The Jakarta city administration is canceling its 2020 Abang None pageant, citing the need to divert funds for the capital’s Covid-19 response. Total cases in Indonesia has surged past 62,000 on Saturday (July 4). - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network
JAKARTA, July 4 (The Jakarta Post/Asian News Network): The Jakarta city administration is cancelling its 2020 Abang None pageant, a much loved affair among the city folks, citing the need to divert funds for the capital’s Covid-19 response.
Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency head Cucu Ahmad Kurnia announced the cancellation on Thursday, saying that the pageant was one of a number of things that would be cut because of the pandemic.
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