Malioboro values vendors: Survey

Malioboro values vendors: Survey

YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Muslim Students Association (HMI)
and activists of the Citra Mandiri Foundation urged the local
administration not to evict the ubiquitous street vendors from
Jl. Malioboro, the city's most popular avenue.

Citing their recently conducted survey, the activists said 93
percent of the residents opposed the administration's plan to
relocate the vendors, Momon Khairussalam of HMI said on Thursday.

The survey was conducted between Aug. 1 and Aug. 5, and
involved 411 respondents from among various groups of people
including students, vendors and ordinary residents. (44/edt)