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