New bus fares<\/p>\n
The Jakarta City Council has finally agreed to increase bus
\nfares by between 17 percent and 22 percent. The decision becomes
\neffective this month.<\/p>\n
The political factions at the council said the increase in
\nfares must coincide with an improvement in services to
\npassengers. The council threatened to review its approval (on the
\nnew fares) if the precondition was violated.<\/p>\n
The threat will remain useless if there is no adequate
\nenforcement, yet written laws have also been ignored and violated
\nin this country. Daily street violations are good examples.<\/p>\n
The ultimatum, is however, relevant to the bus crew's
\ntreatment of passengers. They are always badly treated by the bus
\ncrew. It's time for Governor Sutiyoso to try the public bus to
\nsee how the bus crews operate.<\/p>\n
As the capital administrator, Sutiyoso must respect his own
\ncitizens, or else the citizens will no longer respect him.<\/p>\n
-- Warta Kota, Jakarta<\/p>\n
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\nOtherop-war-effect
\nThe war's effect on the global economy
\nJP\/6\/Otherops<\/p>\n
The war's effect on the global economy<\/p>\n
U.S. antagonism with France and Germany over the war on Iraq
\nis beginning to adversely affect global economic talks.<\/p>\n
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has abandoned its plan to
\nreach a broad consensus about proposed cuts in tariffs on
\nagricultural products by Monday. Efforts to promote freer farm
\ntrade have been the major focus of the new round of WTO talks.<\/p>\n
The WTO's failure to meet the deadline is due to differences
\nof opinion between exporters of farm products, including the
\nUnited States and Australia - which are seeking to export more
\nagricultural goods - and a second group, including Japan and
\nFrance, that want to protect their domestic agricultural
\nindustries.<\/p>\n
The disagreement among major nations over Iraq could adversely
\naffect not only the ongoing WTO talks but other global economic
\nmeetings.<\/p>\n
The U.S.-led war in Iraq has shaken the global money and
\nfinancial market, causing a continued rise in crude oil prices.
\nThe war, if protracted, could trigger a global depression.<\/p>\n
... The United States, France and other major nations should
\ntry to ease their conflict of opinions over Iraq through
\nincreased efforts to coordinate their economic policies.<\/p>\n
-- Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-bus-fares-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }