Blok M, Taman Mini prepares for delegates<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Security officers would direct delegates at the Asian-African
\nSummit to Blok M in South Jakarta should they wish to do some
\nshopping, police said on Monday.<\/p>\n
The delegates, however, may visit other shopping centers in
\nthe capital but would not be accompanied by security personnel.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said that the
\ndelegates have also been scheduled to visit Taman Mini Indonesia
\nIndah in East Jakarta, but did not give any date when they would
\nvisit the park.<\/p>\n
\"We have placed 120 security personnel at each of the places
\nto make sure that the area is secured,\" Tjiptono told The Jakarta
\nPost.<\/p>\n
Blok M is well-known for its merchandise -- from low-priced
\nmerchandise around Melawai to higher-priced goods in shopping
\ncenters such as Pasaraya Grande or Blok M Plaza. People often say
\nvisitors have not come to Jakarta if they have not visited Blok
\nM.<\/p>\n
Taman Mini, on the other hand, is a place where people can see
\nthe traditions and culture of all provinces in Indonesia in one
\nvast park.<\/p>\n
Security preparations for Blok M and Taman Mini are being made
\nby the police, who have also conducted many raids throughout the
\ncity from April 10 to April 17. Hundreds of people have so far
\nbeen arrested for carrying sharp weapons, firearms and drugs. The
\ncity has been on full alert since April 15.<\/p>\n
More stringent security measures will be in place on April 20
\nand April 21 when foreign ministers from all the participating
\ncountries will meet at the Jakarta Convention Center while a
\ntotal of 24,701 personnel will guard the April 22 to 24 April
\nconference where 56 heads of the state will gather.<\/p>\n
Around 60 bomb squad personnel will guard the Hilton Hotel and
\nMulia Hotel to prevent any possible bomb attack.<\/p>\n
Police are deploying 10,854 personnel while the remainder come
\nfrom the TNI and city administration.<\/p>\n
Police have also provided the shortest possible routes from
\nboth Halim Perdanakusuma in East Jakarta and the Soekarno-Hatta
\nAirport in Cengkareng, Banten province to the Hilton Hotel and
\nMulia Hotel, where most of the participants will stay.<\/p>\n
From Halim Perdanakusuma, all participants will pass Cawang,
\nJl. MT. Haryono, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Semanggi, and end up at the
\nHilton and Mulia.<\/p>\n
From the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, they will go through
\nSediyatmo toll road to the Semanggi cloverleaf and then to the
\nHilton and Mulia hotels.<\/p>\n
The route from Soekarno-Hatta to Hilton or Mulia, and from
\nHalim Perdanakusuma to both hotels will be guarded by 206 and 356
\npersonnel respectively.<\/p>",
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