Indonesian News for Learners – May 21, 2025

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English Summary

Title: Online Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Threaten Bigger Protest if Minister Doesn’t Revise App Fee Policy
On May 21, 2025, GARDA Indonesia (a national organization representing online motorcycle taxi drivers) demanded that the Minister of Transportation revise the regulation on application fee deductions, which currently allow platforms to take 20–50% of drivers’ earnings. GARDA wants this fee reduced to just 10%.
GARDA’s leader, Raden Igun Wicaksono, stated that if there is no clear response from the ministry by the end of May, they will hold an even larger protest. A previous mass protest (called “off-bid”) on May 20 caused potential losses of up to Rp 188 billion.
GARDA claims that online drivers have been exploited for 10 years and demand fairer treatment.

Source: Kompas.com – May 21, 2025
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Judul Berita:

Ojol Ancam Demo Lebih Besar Jika Menhub Tak Revisi Potongan Biaya Aplikasi

Kosakata Baru dan Penting (Vocabulary & Example Sentences)

pengemudi = driver
Para pengemudi ojol melakukan aksi demo di Jakarta.
→ Online motorcycle taxi drivers held a protest in Jakarta.
potongan biaya = fee deduction
Mereka menolak potongan biaya aplikasi yang terlalu besar.
→ They rejected the large application fee deductions.
revisi = revision
GARDA meminta revisi peraturan dari Menteri Perhubungan.
→ GARDA requested a revision of the policy from the Minister of Transportation.
aksi = action / protest
Jika tuntutan tidak dikabulkan, mereka akan mengadakan aksi lanjutan.
→ If their demands are not met, they will stage another protest.
kerugian = loss
Aksi off-bid kemarin menyebabkan kerugian hingga Rp 188 miliar.
→ Yesterday’s off-bid action caused losses of up to Rp 188 billion.
sapi perah = cash cow (metaphorically exploited)
Pengemudi menyebut diri mereka dijadikan sapi perah oleh aplikator.
→ Drivers said they have been treated as cash cows by the platform companies.

Tantangan Hari Ini (Today’s Challenge)

Gunakan tiga kosakata baru di atas untuk membuat satu paragraf pendek dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Misalnya:
“Pengemudi ojol menuntut revisi karena merasa dijadikan sapi perah oleh aplikator. Mereka menganggap potongan biaya terlalu besar dan menyebabkan kerugian.”