The Bogor Outer Ring Road (BORR) toll fee has increased by between Rp 500 and Rp 1,000 as of Tuesday.
Spokesman for the toll road management PT Marga Sarana Jabar, Drajat,said on Tuesday morning that traffic had so far remained normal,antaranews.com reported.
The current toll fee is between Rp 3,500 and Rp 10,000, depending on the type of vehicle.
The 3.8 km toll road connects South Sentul and Kedung Halang.
The bounty offered for the capture of runaway graft suspect M. Nazaruddin has been increased to Rp 150 million (US$17,550), an increase of more than 50 percent above the original offer, an NGO says.
Former Democratic Party treasurer Nazaruddin has been accused by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of bribery in a government project involving the construction of an athlete's village for the 2011 SEA Games.
However, Nazaruddin fled the country before being named suspect and before local authorities imposed a travel ban on him. In the subsequent manhunt, Interpol has also placed him on its wanted list.
According to the People’s Information Center (LIRA), the NGO organizing the has organized the manhunt, the increase to the bounty will apply as of Monday.
“Starting Monday, the prize for [the capture of] Nazaruddin will go up,” LIRA chief Yusuf Rizal said Sunday.
He added that the amount offered was being increased to motivate more people to take part.
“We will increase the amount each week,” Yusuf added, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.
He further added that LIRA had promoted its offer to people in various regions.
“The people are really enthusiastic about it, especially in Jember [regency] which was [Nazaruddin’s] constituency,” Yusuf said.
State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina on Tuesday increased the prices of its non-subsidized fuels.
According to the company’s website, Pertamax fuel is now priced at Rp 8,100 (92 US cents) per liter in Jakarta, an increase of Rp 150 per liter from the previous price, while Pertamax plus is now priced at Rp 8,550 per liter.
In Bali, the price of Pertamax increased from Rp 8,250 to Rp 8,350 per liter.
In Batam, Pertamax plus increased by Rp 100 from its previous price of Rp 8,000 per liter.
The increases were mostly around Rp 100, but in West Sumatera the price of Pertamax increased by Rp 250 from Rp 8,650 per liter.
