Tale of two discos

Tale of two discos

CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon Regency Office gave its
blessing to the opening of the Papillon Discotheque and Billiard
in Indramayu, 65 kilometers southwest of the city, just a week
after a similar club was ransacked by a mob.

Antara reported that regency secretary Rohimat said at the
ceremony to inaugurate Papillon on Wednesday that the authorities
welcomed the establishment of the facility to enhance the city's
tourist industry, which creates jobs and generates income for the
administration through taxes and levies.

Local residents earlier objected to the presence of the
discotheque in their midst because it is located near a pesantren
(Moslem boarding school), a hospital and a cemetery.

Earlier in the week, hundreds of youths attacked a restaurant
in Indramaya that had been operating as a discotheque and a
karaoke club. The youths first pelted the establishment with
rocks, but later forced their way into the place and looted
equipment worth Rp 60 million. (emb)