Vendors in Taman Rasuna evicted

Vendors in Taman Rasuna evicted

JAKARTA: Public order officers tore down on Thursday morning
47 kiosks along Jl. Taman Rasuna in Kuningan, South Jakarta,
between Pasar Festival and MMC Hospital.

One of the vendors, Mahdari, told The Jakarta Post the owners
of 40 of the kiosks received Rp 5 million (US$610) in
compensation for their destroyed businesses. The rest received
nothing for their kiosks, located along the street leading up to
the Taman Rasuna Apartments.

Mahdari accused the management of the apartments of asking the
public order officers to evict the vendors.

He also said that all of the vendors in the area paid a Rp
20,000 "security fee" each month to officers.

No one from the management of the Taman Rasuna Apartments
could be reached for comment. -- JP

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Bogus journalist defrauds job seekers
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Bogus journalist defrauds job seekers

JAKARTA: A man identified as Heru Olsos allegedly defrauded
eight people in Cipinang Cempedak, East Jakarta, of Rp 30 million
(US$3,660) by posing as a journalist from Antara state news
agency.

One of the victims, Harun Arrasyid, called the news agency's
office on Thursday to complain that he had paid Heru Rp 3.9
million on the promise that he would secure his two children jobs
at a hotel.

Harun was told that there were no employees by the name of
Heru Olsos at Antara.

"Those people he defrauded were my friends and neighbors," he
said. -- Antara

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53 subdistricts fragile to fires
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53 subdistricts at risk for fire

JAKARTA: The city's top firefighter, Johnni Pangaribuan, said
on Wednesday 53 of 167 subdistricts in the city's five
mayoralties were at risk for fire, particularly those districts
with large slum areas.

"Shacks in slum areas are usually made of wood and other
flammable materials," he said.

Johnni said the small alleyways in slum areas made access
difficult, hampering the work of firefighters.

According to data from the fire department, there are at least
two fires a day in the city.

Johnni said there had been over 400 fires in the city since
the start of the year.

A lack of human resources and substandard equipment are the
main difficulties facing the department, Johnni said.

He also said that Jakarta only had 900 hydrants across the
city, far below the ideal number of 20,000. -- JP