More raids threaten street vendors

More raids threaten street vendors

JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta Municipal Council said on Monday it
would relocate street vendors in Pasar Senen, Kemayoran, Gunung
Sahari, Tanah Abang and others in the vicinity of the National
Monument (Monas) park in the near future.

"The presence of vendors in Senen and other areas is in
violation of Bylaw No. 11/1988 on public order, and has caused a
chaotic situation from the Senen bus terminal to the Kramat
theater," Central Jakarta Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun told
beritajakarta.com.

He said such a situation would incite social unrest and crime,
which were already on the rise in the city.

"Central Jakarta, which is the country's center of business
and administration, must be free from such trashy sights," Lumbun
said.

However, the mayor did not set a date for the planned raids.
--JP