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Your comments on the estimated arrival of some 50,000 newcomers to the city along with Jakartans who are returning from their hometowns after Idul Fitri celebrations:It wouldn’t be necessary to restrict newcomers if they just had enough to live on in their places of origin
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our comments on the estimated arrival of some 50,000 newcomers to the city along with Jakartans who are returning from their hometowns after Idul Fitri celebrations:
It wouldn’t be necessary to restrict newcomers if they just had enough to live on in their places of origin.
Donna Sparrow
Kediri, East Java
Restrictions? Donnie Brasco would say, “Forget about it”. From existing experiences, restrictions means more rule-breaking.
You know what people say: “Rules are made to be broken.”
They’ll go to Jakarta anyway, by all means, by all ways. If it’s hard by the legal way, then they’ll just take the illegal way.
It is simple, unless the authorities can be firm in upholding the law.
Ulrich Barbara Saehu-loah
Jakarta
Jakarta isn’t as beautiful as you imagine from outside the city.
Rizky Ramadhan
Jakarta can’t restrict them. Their local governments should restrict them.
Norman Satya
It won’t happen if all the cities in this country have the same access to the economy and facilities as
Jakarta.
Ila Nonaambon Manise
You ask the wrong question. The city should, but could it?
Tomi Satryatomo
How crowded Jakarta will be.
Anta Muliana
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