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        "id": 1542579,
        "msgid": "medan-bans-sidewalk-vendors-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-08-12 00:00:00",
        "title": "Medan bans sidewalk vendors",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Medan bans sidewalk vendors MEDAN, North Sumatra: Residents are being asked to prevent sidewalks from becoming sidewalk stalls by the city administration. \"The Medan administration is not forbidding residents from making a living by opening up a canteen in their yard. We just ask that they not allow vendors to use the sidewalks,\" said the head of city planning Aslan Harahap. We're not trying to prohibit people from selling things, but they have to follow rules,\" he said as quoted by Antara.",
        "content": "<p>Medan bans sidewalk vendors<\/p>\n<p>MEDAN, North Sumatra: Residents are being asked to prevent<br>\nsidewalks from becoming sidewalk stalls by the city<br>\nadministration.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Medan administration is not forbidding residents from<br>\nmaking a living by opening up a canteen in their yard. We just<br>\nask that they not allow vendors to use the sidewalks,\" said the<br>\nhead of city planning Aslan Harahap.<\/p>\n<p>We're not trying to prohibit people from selling things, but<br>\nthey have to follow rules,\" he said as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n<p>He said unsanctioned sidewalk vendors conflicted with the<br>\ninterests of officially established markets. Aslan said traders<br>\nshould register with city authorities if they want to trade and<br>\nhave a stall at legal markets around the city.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/medan-bans-sidewalk-vendors-1447893297",
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