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Ministry seizes Jakarta’s party bus
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The Royale VIP Bus, a bus designed for mobile partying. (Royale VIP Bus' website/File)
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hose wishing to party amid the hustle and bustle of Jakarta’s traffic need to look for another alternative. On Friday, the Transportation Ministry reportedly seized the Royale VIP Bus, a bus designed for mobile partying.
First introduced in 2014, the Royale VIP Bus is a luxury tourist bus that can accommodate up to 25 guests and is equipped with a surround-sound system, a karaoke machine, a minibar, a toilet and two dance poles.
The Transportation Ministry’s director general for land transportation, Pudji Hartanto, told Kompas.com (http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2017/07/21/20480131/bus-pesta-yang-dikandangkan-kemenhub-didesain-seperti-tempat-karaoke) that the agency seized the bus, because it did not have the required paperwork.
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Pudji said the vehicle registration certificate (STNK) obtained for the party bus was in fact issued for a private vehicle and not for public transportation.
The official said that although he considered the bus to be an interesting proposition, he said that it failed to meet the safety standards designed for public transportation vehicles.
Royale VIP Bus owner Deisy Wong Will declined to give a statement when contacted by The Jakarta Post. (jes)
