A traveler's tale

A traveler's tale

From Kompas

On June 28, 1996 I left at about 1:20 p.m. from Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, heading for Jl. Kiai Tapa. I stopped at the red lights at the Grogol intersection. Suddenly a man turned up by the side of my car, pointing a knife at me. Not satisfied with the money he found in my wallet, he insisted that the driver surrender her bracelet. Nobody helped us for fear of being mobbed by members of his gang,

A colleague told me that hold-ups also happen at Cempaka Putih intersection, in Central Jakarta. These bandits are desperate people who operate even though traffic is heavy.

I suggest that the authorities take the necessary measures to guarantee security in those bandit-plagued areas.

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