Bali firm with vendors

Bali firm with vendors

DENPASAR, Bali: The local administration has said it will
remain firm in its decision to curb street vendors in Puputan
Badung Square despite a protest involving hundreds of vendors
demanding that the regulation be relaxed.

"If they want to have a stall they have to ask for a permit,
but Puputan Badung Square is off limits," Denpasar Mayor AA.
Puspayoga said on Monday after receiving 10 representatives of
the protesters and Udayana University student Edy Setiawan in his
office.

Hundreds of street vendors accompanied by several Udayana
University students held a peaceful rally in the provincial
council and were accepted by several legislators in the building
compound.

The peaceful rally almost turned violent at one point when
several men were seen trying to break into the compound. But they
were immediately prevented by students, who managed to calm down
the situation and avert a possible clash with police. (zen/dja)