Today, you should expect a severe traffic congestion in downtown Jakarta. First, Indonesian Badminton athletes Tontowi Yahya and Liliyana Natsir, who had won gold in the Rio Olympics, is set to arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta airport later this afternoon. The Ministry of Youth of Sports will give them a hero’s welcome, which includes parading the pair along the Sudirman street on their way to the State Palace. Second, around one thousand “online taxi” drivers are reportedly set to stage a protest in front of the Ministry of Transportation and the State Palace also today. The one event that is of our interest is the “online taxi” protest. What on earth is going on?To subscribe please click here
