Candra Naya owner, operator warned

Candra Naya owner, operator warned

JAKARTA: The city administration's culture and museums agency
warned both the owner and operator of the Candra Naya mansion on
Jl. Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, for destroying some parts of the
three-centuries-old building.

Agency head Nurhadi Sastrapraja said on Tuesday that the owner
and operator of the building had been ignoring their obligations
to protect the site.

In an official notice dated June 30, the agency called on the
building's owner, Modern Group, and operator PT Bumi Perkasa
Permai to immediately restore, develop and protect the oldest
Chinese mansion in the city.

According to Law No.5/1992, backed up by a bylaw and a number
of gubernatorial decrees, such negligence is categorized as a
crime.

Governor Sutiyoso rejected on Monday a proposal to relocate
Candra Naya to the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) cultural
park in East Jakarta. -- JP