C. Jakarta council starts to work

C. Jakarta council starts to work

JAKARTA: The subdistrict Central Jakarta municipal council has
begun its role monitoring the work of the Central Jakarta's
office, a spokesman says.

Council secretary Tihang Helmi said the local body was
involved in the recent evictions of illegal squatters in the
Bongkaran area, Tanah Abang.

"Later this month, the council will meet the representatives
of all 44 subdistrict councils to disseminate information about
the (Central Jakarta) administration's policies," he told the
city's official online news portal Beritajakarta.com.

The establishment of municipality council is regulated in Law
No. 22 and No. 34, both issued in 1999, on regional autonomy. The
council's main task is to work with the central administration in
implementing policies. -- JP