JAKARTA (ANN): The largest textile market in Southeast Asia, Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta has temporarily closed following riots that broke out in its vicinity in the early hours of Wednesday.
“There has been no specific instruction to close [the market], but since the access to the location is blocked, vendors have decided not to open their stalls,” city-owned market operator Pasar Jaya president director Arief Nasrudin said in a written statement after visiting the location on Wednesday.
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