Group urges Jakarta election debate to talk about public transportation


Motorists pass along Jl. Kyai Haji Abdullah Syafei in Jakarta on June 19, 2024. - Photo: Antara

JAKARTA: The issue of transportation should be one of the themes covered during a debate between candidates ahead of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, a transportation experts association has urged.

The Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) Jakarta branch submitted a letter to the Jakarta office of the General Elections Commission (KPU) on June 6, asking the poll body to include the topic in the election debate.

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