Jakarta in a mess

Jakarta in a mess

From Kompas

Jakarta is increasingly becoming muddled with motor vehicles,
particularly means of public transportation, dropping and picking
up passengers anywhere on main roads, thus causing traffic jams.
The police ignore the confusion, while people without helmets
ride motorbikes freely.

Vacant land plots are mostly used for car washes, rented
houses, food stalls or kiosks, without any action by the relevant
city authorities to put land use in order. Meanwhile, Jakarta's
security personnel often are becoming less humane in their
treatment of citizens when conducting raids in such places. They
should be patrolling daily to ensure proper use of public
facilities instead of just staying in their offices.

Unless the conditions are reordered and strictly regulated
from now on, the capital will be in total disarray within the
next two to three years. Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso should also
frequently conduct field inspections to get things appropriately
arranged.

ANDREAS, Jakarta