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Archipelago 1 year ago
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Ferry accident in Bali strait sparks calls to improve Indonesia’s maritime safety
Irine Yusiana Roba Putri, a member of the House of Representatives Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure, said the recent accident highlights systemic issues in Indonesia’s maritime safety.
Jakarta 1 year ago
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Revamped Tanah Abang Station still faces bottlenecks, safety issues
Tanah Abang Station opened on Sunday with a new building developed as part of a three-phase overhaul to expand capacity and ease flow, but a lack of direct access routes to platforms and safety issues like pickpockets still persist.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Truck drivers protest plans for stricter load restriction policy
The protesters claim that the government’s over dimension overload (ODOL) policy unfairly targets drivers. They argued that while drivers face the threat of imprisonment for overloading their vehicles, transport company operators, who often instruct them to exceed legal limits, are rarely held accountable.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
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Indonesia sends condolences to families of Air India crash
The government, through the Foreign Ministry, has extended its sympathies to the families of all those killed in Thursday's devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, where investigators have recovered one of two black boxes from the Boeing Dreamliner's wreckage and DNA analysis is underway to identify at least 279 victims, including 241 passengers and crew.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Experts call for reform of Indonesia's woeful road safety following fatal crashes
Experts attribute this alarming figure to the lack of critical safety regulations for bus and truck operators, specifically, the absence of mandatory brake system overhauls at least once every three years, undefined limits on driver working hours and rest periods and the lack of standardized mental and physical health requirements for drivers.
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