CUSTOMERS intending to turn looking for a parking space had to retreat. Plans to eat various Padang food dishes on Jalan Kramat Raya, Central Jakarta, last Thursday had to be cancelled. The restaurant was temporarily closed, at the request of the Joint Forum of Tanah Abang Traders and Communities.

Around 100 were present in response to around 50 invitations, filling half the room. "The restaurant owner is by chance a relative of the tra