Protest staged over discriminatory ruling

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of truck drivers from Belawan port staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the office of North Sumatra provincial council, demanding the council revoke a government ruling that prohibited drivers with container trucks entering the port.

They said that the ruling was discriminatory because it allowed semi-trailer trucks with containers to enter the port. Ratbaini, the coordinator of the protesters, said that the ruling had been effective since August 1. -- JP