Railway station becomes market

Railway station becomes market

From Neraca

The Jakarta Administration is forever calling rogue traders to order for trading outside of areas set aside for them. The railway company in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, used to provide certain traders with kiosks within the station premises.

Traders said they were bewildered when their old kiosks were demolished and replaced by new ones. They were even more surprised when they found they were required to pay for these new kiosks.

There is nothing they can do about it without forfeiting the opportunity to trade there. The situation is aggravated by the fact that they have to pay money to protection racketeers.

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