'Karaoke should be regulated'

'Karaoke should be regulated'

JAKARTA (JP): Councilors urged Governor Surjadi Soedirdja to
issue a regulation on karaoke bars because the bars could lead to
prostitution.

Djafar Badjeber. a councilor from the United Development
Faction said: "Now, karaoke entertainment is conducted in special
rooms without transparent windows. The rooms can also be locked
from the inside and even have their own bathrooms."

Djafar had joined a visit to a nightspot Wednesday with other
members of the Commission C for City Revenue.

Rusdi Saleh, another commission member from the Golkar
faction, said karaoke centers had abused their entertainment
permits by encouraging adultery. (ste)