Strike paralyzes Palangkaraya

Wed, 19 Apr 1995

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Scores of city bus drivers went on strike yesterday, paralyzing public transportation in town for the whole day.

They are demanding that the government stop the illegal minibuses that have been roaming the city streets and cutting into their incomes over the past six months.

Antara reported that the daily income of a legal driver has dropped from an average of Rp 75,000 (US$34) to as low as Rp 30,000 a day since the illegal buses were present.

"Our demand is clear: Stop the illegal buses," said one protester who requested anonymity.

Palangkaraya mayor Nahson Taway, who met the strikers, promised that the government would crack down on the illegal vans. (pan)

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