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Jokowi hails new Muara Baru fish market as 'pilot project'
The President said the new facility had revamped the image of fish markets.
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo browses fresh fish on sale at the Muara Baru Modern Fish Market in North Jakarta. The President inaugurated the new market on March 13. (kompas.com/Ardito Ramadhan D)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday inaugurated the Muara Baru Modern Fish Market (PIM Muara Baru) in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, saying that it had changed public perceptions of fish markets.
"I am happy that we were able to reverse the perspective. We used to think of fish markets as dirty, muddy, smelly and uncomfortable," he said at the event.
He said the three-story structure now resembled a modern shopping center, and that the Muara Baru fish market was intended to be "a pilot project" for developing modern fish markets in other provinces.
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Sumarno and Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan also attended the inauguration.
The new fish market provides 896 booths for fresh fish sellers, 155 booths for dried fish sellers, and eight kiosks in the food court.
PIM Muara Baru has been open since Feb. 16 and accommodates hundreds of fish sellers who were relocated from the old market next to it.
At the groundbreaking ceremony in February 2018, Minister Susi expressed her hope that the new Muara Baru market would be a tourist attraction like the renowned Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Tsukiji fish market, she said, was beautifully organized and attracted millions of visitors every year. (sau)
