Jakarta, Aug. 30 -- Deputy Governor Rano Karno stated that Jakarta will waive Transjakarta and Jakarta MRT public transport fares for one week from this Saturday as the authorities conduct repairs to facilities damaged during protests on Friday (August 29).

"Perhaps for the next week, we will make Transjakarta and Jakarta MRT free of charge as we need to repair some facilities. We need one week for the work," Karno stated here.

After visiting the home of Affan Kurniawan, the online motorcycle taxi driver who was killed after being struck by a police vehicle during a protest near the Parliament Complex on Thursday (August 28), he said that the transport waiver is to ensure residents can continue using public transport as usual.

The publ...