Residents want nightspots shut

Residents want nightspots shut

JAKARTA (JP): About 50 residents of Taman Sari subdistrict in
West Jakarta appealed to the administration on Wednesday to close
down all nightspots in the area.

"Taman Sari has become a center for vice," Syarifuddin, one of
the residents, said during a meeting with about 10 members of the
City Council.

"The situation is terrible. Drugs everywhere, and also
gambling and prostitution.

"You have got to do something."

Taman Sari is adjacent to Mangga Besar, which is regarded as
the capital's center for nightlife, with bars, massage parlors
and clubs.

Councillor Posman Siahaan from the Justice and Unity Party
(PKP) promised to relay the residents' demand to the city
administration.

"The administration has taken action but unfortunately its
efforts have not done any good," he said. (09)