Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Five separate protest actions by a number of different social organisations will provide a panorama for Jakarta residents on Thursday July 24. Demonstrations will be taking place from the morning through to the afternoon.

The first action will be held by employees from Mayasari Bakti bus company. In addition to demonstrating, the employees will also be holding a work stoppage.

The central office of the Bank Rakyat Indonesia and the Commercial Court will also be besieged by demonstrators at 9am. They plan to continue protesting until 4pm.

Once again the Hotel Indonesia roundabout will become a favourite spot for demonstrators. The same group of protesters also plans to descend upon the National Education Department office on Jl. Jenderal Sudirman where they will hold an action between 9am-12noon.

With the approach of the general elections next year, the General Elections Commission on Jl. Imam Bonjol is also becoming a ‘soft target’ for demonstrators, with a protest planned to take pace from 11am.

The final protest action will be held between 4-5pm in front of the Presidential Palace on Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara.

If large numbers of demonstrations take part in the actions, the traffic congestion in the capital will of course be unavoidable. So for those of you who plan to pass by locations were protest actions are taking place, please be on alert. (ken/ken)

[Translated by James Balowski.]