PPD bus drivers go on strike

JAKARTA: Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on Monday, as the bus divers from state-owned PPD went on strike and demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Transportation and the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

A PPD driver said that they were demanding their salaries that had not been paid for the last three months.

"We need the money to pay our children's school fees," the driver said.

The new school year starts in two weeks. Although the Jakarta administration has instructed schools not to burden parents with admission fees, many schools still impose them as funds from the central government are not enough to keep the schools operational. -- JP