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View all search resultsStatements from the finance minister and a budget planning document suggest the government may cut energy subsidies and compensation next year in a move analysts say would create fiscal space for the incoming administration to pursue new policies.
The crash, which occurred in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, on Tuesday, caused extensive delays to rail schedules. The incident occurred when the Argo Wilis collided on a bend with a derailed Argo Semeru train. The Argo Semeru reportedly left the tracks as a result of subsidence on the track bed.
The House of Representative’s Budget Committee (Banggar) has agreed to bump up energy subsidy and compensation allocation to Rp 339.26 trillion (US$22.06 billion) for the 2024 budget, Rp 13.3 trillion more than what had been proposed in August.
Seven motorcyclists who were hit by a truck in South Jakarta while driving against the flow of traffic will be fined and will not be eligible for insurance payouts, authorities have said, as they seek to deter widespread wrong-way driving in the capital.
Boeing in 2021 agreed to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the fatal Ethiopian 737 MAX crash. In February, the US planemaker sought to exclude any evidence of pain and suffering that passengers may have experienced before the crash.
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