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        "msgid": "number-of-pickup-spots-for-prostitutes-soars-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-07-30 00:00:00",
        "title": "Number of pickup spots for prostitutes soars",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "summary": "Number of pickup spots for prostitutes soars JAKARTA (JP): The number of areas in the capital where male and female prostitutes solicited customers soared from only 30 in March last year to 120 in June this year as people grew more desperate to earn a living, an official said on Thursday. Toha Reno of the city public order office said the sharp increase was the result of the rising number of people who had lost their jobs during the current economic crisis.",
        "content": "<p>Number of pickup spots for prostitutes soars<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): The number of areas in the capital where male<br>\nand female prostitutes solicited customers soared from only 30 in<br>\nMarch last year to 120 in June this year as people grew more<br>\ndesperate to earn a living, an official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Toha Reno of the city public order office said the sharp<br>\nincrease was the result of the rising number of people who had<br>\nlost their jobs during the current economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He said the number of city residents who lost their jobs this<br>\nyear reached at least 826,000.<\/p>\n<p>\"What can the poor people, particularly the women, do? They<br>\nwon't get much from begging on the streets, so they end up<br>\nselling themselves,\" Toha told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n<p>\"Earlier, prostitutes sold themselves for as low as Rp 7,500<br>\n(US$1.1)... Today in certain areas of North, West and Central<br>\nJakarta, they are willing to go as low as Rp 5,000.\"<\/p>\n<p>Toha said what he deplored most was not the increase in the<br>\nnumber of areas where prostitutes solicited customers, but the<br>\nsurge in child prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>\"Today there are both boys and girls between 10 and 13 years<br>\nof age who sell themselves openly on the streets. It is a very<br>\npathetic situation,\" Toha said.<\/p>\n<p>\"However, city residents must be patient. The administration<br>\nand the city's five mayoralties do not have the manpower to round<br>\nup the prostitutes every night.\"<\/p>\n<p>Data from Toha's office showed prostitutes could be found<br>\nsoliciting customers in Central Jakarta at the Senen<br>\nintersection, the Gunung Sahari intersection, the Tanah Abang-<br>\nBongkaran area, the Lapangan Banteng area, the Galur intersection<br>\nand the area around Gadjah Mada.<\/p>\n<p>The locations in West Jakarta include the Lokasari and Hayam<br>\nWuruk areas, the Tomang intersection, Grogol, Slipi and Tubagus<br>\nAngke.<\/p>\n<p>In East Jakarta, the spots include Pasar Pramuka, Kramat Jati<br>\nand the areas around Matraman and Cawang.<\/p>\n<p>The spots in North Jakarta include Ancol and Pluit, the areas<br>\naround Sunda Kelapa and Tanjung Priok and Kalijodo.<\/p>\n<p>The spots in South Jakarta include the Lebak Bulus bus<br>\nterminal, Bulungan-Blok M, Tebet Dalam, Manggarai, Lenteng Agung<br>\nand Pasar Minggu. (ylt)<\/p>",
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