Sports stadium becomes market<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
I feel called upon to talk about this matter in public because
\nthe condition of the area outside the main stadium of the 'Bung'
\nKarno sports complex has now become the cause of increasing
\nconcern. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in particular,
\nthe place changes into a market, rather than a place for physical
\nexercise. You can find practically everything there: garments,
\nfood and drink, footwear, crockery, pirated CDs and VCDs,
\naquarium fish, vegetables, carpentry tools and even rat poison.
\nEntertainment abounds, including, for example, performing
\nmonkeys.<\/p>\n
You cannot go jogging or roller-skating as there is hardly any
\nroom left even for walking. Everywhere you are surrounding by
\nvendors. In a situation like this, sports fans can only leave the
\nplace in abject disappointment.<\/p>\n
Ironically, a notice board proudly warns that it is prohibited
\nto sell anything in this area. Vendors simply ignore this and the
\nstadium management may have forgotten about it.<\/p>\n
To ensure that this area may be used again for sporting
\nactivities, some of the vendors must be moved away. Perhaps they
\ncould be allowed to sell their wares along the passage leading to
\nthe entrance to the stadium. Also, efforts must be made to ensure
\nthat only vendors selling food and drink will be allowed to do
\nbusiness in this area.<\/p>\n
The sports stadium management could first try to persuade the
\nvendors to move on but if persuasion does not work, they should
\ncall in bulldozers or even armored vehicles to ensure that the
\nvendors leave the place. This will show seriousness on the part
\nof the management.<\/p>\n
Will the vendors refuse to move and fight back? Certainly not
\nbecause the management has approached them sympathetically to
\ntell them why they must move to another place. The vendors must
\nbe made to understand that they enjoy the right to earn money but
\nat the same time are obligated to respect other people's rights.<\/p>\n
Unless serious efforts are made to tackle this matter, it will
\nnot be long before we witness this sports stadium being
\ncompletely destroyed. Then there will be nowhere left for Jakarta
\npeople to play sports.<\/p>\n
N. HIDAYAT<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sports-stadium-becomes-market-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }