Military launches produce stalls

Military launches produce stalls

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Command's cooperatives have
launched the operation of 15 produce stalls with the aim of
providing essential commodities at reasonable prices for the
needy, the command's spokesman Lt. Col. DJ. Nachrowi said
yesterday.

Nachrowi announced that the 15 stalls, which are located on
the capital's outskirts, sell rice, sugar, cooking oil and wheat
flour at government-set prices.

Some of the stalls started operating early this month.

"The operation of the produce stalls forms the military
command's efforts to help alleviate the burden of the public amid
the prolonged economic crisis," said chairman of the
cooperatives, Col. Dermawan S.

This week 9,450 kilograms of rice, 250 kilograms of sugar and
700 kilograms of flour were sold, he said. (ivy)