Street vendors protest evictions

Street vendors protest evictions

JAKARTA: Over 1,000 street vendors from across the city
protested in front of City Hall on Thursday over a series of
evictions.

The demonstration caused serious traffic congestion as the
vendors marched from Jl. Kramat Raya to Jl. Medan Merdeka
Selatan.

Traffic backed up on Jl. Salemba Raya, Jl. Kebon Sirih, Jl.
Thamrin and Jl. Budi Kemuliaan when the protesters marched from
City Hall to the Presidential Palace. There they demanded that
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono put a stop to the evictions
conducted by the city administration. -- JP