GOJEK faces the brunt of Indonesia's new ride-hailing regulation

GOJEK faces the brunt of Indonesia's new ride-hailing regulation

FILE PHOTO - A driver and passenger ride on a motorbike, part of the Go-Jek ride-hailing service, on a busy street in central Jakarta, Indonesia December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo

Ride-hailing firm GOJEK said on Monday that a tariff increase enforced by the Indonesian government for app-based motorcycle taxis has started to have an adverse impact on its passenger orders.

The Indonesian government enforced the regulation starting May 1, 2019, in five cities in Jakarta (Jabodetabek), Bandung (West Java), Yogyakarta, Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (South Sulawesi).

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