ID card applicants disappointed

ID card applicants disappointed

TANGERANG: ID card applicants in Tangerang have been returning
home empty-handed due to a total absence of application forms in
the city over the last two weeks.

Some applicants said that they had been going back and forth
to their local district offices trying to apply for the ID cards,
Antara reported on Wednesday.

"I need a new ID card to seek a job in Jatake in Jatiuwung
district. Every company asks for ID cards as part of the job
application requirements," said 18-year-old Sumarni, who came
from Lampung to seek a job.

Starting from February, ID card applications will be handled
by the Tangerang population agency's branches in each subdistrict
rather than by the district offices.

Tangerang district secretary Irfan Prasetio said that new
applicants would only be served starting on Jan. 24 as a result
of the introduction of the new system. -- JP