Matahari to end 24-hour service

Matahari to end 24-hour service

JAKARTA: The Matahari supermarket and department store in
Cilandak Town Square in South Jakarta will no longer stay open 24
hours a day beginning on Monday.

The move comes in response to protests by the City Council
that Matahari was violating city Bylaw No. 2/2002 on markets.

"Finally they have agreed to end their 24-hour service, for
which they have no permit," said the secretary to the council's
Commission B for economic affairs, Dani Anwar, after a hearing
with Matahari executives on Thursday.

A permit issued on Jan. 13 to Matahari for the Cilandak Town
Square location states that the department store and supermarket
are allowed to stay open until 10 p.m.

Dani said the city administration should impose sanctions
against Matahari for violating the bylaw.--JP