Jakartans warned against communism

Jakartans warned against communism

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has warned municipal employees to
remain vigilant against the threat posed by communism which could
impair the unity of the nation.

"We should remain alert against the threat of communism,"
Surjadi said during his weekly visit to Warakas and Sunter Jaya
subdistricts in North Jakarta yesterday.

He said what the country needs in fighting communists,
outlawed by the government in 1966 following an attempted coup
the year before, is unity and an understanding that communism
remains a latent danger to the nation.

In order to increase people's awareness and prevent the
possibility of the revival of communism, the governor asked all
heads of subdistricts to increase communication with their
residents and to be more responsive to people's demands and
aspirations.

"Heads of subdistricts should spend more time in the field to
quickly identify problems in their surroundings and then solve
them as soon as possible," Soedirdja said.

Indonesia today commemorates the victory of the New Order
under President Soeharto over the coup attempt masterminded by
the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in 1965.

Governor Surjadi also said that illegal houses along river
banks should be immediately demolished and vendors who sell their
goods on sidewalks be banned.

"The municipality does not prohibit people to trade, but asks
that it be done at proper locations," the governor said.(yns)