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    "data": {
        "id": 1771707,
        "msgid": "cipulir-market-empty-as-customers-disappear-vendors-surprising-admissions-1780030743",
        "date": "2026-05-29 10:30:01",
        "title": "Cipulir Market Empty as Customers Disappear, Vendors' Surprising Admissions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Cipulir Market in South Jakarta has seen a sharp decline in customers since the pandemic, with vendors struggling to sell even a few items daily. They report that government visits have not improved footfall, and rising costs are worsening their financial hardship, prompting calls for urgent intervention.",
        "content": "<p>Cipulir Market in South Jakarta is now deserted, with customers\ndisappearing one by one. Vendors began noticing its decline only after\nthe Covid-19 pandemic. However, some have chosen to stay, citing\nsurvival needs despite the market\u2019s emptiness and frequent flooding\nduring rains.<\/p>\n<p>Among them is Susi, a vendor of men\u2019s shorts, who says she stays due\nto financial necessity despite dwindling sales. \u2018The reason I stay is to\nmake ends meet. If I stop selling here, what will I live on? Sales\naren\u2019t as good as before; what sells today might not tomorrow, but we\nstill want to hold on,\u2019 she said during an interview with CNBC Indonesia\non Friday, May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Susi complained of a drastic drop in sales, with items not selling\nconsistently each day. In recent days, her shorts have sold only a few\npieces. \u2018From Monday, nothing sold; Tuesday, one pair; Wednesday, none;\nThursday, just two pairs,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n<p>She hopes the government will pay more attention to Cipulir Market to\nrestore its former vibrancy. \u2018The Jakarta Regional Government did visit,\nbut only for a routine check with no impact on customer numbers. We hope\nour plight gets more attention,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Firman, a vendor of men\u2019s trousers, also remains due to\nfinancial necessity despite a sharp decline in customers. \u2018Customers\nstill come, but numbers have plummeted. Previously, I could sell at\nleast five dozen a day; now, selling a few pairs is thank goodness. I\nhave to stay because this is my only means of supporting my family,\u2019 he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Firman hopes the worsening state of Cipulir Market receives greater\ngovernment attention, particularly from Jakarta\u2019s administration. \u2018We\nhope for more attention to our situation, especially as prices rise and\nour income has drastically fallen. How can we eat if this continues?\u2019 he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cipulir-market-empty-as-customers-disappear-vendors-surprising-admissions-1780030743",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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