Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway

Jan 15, 2004 - The Jakarta administration introduces the busway
with its exclusive lane. Buses are packed with enthusiastic
crowds trying out the brand new buses for free.

Jan 16 - Two people riding a motorcycle are injured when a bus
traveling from Blok M hits them when making a U-turn at the
Krukut intersection.

Jan 17 - A Transjakarta bus hits the roof of the tunnel on Jl.
Matraman Raya, Central Jakarta.

Jan. 15 - Five Transjakarta drivers resign, saying they prefer
daily wages rather than monthly salaries.

Jan. 24 - A car driven by a Swiss citizen is damaged when a bus
traveling from Blok M crashes into it at the Hotel Indonesia
traffic circle.

Jan. 29 - A mob attempts to burn a bus traveling from Blok M
after it hit a motorcycle making a U-turn at the Krukut
intersection, seriously injuring the motorcyclist.

Jan. 30 - A passenger breaks his leg when boarding a bus at the
Dukuh Atas bus stop.

Feb. 3 - A street singer dies when he is thrown out of a bus into
the busway lane in the front of Bank Indonesia on Jl. Thamrin.
The reason was unclear.

Feb. 5 - A motorcyclist suffers head injuries and a broken leg
when a bus traveling from Blok M hits his motorcycle, which was
making a U-turn, at the Batu Ceper intersection.

Feb. 9 - A convoy of vehicles, including one transporting Vice
President Hamzah Haz, drives along the busway lane. Hamzah's
driver said he was told to enter the lane by officers on the road
as Jl. Thamrin was congested.

March 17 - A member of the Presidential Security Detail almost
clashes with traffic police after being stopped for entering the
busway lane in Harmoni, near the State Palace.

March 18 - Indonesian Military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto
orders the Presidential Security Detail's commander to take stern
measures against the soldier who trespassed the special lane.

Nov. 1 - Multiple trip tickets are introduced for Rp 25,000 to Rp
125,000 per ticket.

Source: The Jakarta Post/Kompas