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Car free night in Jakarta for New Year’s Eve
Visitors can shop at stalls along the street while enjoying New Year’s Eve.
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Fireworks mark the celebrations of the 2017 New Year at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta. (JP/Donny Fernando)
J
ust like all New Year celebrations since 2012, the Jakarta administration will once again hold car free night along Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Dec. 31 this year.
Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency acting head Asiantoro said there would be five stages in which a number of artists would perform various shows.
“There’ll be five stages at Hotel Indonesia [traffic circle], Wahid Hasyim, Sarinah and the horses statue [Arjuna Wiwaha statue]. There’ll be many musical performances of various genres,” he said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
During the car free night, Asiantoro added, the city would also allow small enterprises to open stalls and sell their products – from food to handicrafts.
“On both sides of the road, visitors can shop at stalls along the street while enjoying New Year’s Eve,” he said. (vla)
