Meleva Thorn, Jakarta – Indonesia has taken the path to electric vehicles since President Joko Widodo in late 2019 issued a decree detailing the timeline to achieve a certain amount of
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February 2, 2021
January 31, 2021
Rebecca Ratcliffe, Bangkok – An Indonesian family whose relatives died onboard the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed into the Java Sea have filed legal action against Boeing, alleging t
January 27, 2021
Jakarta – State-owned aerospace industry Dirgantara Indonesia has delivered the first of nine NC212i military transport aircraft ordered by the Defense Ministry.
January 25, 2021
Dio Herdiawan Tobing and Vicky Nauli Barreto Simanjuntak, Jakarta – WhatsApp's new privacy policy that no longer allows user to opt out of sharing their data with the parent company Fac
January 23, 2021
Jakarta (AFP) – Relatives of 62 people killed when an Indonesian passenger jet slammed into the sea scattered flowers at the crash site on Friday (Jan 22), as investigators look for clu
January 22, 2021
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) investigator Nurcayho Utomo said a problem with the Boeing 737-500's autothrottle system – which controls engine power automatically – wa
Jakarta, Indonesia – Investigators are yet to determine the cause of this month's Sriwijaya Air plane crash in Indonesia that killed all 63 people on board, but the disaster has once ag
January 21, 2021
Carlos Roy Fajarta & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have officially ended the search and rescue operation for the downed Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 on Thursday after
January 14, 2021
Martin Abbugao and Dessy Sagita, Singapore – The mystery plunge of a passenger jet into the sea is another dark chapter in Indonesia's horror aviation history, although safety standards
Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia's transport ministry ordered the nation's airlines to inspect their older, so-called classic Boeing 737 aircraft following Saturday's (Jan 9) crash of a
January 13, 2021
Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta – Indonesian divers have retrieved from the sea bed the flight data recorder of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 peo
January 12, 2021
The Indonesian government has restored flight occupancy rate to full capacity until at least Jan.
Jamie Freed and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Sydney/Jakarta – Starting with just one plane in 2003, Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air has become the country's No.
Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – As rescue workers continue to look for the black box of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 in the Java sea on Tuesday, fresh concerns are emerging about the state of Ind
January 11, 2021
Indonesia's chequered air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Saturday, marking the
January 10, 2021
Victoria Milko and Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 metres in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraf
Ivan Watson – Search and rescue teams are scouring the stormy waters of the Java Sea, hunting for the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.
The crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 about four minutes after it took off from Jakarta Saturday is the latest in a series of air accidents to rock Indonesia.
January 5, 2021
Jakarta – The government's desperate appeal for would-be holidaymakers to stay put for the recent Christmas and New Year break looks to have paid off, with the Transportation Ministry r
December 30, 2020
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – City-owned bus operator Transjakarta has an ambitious plan to expand its electric bus (e-bus) fleet to 10,000 units over the decade as Jakarta, a city with one
December 25, 2020
Jakarta – State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I (AP I) is encouraging travelers to take a COVID-19 test one day prior to departure to avoid long lines at airport testing center
Ami Yamada, Tokyo – SmartDrive, a fleet management service startup, has teamed up with Japan's construction consultancy Nippon Koei to launch a project to help ease traffic congestion i
December 24, 2020
Joniansyah Hardjono, Tangerang – State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) recorded a spike in air passenger and aircraft traffic at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Wednesday, Dec.
December 23, 2020
Jakarta – State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) has urged airline passengers to take COVID-19 tests before arriving at airports for a smooth journey.
December 21, 2020
Jakarta – Many travelers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, are opting to take the gold-standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests as compared with mandat
Jakarta – Police arrested a group of calo (middlemen) offering fake rapid test results at Pasar Senen railway station, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.
The new travel requirement for the year-end holiday has resulted in a long queue for the antigen rapid test at Soekarno-Hatta Airport this morning, with travelers alleging that airport
December 19, 2020
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State airport operator Angkasa Pura II will implement the pre-order system for passengers intending to take the PCR swab test and rapid antigen test.
December 17, 2020
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Railway developer PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), a joint venture between Indonesian and Chinese companies, has announced that the construction of the wi
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia and the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) have inked an agreement to offer promotional rates for f
December 8, 2020
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga saw signs of recovery in its operations and finance nearing the end of the year, following the loosening
November 30, 2020
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to alter the route of its first light rail transit (LRT) corridor, as city councilors, who were left out of the discussion
November 22, 2020
Jakarta – The transportation industry is among the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).
November 21, 2020
Farid Firdaus, Jakarta – Flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia has set to raise $600 million from mandatory convertible bonds by the end of this year to keep the airline's afloat through th
November 19, 2020
Augustinus Beo Da Costa, Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Some of the relatives of victims of a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash in Indonesia have slammed a decision by U.S.
Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has announced that passengers are no longer required to take a COVID-19 rapid test prior to boarding the trains of cer
November 16, 2020
Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian telecommunications firms are expected to reap long-term benefits from the coronavirus health crisis due to increasing demand for mobile data and inter
November 12, 2020
Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesia has pushed for a travel bubble in Southeast Asia to start in the first quarter of next year as the country seeks to rejuvenate its tourism sect
November 10, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has booked US$1.07 billion in losses as of September, a reversal from the $122.4 million profit it saw in the same perio
November 2, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) posted a Rp 2.4 trillion (US$163.6 million) loss between January and September, a drastic turn-aroun
October 31, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital city Jakarta has come out as the winner of the global 2021 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) for its ambitious integrated public transportat
October 28, 2020
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police traffic directorate, Grand Commissioner Sambodo Purnomo Yogo has banned motorcyclists on taking shelter from the rain under any over
October 27, 2020
Jakarta – Ride-hailing app Gojek has added more lockers for personal helmets in several spots, including train stations, in Greater Jakarta to help its customers maintain health and hyg
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has allocated Rp 20 billion (US$1.36 million) to fund a subsidized land transport program focused on the outermost regions of Riau
October 26, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has agreed to provide the aviation industry with a stimulus package worth Rp 216.5 billion (US$14.75 million) as part of a plan tha
October 25, 2020
Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has ordered random checks on vehicles heading out of Jakarta to ensure every public transportation operator, including buses and private car users,
October 22, 2020
Jakarta – Ahead of the upcoming long weekend, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has reminded travelers to ensure they have negative COVID-19 test results, especially for those w
October 20, 2020
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The ambitious fully underground construction plan for the second phase of the Jakarta MRT faces a stumbling block resulting from a lack of interest by constructi
October 17, 2020
Jakarta – Despite the pandemic, the government is allowing people to travel as long as they comply with COVID-19 health protocols.
Anisah Shukry – AirAsia X Bhd. is liquidating its Indonesian arm in a bid to survive the virus pandemic that has left the low-cost airline's planes grounded since late March.