Protest staged over discriminatory ruling

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