force, has added unnecessary complica
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May 8, 2020
May 7, 2020
Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Trains, buses, planes and ships in Indonesia will resume operations from today, weeks earlier than planned, even as the country maintains its ban on the annua
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Urban life is slowing down in Greater Jakarta, the region hit hardest by COVID-19, after authorities imposed large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in the past
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – The government's policy to allow the use of public transportation has the potential to increase the number of Covid-19 infection.
May 6, 2020
Heru Andriyanto, Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesia has a total of 12,438 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, up by 367 in the past 24 hours, as the government plans to r
Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – According to data from the National Traffic Police, a total of 30,193 vehicles, including private cars, buses and motorcycles, have been forced to turn back d
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – A circular letter issued by the COVID-19 task force on Wednesday allows businesspeople and state officials that are involved in health and essential services
May 4, 2020
Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – At least three passengers of the Greater Jakarta commuter line have tested positive for COVID-19 amid large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), raising conc
May 2, 2020
Jakarta – Travelers have played cat and mouse with law enforcement personnel as they insist on traveling home despite the government's ban on this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus).
April 30, 2020
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian airlines are focusing on cargo services to offset the losses incurred from the government's temporary ban on passenger flights to slow the
M Julnis Firmansyah and Dio Suhenda (intern translator), Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Force is currently conducting an investigation into home-comer smuggling services that has emer
April 29, 2020
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has temporarily restricted passenger travel during the period of April 24 until May 31 in an effort to prevent an Idul Fitri m
Suherdjoko, Semarang – Many residents of regions across Java have been ignoring the government's mudik (exodus) ban and are insisting on traveling home undetected, even though some are
April 27, 2020
Is it a surprise that many travelers have tried to violate the mudik ban since it went into effect last Friday?
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government's recent decision to ban the traditional Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) has added to the misery of Indonesia's airlines and other public transpo
Jakarta – Thousands of travelers across the country have been stopped, turned back, or otherwise stranded as the government's mudik (Idul Fitri exodus) ban comes into effect.
Jakarta – Five regional heads of Jakarta's peripheral areas, namely Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in West Java, have insisted on the suspension of commuter line services to curb the spread o
April 25, 2020
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Suherdjoko, Semarang – Regions across Java have set up checkpoints to monitor the flow of vehicles between cities and provinces, following the government's ban on Idul Fitri mudik (exo
April 24, 2020
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The government has banned all commercial passenger flights in Indonesia until June 1 to try to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, top officials
Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police rolled out its Idul Fitri security operation, known as "Operasi Ketupat Jaya," at midnight on Friday, the first day of Ramad
April 23, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti and Riza Roidila, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry will restrict all passenger travel starting on Friday as the government attempts to prevent citizens from particip
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has stopped all long-distance and local passenger train services following a ban on the Idul Fitri m
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga will close the Jakarta-Cikampek II elevated toll road following the government's ban on the Idul Fitri mudik (exod
April 20, 2020
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Public transportation use in Greater Jakarta declined sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic even before the implementation of the large-scale social restriction
April 18, 2020
Jakarta – The government has decided to allow the Commuter Line rail service to continue operating during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek).
April 17, 2020
Farida Susanty, Jakarta – The government's assistance for Indonesia's estimated 4 million ojol (app-based motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are among the informal workers most affected by
April 16, 2020
Jakarta – Regional leaders of Jakarta's satellite cities have requested that commuter trains serving Greater Jakarta suspend operations during large-scale social restriction (PSBB), as
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Indonesia's aircraft ground-handling companies have asked for a rescue package from the government to keep them afloat as business has come to a virtual s
April 15, 2020
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airports across Indonesia have reduced their operational hours and services, including by closing terminals, following a drop in flight traffic as a resul
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned fuel distributor Pertamina rolled out on Tuesday a fuel discount scheme for app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, who are the logistical lifel
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Construction on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project is expected to be delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a high-ranking government offici
April 14, 2020
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Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The regional administrations in the Greater Jakarta area have decided to prohibit app-based ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers from transporting
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – A new transportation ministerial regulation has allowed app-based motorcycle taxis to take passengers provided certain health precautions are taken, but t
April 13, 2020
Large-scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) have been in place in Jakarta since Friday, but it seems those in central government can't seem to agree on one crucial aspect of the COVID-19 co
Carlos Roy Fajarta, Bernadus Wijayaka, Jakarta – Long queues for the Commuter Line trains were seen at stations in Jakarta on Monday morning, the fourth day of the capital's large-scal
April 12, 2020
Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has imposed curbs on public transport ahead of the annual exodus to home villages that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a bi
April 11, 2020
Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia has scrambled to find satellite a replacement as 23 television and eight radio broadcasts are at risk of stopping after a $200 million communication satelli
April 10, 2020
Jakarta – Multi-service apps Gojek and Grab have disabled their ojek (motorcycle taxi) option for customers in Jakarta following the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (
April 8, 2020
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April 7, 2020
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's traffic corps will officially limit the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle that is adamant to travel back to Indonesian rural areas
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The national shipping industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, which has disrupted the flow of goods along shipping routes.In addition to ship
April 6, 2020
Apriza Pinandita, Jakarta – As part of the aggressive effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the capital city, the Jakarta administration has instructed all residents to wear masks w
April 3, 2020
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Thousands of jobs within the country's aviation industry are at risk as the coronavirus pandemic has crippled almost all airline operators.
April 2, 2020
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry's Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) has recommended that regional governments limit the use of inter-regional transporta
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency recorded that as of March 31, more than 70,000 people have left for their hometown or popularly known mudik since the coronavirus em
April 1, 2020
Ganug Nugroho Adi and Aman Rochman, Surakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has cancelled additional long-distance trains routes to various destinations
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The government's social restriction policy to encourage people to stay at home, launched in the middle of March, has contributed significantly to the drop
March 31, 2020
Jakarta – Acting transportation minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has indefinitely postponed the Jakarta Transportation Agency's policy to temporarily halt interprovincial bus operations