Vendor on hunger strike in Riau

Vendor on hunger strike in Riau

PEKANBARU, Riau: A 23-year-old man went into the fifth day of
his hunger strike on Thursday, a protest against the renovation
of the Senapelan traditional market here, which would result in
the eviction of vendors.

Rinaldi, the hunger striker, had to be hooked to an
intravenous drip feed as his health was deteriorating.

Tabrani Rab, a local figure and a lecturer at the University
of Riau who visited Rinaldi on Thursday, urged the Pekanbaru
Mayor to heed the protest, saying the market development should
not displace traditional vendors. --Antara