Transportation

Indonesia’s railway system ‘needs an overhaul’

The Indonesian Transportation Community (MTI) has said the local rail industry must improve its technical capacity and services in order to avoid more accidents, says The Jakarta Post, due to frequently railway accidents in the country.
“Thus, the Transportation Ministry should improve four basic elements of the railway system. They are infrastructure, rolling stock, human resources […]

No emergency pages in Garuda’s web

One day after Garuda jetliner crashed in Yogyakarta, I found there are no such emergency or special pages in the airline’s website. The Web just provides the standard menus like Reservation, Destinations etc. There are no, for instance, emergency banners to direct the site visitors to special pages which consist of the latest information on […]

At least 22 killed in Indonesia’s Garuda jetliner fire

JAKARTA — Garuda Indonesia jetliner carrying 140 people burst into flames as it landed at Adi Sutjipto airport in Yogyakarta early Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and wounding score others, officials said.