Paint them white: Mayor

Paint them white: Mayor

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Mayor Bahtiar Djafar has ordered all buildings along the city's main roads to be painted white to welcome Indonesia's 50th independence anniversary.

Bahtiar issued the order to all district and subdistrict chiefs to ensure that the order be carried out.

He warned that any house or building owner ignoring the order would face sanctions. If the owner happens to run a shop, for example, his license will be revoked, he said as reported by Antara. (emb)