Detik.com
- January 29, 2009
Laurencius
Simanjuntak, Jakarta – Protest actions continue to enliven the main roads of
Jakarta. Today, Thursday January 29, four demonstrations will contribute to the
hustle and bustle of the capital.
Based on
information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre
(TMC), the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) will be organising
simultaneous actions at two different locations.
The first
action will take place at the Environment Ministry on Jl. DI Panjaitan in East
Jakarta at 10am. The second action will take place at the office of PT Semen
Gresik on Jl. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta.
Following on
from this, between 10.45am and 1.15am, the group Friends of Falun Gong
Indonesia will hold a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in the Mega Kuningan
area of South Jakarta.
Finally, the
South Jakarta branch of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) will hold an
action at the South Jakarta mayor’s office on Jl. Prapanca at around 11.00am.
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
