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        "id": 1279664,
        "msgid": "street-vendors-given-the-blame-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-09-27 00:00:00",
        "title": "Street vendors given the blame",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Street vendors given the blame SURABAYA, East Java: The head of the Surabaya Sanitation Agency, Surjanto, said on Tuesday the agency found it difficult to keep the city clean because of the increasing number of vendors operating on the city's streets. \"The number of street vendors is increasing and getting out of control.",
        "content": "<p>Street vendors given the blame<\/p>\n<p>SURABAYA, East Java: The head of the Surabaya Sanitation<br>\nAgency, Surjanto, said on Tuesday the agency found it difficult<br>\nto keep the city clean because of the increasing number of<br>\nvendors operating on the city's streets.<\/p>\n<p>\"The number of street vendors is increasing and getting out of<br>\ncontrol. They have penetrated the banned areas, including along<br>\nthe banks of the river, which they use for their daily<br>\nactivities,\" he was quoted by Antara news agency as saying on the<br>\nsidelines of a discussion on waste treatment here.<\/p>\n<p>Surjanto also blamed the uncleanliness of the city on poor<br>\nfacilities, limited funding and the economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He did say the city had increased its budget for waste<br>\ntreatment from Rp 17 billion in 1995 to Rp 21 billion this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, he hinted that limiting the areas where street<br>\nvendors were allowed to operate would create another social<br>\nproblem. \"They (vendors) are there to earn a living. If we raid<br>\nthem, they will fight back.\" (lup)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/street-vendors-given-the-blame-1447893297",
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