Mass circumcision staged at hotel

JAKARTA (JP): Quality Hotel Aspac near Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in West Jakarta, held a mass circumcision Saturday as part of its efforts to assist the needy, an executive said.

The free circumcision service was offered to the sons of cleaning service workers, taxi drivers and other people living in the area, the hotel's sales manager, Gatot Subagio, said.

The hotel also distributed 300 food packages to the poor in a bid to help them face hardships during the current monetary crisis, he said.

The packages, which contained rice, sugar and instant noodles, were given to residents of Benda district near the hotel. (ind)