Foreign aid sought to build center
Foreign aid sought to build center
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration said on Wednesday that
it would seek aid from Islamic countries to help finance the
development of an Islamic center on a former brothel site in
Kramat Tunggak, North Jakarta.
City Governor Sutiyoso said that the city administration would
bear some of the cost to build the complex. He said Rp 72 billion
(US$6.5 million) was needed to build the mosque alone.
"I will contact the ambassadors from Islamic countries, in the
hope that they can help with the project," City Governor Sutiyoso
said after meeting with the project's architect, Ahmad Noe'man
from architectural firm PT Birano.
Sutiyoso said the project would start next year with the
laying of the foundation stone of a grand mosque in the complex.
The former brothel site, which has an area of 11 hectares, was
officially closed by Sutiyoso on Dec. 8, 1999, following the
demands of surrounding communities.
At least 1,600 prostitutes and 200 pimps were displaced after
the closure. Some have reportedly resumed operation in the
streets around the area. (jun)
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration said on Wednesday that
it would seek aid from Islamic countries to help finance the
development of an Islamic center on a former brothel site in
Kramat Tunggak, North Jakarta.
City Governor Sutiyoso said that the city administration would
bear some of the cost to build the complex. He said Rp 72 billion
(US$6.5 million) was needed to build the mosque alone.
"I will contact the ambassadors from Islamic countries, in the
hope that they can help with the project," City Governor Sutiyoso
said after meeting with the project's architect, Ahmad Noe'man
from architectural firm PT Birano.
Sutiyoso said the project would start next year with the
laying of the foundation stone of a grand mosque in the complex.
The former brothel site, which has an area of 11 hectares, was
officially closed by Sutiyoso on Dec. 8, 1999, following the
demands of surrounding communities.
At least 1,600 prostitutes and 200 pimps were displaced after
the closure. Some have reportedly resumed operation in the
streets around the area. (jun)