Stop the Convoy!

If you live in Jakarta, you must already know that it’s hell to drive without a driver. Getting to a place that should only take 5 minutes will take at least 1 hour even not during busy hours. The government blames it to us for having too many private cars but they have never done anything to fix the public transportation. I wouldn’t mind going by bus to my office if there’s any.

Everyone has issues with the bad traffic in Jakarta and still no solution what so ever from the government. In fact, The high rank officials only have solutions for themselves. How? Police patrol help them get through the traffic in convoy. It helps them get to their destination quicker than everyone else but it makes the traffic even worse. Our president lives in Cikeas and his office is located in the Central of Jakarta. Can you imagine what the traffic would be if all the cars have to stop and wait for President to convoy every single day? Is this happening in neighbor countries? The answer is NO!

Let’s look at:

1. Philippines

Istana Malacanang. The president use this palace as his office.

2. Pakistan

Aiwan-e-Sadr aka. President’s palace. Besides living in this palace, the president also works in this palace. This is his office. The first president who lives in this palace is Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1988. Aiwan-e-Sadr is located in the northern part of Islamabad and is built purposely in the middle of the parliament building and the supreme court.

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