Toll operator evict vendors

BEKASI: Concern about safety on its toll road, operator PT Jasa Marga on Thursday evicted at least 60 seasonal vendors selling large cucumber along the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road in Bekasi.

The fruit is a favorite for the breaking of the fast during Ramadhan.

"It's also for their safety ... It's dangerous if motorists in front of us suddenly turn to the left to buy cucumbers," patrol officer Horison was quoted as saying by Tempointeraktif.com.

"We encourage motorists not to stop while on the toll road. If they do so, we will penalize them." -- JP