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ollowing a recent clash between angkot [public minivan] and app-based ojek [motorcycle taxi] drivers, Bogor city and regency administration in West Java will speed up the discussion of the regulation of the app-based ojek drivers.

“We will invite every party in the discussion, including the owner of the online services. We have all the material that needs to be reviewed,” said Bogor Mayor Bima Arya on Friday.

He said he hoped the regulation could be issued within the first week of April, shortly after the implementation of revised Transportation Ministry Regulation No. 32/2016 on April 1.

The revised regulation will, among other things, grant local administrations the right to regulate ride-hailing apps in their respective jurisdictions.

The city’s regulation might serve as a temporary regulation until the administration is able to draft another regulation with a stronger legal basis, the mayor said.

“It will take a much longer time to draft a local regulation. So for now, we will use the authority stated in the Regional Autonomy Law for local administration leaders to implement regulations,” Bima said.

A clash broke out earlier this week between angkot and app-based ojek drivers at Laladon public transportation terminal in Bogor following rumors of drivers being beaten.