Nightspots closed on Heroes Day

Nightspots closed on Heroes Day

SURABAYA: As part of efforts to respect National Heroes Day that
falls on Thursday, the Surabaya city government has banned
nightspots from operating for two days starting on Wednesday.

The nightspots will be allowed to reopen on Friday.

The decree came after a meeting between city government
officials and nightspot owners few days ago.

"We are thinking of revoking operational licenses of those
nightspots that violate the decree," said spokesman for the
Surabaya administration, Juli Subijanto.

National Heroes Day has been commemorated annually since the
bloody event in Surabaya on Nov. 10, 1945, when independence
fighters counter-attacked the British military, who had been
acting on behalf of the Dutch colonial power. While technically a
victory for the colonists, it showed to the world that
Indonesians were ready to fight and die for their independence.
-- JP