Gambling den plan opposed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Secretary of City Council Commission E for social
\naffairs Audi Zulkarnaen Tambunan and founder of the Chinese-
\nIndonesian Social Association (PSMTI) Ernawati Soegondo called on
\nthe city administration to stop the plan to change the Toko Merah
\nbuilding on Jl. Kali Besar Barat, West Jakarta, into a gambling
\nden.<\/p>\n
\"The administration should take tough action if the building
\nis turned into a gambling den,\" Audi said, as quoted by
\nBeritaJakarta.com on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ernawati said that the building should be maintained as part
\nof the city's heritage but should not be used for gambling
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
Head of the City Museum and Restoration Agency Nurhadi
\nSastrapraja said that the Toko Merah building, which was built in
\n1730 as a luxury mansion on a 2,455-square-meter site, should be
\nprotected. He also said that he had yet to receive reports on the
\nplan but would check them soon.<\/p>\n
Agency supervision head Candrian Attahiyat said that one of
\nhis staff had checked reports saying that the interior of the
\nbuilding had been altered but he had not yet received the result.<\/p>\n
He said that Toko Merah was included in class A, meaning that
\nneither the exterior nor interior could be changed by the
\nproperty owner, regardless of the purpose. -- JP<\/p>",
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