Gov't acts on bus fare violators

Gov't acts on bus fare violators

Jakarta (JP): The Director General of Land Transportation
Soejono imposed sanctions on the owners of 164 buses.

He said the owners had violated a government rule on bus fare
increases during the Idul Fitri holiday.

"The number of violators have increased since last year,"
Soejono said yesterday, Antara reported.

In one province, for instance, the Ministry of Transportation
has imposed sanctions on 140 buses and 88 bus companies, compared
with 78 buses and 55 companies last year.

The sanctions, effective from April 8, are "administrative,"
which Soejono said consist mainly of operating permits being
temporarily terminated and the suspension of rights to add bus
routes.

He added the sanctions were based on reports from the public,
provincial ministry offices and provincial land transport
agencies. (anr)