Business as usual despite campaign

Business as usual despite campaign

JAKARTA (JP): Business activities at Mangga Dua shopping
center in West Jakarta continue as usual, undisturbed by the
campaign rallies.

Most shops, selling products ranging from shoes, bags,
clothes, electronic goods, watches and food, in the business
center were open on Thursday.

Cigarette and drink vendors were seen on the street in front
of the market offering their merchandise to passing motorists and
passengers on public transportation vehicles.

Attributes of political parties contesting the upcoming
general election, particularly the National Awakening Party
(PKB), the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), were on offer in
every corner of the market, Antara reported.

Security personnel, including soldiers, the police, members of
the civilian militia and security guards, were seen guarding the
market.

"The shops here continue doing business as usual even though
the number of buyers has fallen," Genuk, a shop employee, said.
(hhr)