KENDARI (Indonesia), July 29 -- Every time Tri Rama Dandi's phone rings with a new ride request, the 26-year-old father faces a familiar choice: start his motorcycle and earn a living, or stay beside his one-year-old son.

The single father from Kolaka, South-east Sulawesi, has been raising his young child MA while working as an online motorcycle taxi driver - known colloquially as ojol - after his marriage ended in 2025, Indonesian news outlet Tribunnews Sultra reported this week.

"When an order comes in, I immediately turn on my motorcycle and go to deliver it," he was quoted as saying.

Rama's daily routine begins with the sound of incoming requests on his phone.

But while he spends his days transporting passengers, Rama's most impor...