Hostels' lucrative trade dries up<\/p>\n
PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Many initially applauded the removal
\nof streetwalkers from the Baturaden tourist resort a fortnight
\nago, but now the owners of hundreds of nearby hostels complain
\nthey are going bankrupt because no one is using their facilities
\nanymore.<\/p>\n
Unabashedly, the owners of some 150 non-star (Melati-class)
\nhotels admit the presence of prostitutes in the area has helped
\nkeep their small lodgings full.<\/p>\n
One of the owners, Eddy, 45, confessed that even though his
\nsmall hostel only had 10 rooms, he could receive 20 guests a day.<\/p>\n
Most of the guests booked the rooms for "short time" periods
\nof about three hours and were charged about Rp 15,000.<\/p>\n
"No one is coming these days," he told The Jakarta Post,
\nadding that business has plummeted over the past two weeks.<\/p>\n
"I know this is a forbidden (trade) but how are we supposed to
\nfill our stomachs."<\/p>\n
Authorities raided the area two weeks ago arresting 200 women
\nsuspected of prostitution and 13 men for pimping. (45)<\/p>",
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