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View all search resultsGreater Jakarta: Jakarta to shut down nightlife venues
The Jakarta administration has instructed all nightlife venues to halt operations for Ramadhan one day before the fasting month begins next week
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he Jakarta administration has instructed all nightlife venues to halt operations for Ramadhan one day before the fasting month begins next week.
The instruction was given in a circular issued by the Jakarta Tourism and Culture Agency.
Nightclubs, spas, massage parlors, gaming centers and bars were among the establishments that were asked to temporarily close.
However, businesses located inside hotels or shopping malls are permitted to operate within limited hours.
Karaoke parlors or pubs can operate from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., while family karaoke parlors are allowed to operate from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Family karaoke parlors, however, are banned from selling alcoholic beverages.
The agency’s official, Toni Bako, said he expected all tourist business owners to cooperate.
“Should they disobey [the instruction], we will issue sanctions,” he said on Friday as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
