US EditionPuppet ban in Indonesian capital threatens buskers
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, JUL 31 – Jakarta plans to ban ondel-ondel busking citing cultural dignity and public order, risking income for performers amid rising poverty affecting 449,000 residents, government data shows.
- Jakarta public order agency head Satriadi Gunawan said ondel-ondel busking disturbs road users, and authorities will soon draft legislation to ban the sacred puppets.
- Satriadi Gunawan said the city administration argues ondel-ondel busking disturbs public order, citing loudspeakers and begging as reasons for the ban.
- In metropolitan Jakarta, a 26-year-old ondel-ondel busker endures seven years of heavy, hot puppet work to earn $7 daily, as the ban risks many losing their jobs.
- Amid the pending crackdown, Cyril Raoul Hakim says the ban is drafted to preserve Betawi culture and ondel-ondel buskers fear arrests.
- With the ban looming, JJ Rizal, Jakarta-based historian, says it reflects a lack of understanding of tradition amid rising poverty in metropolitan Jakarta, which reached 449,000 by September 2024.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
40 Articles
40 Articles
Coverage Details
Total News Sources40
Leaning Left7Leaning Right6Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Center
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources are Center
41% Center
L 32%
C 41%
R 27%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
