Soldiers to have $7m shopping center<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The construction of an Rp 18-billion (US$7.64
\nmillion) shopping center to serve mainly soldiers started at the
\nMarine Corps complex in Cilandak, South Jakarta, yesterday.<\/p>\n
The 20-square-meter building will stand on one hectare of land
\nowned by the Marine Corps. It will have three stories and a
\nbasement, said the project's owner, H. Ketut Abdurrahman
\nMasagung, president of Graha Citra Herodiza.<\/p>\n
The shopping center will offer discount prices for soldiers,
\nKetut said.<\/p>\n
The construction was launched by Navy Chief of Staff Rear
\nAdmiral Arief Kushariadi.<\/p>\n
In his speech Adm. Arief said the Plaza Cilandak would be a
\nshopping, recreation, and sports center. He said a similar
\nproject had been set up in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
\"Besides serving soldiers and their families with low-price
\ngoods, the plaza will also be opened to public,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The sports facilities are also aimed at helping Indonesia's
\npreparation for next year's South-East Asia Games in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Graha Citra Herodiza, which is owned by Ketut Masagung and
\nRonny N. Hendropriyono, will build the plaza in cooperation with
\nthe Marines Corps.<\/p>\n
The center will be jointly managed with the Marine Corps for
\n29 years and then the agreement will be reconsidered, said Djohan
\nPahlawan, the director of the company.<\/p>\n
In this cooperation the Marines Corps is represented by its
\ncooperative Puskopal Mar.<\/p>\n
A similar shopping center, worth Rp 65 billions, is now being
\nbuilt at Cijantung, East Jakarta, in a cooperation with the
\nArmy's elite special force, Kopassus.<\/p>\n
Ketut Masagung said 20 percent of his investment was fresh
\nfunds which would be used for the foundation work.<\/p>\n
\"We will try to borrow funds for the construction work from a
\nstate-owned bank, but we don't know for sure which bank it will
\nbe,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The profit from this cooperation will be divided equally
\nbetween the company and the Marines Corps, Ketut said.<\/p>\n
A marine, Sugianto, said he was happy about the new project.
\n\"We need an entertainment center like this after long strenuous
\ndays of physical drilling\".<\/p>\n
He said the plaza was also good because he would not need to
\ngo far to buy equipment for his office. (05)<\/p>",
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