Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's ever-expanding community of ojol -the popular shorthand for online taxi drivers, mostly motorbike riders- found a silver lining as the government issued a presidential regulation promising fairer governance of ride-hailing services.

The provision, formally titled Presidential Regulation No. 27 of 2026, was crafted to overhaul how earnings are shared between drivers and app operators, shifting away from a system long dictated by market dynamics and corporate policies.

Addressing about 200,000 unionized laborers during his 2026 May Day speech at the National Monument in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto unveiled the rule to counter disproportionate income sharing.

Addressing about 200,000 unionized labore...