The recent meeting on 31 August 2025 between Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and several online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers at the Vice Presidential Palace was intended as an empathetic gesture—just days after the tragic death of driver Affan Kurniawan during protests. Yet rather than healing wounds, the interaction stumbled into a communication crisis that exposed a deeper problem: the distortion between intent and image. To subscribe please click here
