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Here are the Headlines of several national newspapers published today, June 21 2018. Today’s headlines are focused on the sunken Sinar Bangun motorboat in Lake Toba.

We begin with Kompas newspaper which wrote, “Evaluate Ferry Transportation.”

President Joko Widodo asked all stakeholders to immediately find and save the victims of the sunken Sinar Bangun motorboat in Toba Lake. The President did not want such incident to happen again. Therefore, Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi was urged to evaluate the whole safety standard of ferry transport. This was affirmed by President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Wednesday afternoon (20/6). Personally and on behalf of all Indonesian people, the President expressed his deep condolences for the casualties in the incident. The President asked the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), National Armed Forces -TNI, National Police -Polri, and National Disaster Mitigation Agency -BNPB to find and save the victims. The government also will give compensation for the casualties’ family and the wounded victims.

We end the Headlines with Tempo entitled, “Government Evaluates Ferry Transport.”

President Joko Widodo instructed the Transportation Ministry and Transportation Agency to evaluate the ferry transport safety standard. The President said that both Transportation Ministry and Transportation Agency must routinely check the condition of ferry transport to guarantee safety. President Joko Widodo said, the sunken Sinar Bangun motorboat must be a lesson for all to comply to the regulation. That was stated by President Joko Widodo at Bogor Presidential Palace yesterday. The Sinar Bangun motorboat sank on the trip from Simanido port in Samosir Island to Tiga Ras port in Simalungun on Monday at 5.30 pm local time. The boat with 43 people capacity sank after being hit by 12-knot wind and high waves. The 35-gross tonnage ship was suspected to be overcapacity. Meanwhile, Head of National Search and Rescue Agency, Muhammad Syaugi said, the search team had evaluated 22 victims, consisting 18 survivors and 4 casualties. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said, the Sinar Bangun had been operating illegally.