No new nightspots for 3 mayoralties<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not issue
\noperational permits for new establishments in South, Central and
\nEast Jakarta, an official said.<\/p>\n
Deputy Governor for Social Welfare R.S. Museno said yesterday
\nthat the three mayoralties are not appropriate for
\nestablishments, because they are plotted as residential areas.<\/p>\n
The existing number of night spots in the three mayoralties is
\nenough, he said.<\/p>\n
\"According to a regulation, an establishment cannot be opened
\nin a residential area. The city administration plans to uphold
\nthe regulation,\" Museno said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the city administration will grant permits
\nto those intending to open entertainment centers in North and
\nWest Jakarta.<\/p>\n
There are presently a total of 3,233 establishments in the
\ncity, consisting of various entertainment centers such as bars
\nand pubs, movie theaters, massage parlors and discotheques.<\/p>\n
According to data provided by the city public order office,
\nthere are a total of 899 establishments in Central Jakarta, 787
\nin South Jakarta and 268 in East Jakarta. In North Jakarta, there
\nare 443 establishments, with 836 in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the head of the city's public order office,
\nKusaeni Budiantoro, said that his office will not grant permits
\nto new discotheques in the city, because the current number --
\n133 -- is adequate for Jakartans.<\/p>\n
The decision is expected to be the final effort by the city
\nadministration to clean the city's discotheques, as many of them
\nhave been used for drug trafficking.<\/p>\n
Seventeen discotheques have been warned over Ecstasy deals.<\/p>\n
Data from the public order office shows that from April to
\nJune this year, 35 discotheques were temporary closed down by the
\noffice for violating the regulations.<\/p>\n
During a police raid at the Poster cafe conducted two days
\nago, hundreds of Ecstasy pills were found scattered on the floor.
\nThe raid follows three other recent raids, bringing the total to
\nfour this month.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Governor Surjadi Soedirdja ordered the city
\ntourism agency to close down any discotheques caught being used
\nfor trafficking Ecstasy pills or other illegal substances.<\/p>\n
Museno also said yesterday that the administration would
\nprefer to have establishment owners imprisoned for such
\nviolations rather than fining them.<\/p>\n
\"The Rp 50,000 fine is too small. I think it will be more
\neffective if they are put in prison,\" Museno said. (yns)<\/p>",
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