Men in fatigues rob driver

TANGERANG: Two unidentified men clad in military-style uniforms robbed the driver of a truck owned by a soft drink company along Jl. Garuda in Batu Ceper district late on Monday, making off with Rp 9 million (US$1,058) in cash.

The driver, Hasanudin, 24, of Karawaci subdistrict, along with his assistant, Budi, had just finished collecting money from several soft drink agents in Jakarta when two men on a motorcycle forced the truck to stop.

With a gun pointed at him, Hasanudin stopped the truck and handed the robbers Rp 9 million.

Batu Ceper Police chief Insp. Suhendro said his officers were searching for the robbers. -- JP