Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has called on the government not to overregulate the aviation industry, arguing that it could kill the business itself.

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has prohibited ride-hailing transportation companies from offering promotional discounts for its ojek (motorcycle taxi) services that exceeded the

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) chairman Tulus Abadi considered the decrease in airlines tariff that would be valid starting this week was only

Jakarta – The government plans to block the use of cell phones bought in the black market to curb the distribution of such phones.

Jakarta – The government has been urged to scrap the import tax for aircraft components to incentivize airlines to adhere to a request that they cut airfares for domestic flights.

Leonard A.L. Cahyoputra, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a regulation to curb the use of illegal mobile phones in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The government has been advised to learn from mistakes made in the shipping industry before implementing its plan to introduce an open skies policy in its effort to lower air

Herman, Jakarta – The government plans to lower minimum airfares on certain routes, cut fuel price and offer fiscal incentives to airlines starting next week in its latest attempt to k

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The government has decided that all domestic flights to Bandung, West Java, have to land at Kertajati International Airport by July 1.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – At least 20 people have died in two separate shipping accidents within a week in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara, while five were still missing as of Tuesday

Christy Francisca R and Andi Ibnu, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) said they found strong indications of duopoly behind the expensive airplane ticket p

Jakarta – At least two people died and five are still missing after a passenger boat carrying 52 people including the skipper and three crew members sank before dawn on Saturday (June

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry said it would not prohibit online ojek (motorcycle taxi) service providers from giving tariff discounts, canceling its earlier statement that it w

Jakarta – No foreign airline is planning to operate domestic routes in Indonesia, said Air Transportation Director-General Polana Pramesti according to a report by news site Tempo.

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – This year's mudik road rush saw far fewer road accidents than in previous years, thanks to improved awareness of road safety and beefed up preventive measur

Jakarta – A University of Indonesia (UI) international law expert has cautioned the government over its plan to invite foreign airlines to serve domestic routes in an attempt to push d

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo's proposal to allow foreign airlines to operate Indonesian domestic routes with the aim of bringing down ticket prices has sparked a robust debate among

Seventeen people were missing after a cargo boat sank off eastern Indonesia, authorities said Wednesday, the latest maritime accident to hit the sprawling archipelago nation.

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is studying a proposal made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who suggested inviting foreign airlines to serve domestic routes as an attempt to p

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has recorded a 30 percent decrease in air travelers during this year's Idul Fitri exodus from last year.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), encouraged the government to apply the open sky system, which will allow foreign airlines to conduct business in Indon

Jakarta – Australia's Federal Court has ordered flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to pay 19 million Australian dollars (US$13.13 million) for colluding on fees and surcharges for air freig

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed his concern over a Rp 21.9 million (US$1,522) airfare from flag carrier Garuda Indonesia for a Bandung-Medan flight av

Jakarta – Thousands of have signed the petition #TurunkanTiketPapua on change.org to urge Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to regulate airfares to and from Papua.

Jakarta – Toll road operators are offering 15 percent discounts on toll roads for Idul Fitri travelers, but the price cut won't apply on the peak days of the holiday season.

Jakarta – The government and the Jakarta administration are in a dispute over the reported mismanagement of Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta, at a time when Jakartans are geari

Jakarta – Domestic car sales dropped 17.8 percent year-on-year to 84,029 vehicles in April from 102,258 in the same month last year, according to a statement issued by the Association

Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – Transportation Ministry determined to lower the upper limit tariff (TBA) of airlines ticket in a bid to suppress the trend on the rocketing airfare.

Suara Pembaruan, Jakarta – Bogor in West Java plans to build a tramway that will be integrated with the Greater Jakarta Light Rail Transit system.

Jakarta – Homegrown ride-hailing application Go-Jek has said the number of orders for ojek (motorcycle taxis) has dropped in five cities following the increase in fares on May 1.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Toll Road Authority (BPJT) has confirmed the toll road operator will increase the rates for the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport toll road or Sedyatmo toll

Jakarta – Early this year, the Immigration Office in Banda Aceh saw an unusual uptick in passport applications, with up to 200 being received daily, up from the usual 50.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Research Institute of Socio-Economic Development (RISED) in Surabaya has released on Monday a survey on ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) customers, in

Jakarta – The government will decide on new price ceilings for airplane tickets within a week to force airlines to lower airfares, after two regulations that had been issued failed to

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway will focus on critical spots, such as tunnels, including the main tunnel in Halim, East Jakarta

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – An annual automotive event, the 10-day Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS), kicked off on Thursday to run until May 5 at Jakarta International Expo

Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is calling on the government, particularly the Transportation Ministry, not to intervene in airfares, but let airplane

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Domestic car sales declined by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from the same period last year, the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturer

Crammed conditions on the KRL Commuterline on regular days can be suffocating, but today the commute between Bekasi and Jakarta Kota was reportedly a whole lot more nightmarish than us

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has called on Transportation Minister Budki Karya Sumadi to issue a regulation that would require airlines to lower their pric

Jakarta – The uptrend in airline tickets is hitting the domestic tourism industry hard.

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has blamed the West Java administration for the lack of activity at Kertajadi International Airport in Majalengka, saying that the i

More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing after its chief executive apologised and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further dis

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry issued on March 29 new regulations on airfare, namely Transportation Ministerial Regulation No.

Silkina Ahluwalia – After months of investigation and two deadly crashes involving their 737 Max jets, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has finally apologized and admitted their mistakes c

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has announced that it has completed the refarming of 800 and 900 hertz frequencies, giving customers faster speed for internet ser

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry issued two regulations last week with the aim of pushing airfares down, however it said that it may issue another regulation if prevailing regulat

Given the capital's high prevalence of both smokers and motorcyclists, seeing a biker taking a long drag at an intersection is a pretty common sight in Jakarta.

Three months after the Lion Air plane her husband was piloting plunged into the sea, Garima Sethi sat with senior officials at the Indonesian carrier in January and urged them – again

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has issued two new regulations on airline tickets that will determine the calculation of airfares and price ceilings.