Bittersweet Busway
The project brings in hundreds of billions of rupiah to several businesspeoplebut drives out bus owners and drivers plying the Blok M-Kota route.
January 6, 2004
NO doubt about it, the Busway project is a boon to certain groups. But to other groups, such as the Blok M-Kota buses, it is nothing but a disaster.
For the first group, the Rp132 billion project included in the Jakarta government's budget for 2003 is just like honey. No less than 37 companies are enjoying its sweetness.
The number of companies to receive the project are likely to increase. "Because, there will be an additional budget thi
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