C. Jakarta clears sidewalks of vendors

C. Jakarta clears sidewalks of vendors

JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality has carried out a
mass clearance of hundreds of illegal stalls belonging to street
vendors across prime areas in the municipality during the Idul
Fitri holiday.

"As of today, we have collected 28 truckloads of stall debris
from several locations, namely Kebon Jati, Kebon Kacang, Tanah
Abang and Senen," Central Jakarta Mayor Muhayat said on Thursday.

Muhayat said that the sweep was made during the holidays to
avoid violent clashes between the public order officers and
evicted vendors.

"We had informed the street vendors to tear down their stalls
ahead of the holiday, otherwise, we said we would bulldoze the
stalls," he claimed. --JP