Continuing to gain experience in the World Sportbike arena, Arai Agaska learned valuable lessons from the 4th round at the Aragon circuit in Spain from May 29-31, 2026. He stayed in Italy with the ProGP NitiRacing team, which provides him full support in his debut World Sportbike season.
At the Aragon track, the Yamaha Racing Indonesia protégé finished race 1 in 23rd place, then suffered a DNF in race 2 due to a technical problem. Arai Agaska and the team positively evaluated these results to improve performance in subsequent rounds. The first half of the World Sportbike season he has experienced provides valuable experience for his racing development in world competition.
“I remain enthusiastic about facing World Sportbike; it is not easy for me in my first year participating in this championship. So I continue to learn and gain knowledge to improve my performance. I hope to further hone skills that will be useful in my racing career,” expressed Arai Agaska.
Holding 1 point earned during round 3 at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic, the rider from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, will fight again to achieve better results. With 4 rounds remaining, there is still an opportunity for him to score more points.
“Competing in World Sportbike yields significantly valuable knowledge for Arai Agaska. The goal is to broaden his insight into world racing, which features fierce competition. This is very important for further progress, so we always encourage him in his struggle in World Sportbike. The team always supports improvements for the following rounds,” said Wahyu Rusmayadi, Motorsport Manager of PT Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM).
Although a fine of Rp500,000 is already in effect, the Bandung City Government chooses a persuasive approach to change public behavior.
The habit of residents throwing trash into rivers remains a serious issue in Bandung City. The Bandung City Government now prioritizes public education over directly imposing fines on environmental violators.
The trash problem along riverbanks has come under scrutiny again after several videos of residents littering went viral on social media. This situation has sparked public criticism of the weak public awareness in maintaining environmental cleanliness.
The Mayor of Bandung, Muhammad Farhan, stated that regulations for penalties against littering are already in place. Under the regulation, violators can be fined up to Rp500,000.
However, according to Farhan, implementing this regulation is not as easy as imagined. The city government must consider the social conditions of the community before imposing penalties massively in the field.
“There are sanctions. A fine of Rp500,000. But it would be very inhumane if the city government arrests mothers throwing away a bag of trash and then fines them Rp500,000,” said Farhan on Thursday (4/6/2026).
The Bandung City Government is currently focusing on building public awareness to sort waste from home. Educational programs are continuously carried out through the neighborhood unit, community association, and village levels so that people no longer throw trash into rivers or other illegal sites.
Farhan mentioned that the level of public participation in waste management is still low. Currently, an average of only about 20 households per neighborhood unit regularly sort household waste, while the government targets at least 60 households to be actively involved.
Besides low public awareness, organic waste processing facilities at the local level are also not yet evenly available. This condition makes it impossible for the government to fully enforce penalties across all areas of Bandung City.
Farhan emphasized that the waste problem cannot be solved solely with punishment. Changing public behavior requires a long process, so education is considered the most realistic step to reduce the habit of throwing trash into rivers in Bandung City.
