'Busway to start in December'
'Busway to start in December'
Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday that the busway program
would be implemented in December.
He made the statement to reporters a day after his arrival
here from a foreign visit to examine the busway systems in
several major cities of South American countries, including
Columbia and Mexico.
He said that he had ordered Irzal Djamal, the busway team
leader, to study the busway systems in the countries and see
which system would be appropriate for Jakarta.
The city administration plans to establish a 12.9-kilometer
busway route between Blok M in South Jakarta and Kota in West
Jakarta, utilizing 140 buses, of which 80 units will be provided
by a consortium of private bus companies, a report from the
administration said.
The report said that feeder services and ticketing will be
operated by private companies, which will be selected later
through a tender.
The feeder service will provide public transportation to take
passengers from all areas of Jakarta to sections of the route,
which will include Jl. Sudirman, Jl. Thamrin, Jl. Gajah Mada and
Hayam Wuruk.
Along with the system, the city administration also plans to
extend the three-in-one traffic policy throughout the whole day
until afternoon.
The policy, which requires motorists to bring at least two
passengers inside their cars, is expected to encourage people to
leave their cars at home and use the public transportation.--JP
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Foreign workers increase in Tangerang
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Foreign workers increase in Tangerang
TANGERANG: With the number of foreign workers in Tangerang
increasing over the past three years, the municipal
administration has been unable to monitor their presence.
The municipal Permits and Capital Investment Office
(KPKPM) chief, Dafyar Elyadi admitted on Thursday that because
the municipality's agencies lack in good coordination, they found
it hard to monitor the foreign workers.
"We have received reports about the foreign workers from the
municipal manpower office but we have no knowledge how many have
returned to their respective countries," he told the press.
He said the manpower office has depended on reports given by
industrial firms that employed the foreign workers but had never
followed them up with the firms.
According to Adang Turwana of the manpower office, most
foreigners in Tangerang work as company leaders or experts in
various sectors, such as textiles, chemicals, electronics,
garment, ceramics and food and beverages.
He reported that there were 356 foreign workers who worked in
the municipality in 2000. This number rose to 360 in 2001 and
increased to 393 in 2002. Since January this year, the number has
already reached 422.
"Most of them come from South Korea, Taiwan and Japan," he
said.--JP
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Greater-companies
20 companies in Tangerang closed down
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JAKARTA: Twenty companies in the Tangerang municipality have
stopped operations due to the slow business over the past few
years, causing 36,108 people to lose their jobs, an official
said.
Adang Turwana, head of the municipality manpower office, was
quoted by Antara as saying on Wednesday, that another 30
companies were experiencing financial difficulties and could also
stop operating.
The 50 companies, producers mainly of items exported to
foreign countries, had suffered greatly. The condition worsened
because of the labor demonstrations that resulted in their low
productivity and failure to compete in the free market, Adang
said.
Currently, there are about 1,500 companies in the Tangerang
municipality. --JP
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Panthers, bears arrive in Ragunan Zoo
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JAKARTA: A pair of panthers and a pair of bears have arrived
safely at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta after a 3,300-kilometer
trip from Sri Lanka aboard Emirates airlines.
Emirates spokesman John Rotikan said Thursday that the animals
were sent recently through an exchange program involving the
Dehiwala Zoo in Sri Lanka.
He said that the airline would fly a couple of orangutan to
Sri Lanka in the near future.--Antara