1. FERRY: 12 x 4 lines
1. FERRY: 12 x 4 lines Ferry owners demand fare hike, threaten to strike or Ferry owners threaten strike, unless ferry fares increased
Sea transportation between Bakauheni in Lampung province and Merak in Banten province could be paralyzed soon as the local union of ferry operators has threatened to stop services until the authorities meet their demands to increase ferry fares.
The operators asked the government on Tuesday to increase the fares by up to 79 percent, otherwise they would stage a massive strike.
A strike would severely disrupt goods and passenger traffic between cities in Java and Sumatra, given that 24 ships operate daily in the Sunda Strait.
"If my boss tells me to strike, that's what I'll do," a ferry crewman, who wished to remain anonymous, said.
2. TONASA: 22 x 2 lines S. Sulawesi renews fight for Tonasa's spin-off
South Sulawesi Governor HZB Palaguna said the provincial administration and the management of state-owned cement factory PT Semen Tonasa were committed to fight for the company's spin- off from PT Semen Gresik in East Java.
"The proposed spin-off is really the aspiration of local people in the province and we are committed to fight for it," Palaguna said after receiving the company's newly appointed management at his office here on Tuesday.
The new management briefed the governor on the results of the meeting of the company's stakeholders that the management would continue to fight for the company's separation from Semen Gresik.
3. UNGSI: 35 x 1 line Closure of refugee camps in Kupang delayed or Refugees to receive aid until December
The central government has relented a little in its approach toward East Timorese refugees by postponing the planned closure of refugee camps in East Nusa Tenggara province until December this year.
But the government has made it clear that there will not be any repatriation of refugees to the newly established Democratic Republic of East Timor after August.
Bowing to demands by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Indonesian government has agreed that refugees in Kupang will continue to receive aid until the new deadline passes.