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        "id": 1608548,
        "msgid": "trading-clothes-from-cars-tasik-market-activities-attract-foreign-tourists-attention-1773320097",
        "date": "2026-03-12 19:13:43",
        "title": "Trading Clothes from Cars: Tasik Market Activities Attract Foreign Tourists' Attention",
        "author": "Abdul Haris Maulana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Pasar Tasik in central Jakarta has become a notable attraction where traders from various regions sell garments directly from their vehicles, including gamis, koko shirts, abayas, and children's clothing. The market was officially established in 2016 following the relocation of traders from Tanah Abang under the administration of Governor Joko Widodo and Vice Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, with the mobile trading model becoming the market's distinctive characteristic. Clothing prices are competitive, ranging from Rp60,000 to Rp200,000 per piece, as most items are produced by home-based convection workshops.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Trading activities at Pasar Tasik located on Jalan Cideng\nTimur, Gambir, Central Jakarta, frequently capture attention because\ntraders sell directly from their own vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Heri Mulyo Sugiarto, the Market Head and HR manager at Pasar Tasik,\nstated that traders from various regions use their own vehicles to\ntransport their merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Items sold include gamis (loose-fitting long dresses), koko shirts,\nabayas, shirts, long trousers, skirts, and children\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n<p>Before the traders were relocated to Pasar Tasik, they were already\nselling from vehicles in the Tanah Abang vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis characteristic cannot disappear. It must be with vehicles. The\nskill lies there. However, those using tents are also allowed,\u201d said\nHeri.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, Pasar Tasik officially began operations in 2016. The\ntraders at this market were the result of relocation from various points\nin Tanah Abang, including the Bongkaran area as well as traders who\npreviously sold on the Tanah Abang pavement.<\/p>\n<p>The trader relocation was carried out during the administration of\nDKI Jakarta Governor and Vice Governor from 2012\u20132017, Joko Widodo and\nBasuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relocation idea came during Mr Joko\u2019s time, then we obtained\nland here, and it\u2019s remained here ever since. Here, there\u2019s security,\nthere\u2019s management, so we\u2019re creating employment opportunities.\nEspecially for local residents, residents of Tanah Abang,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>Traders from the Tasik region, a common designation used, are\ncharacterised by selling gamis.<\/p>\n<p>The gamis sold have various models and most are produced by\nhome-based convection workshops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey produce themselves, home-based convection workshops. That\u2019s why\nthe goods are cheap, there are many varieties but the quality is good,\u201d\nsaid Heri.<\/p>\n<p>He provided an example that the price of one gamis at Pasar Tasik\nranges from Rp60,000 to Rp200,000.<\/p>",
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