Maryadi, Jakarta – Jakarta could well be referred to as the ‘repository’ of protest actions, because not a day goes by without a demonstration, including for the start of 2008.

On Thursday December 3, protest actions will be happening again and drivers are asked to avoid these locations in order not to be trapped in traffic. According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre (TMC), there will be a number of actions held today:

Time: 9am. Location: State Palace on Jl. Merdeka Utara and the Department of Religious Affairs on Jl. Banteng Square, Central Jakarta. Organisers: The All Java Assistant/Contract Teachers Goodwill Forum (FSGB).

Time: 10am. Location: Foreign Affairs Department on Jl. Pejambon and the State Palace. Organisers: Transport Sector Trade Union (SBST), affiliated with the International Transport Workers Foundation.

Time: 10am, Location: Chinese Embassy in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta. Organisers: Falun Gong Indonesia.

Time: 10am. Location: Department of Culture and Tourism on Jl. Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta. Organisers: East Jakarta Chapter of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI).

Time: 4pm. Location: State Palace. Organisers: Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims of Human Rights Violations (JSKKPH). (mar/nrl)

[Translated by James Balowski.]