Jakarta, Nov. 3 -- Jakarta's MRT operator has urged passengers to obey its rules, including a ban on eating and drinking in fare-paid station areas and aboard Ratangga trains, to maintain cleanliness and comfort.

"MRT Jakarta prohibits eating and drinking in fare-paid station areas and aboard Ratangga trains to maintain cleanliness, comfort and order," Corporate Secretary Division Head Rendy Primartantyo said on Tuesday.

The statement followed a social media post showing an MRT passenger being reprimanded for drinking aboard a train.

Rendy said the officer's action was part of the operator's duty to enforce regulations throughout the MRT Jakarta system.

Management nevertheless emphasized that frontline staff must remain courteous and ...