No discos, says Banda Aceh mayor

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Mayor Sayed Husain Al-Haj has said he will never issue a permit to anyone to open a discotheque in Banda Aceh.

He said he feared that discotheques would become places to drink alcohol and practice prostitution, Antara said.

"It could taint the good name of Aceh, whose population is Moslem," he said.

Antara said that some hotels are suspected of operating discotheques on some nights, but so far, they have managed to avoid official detection. (09)