Ancol Beach Is Now A Public Rights Issue

The Jakarta city administration and amusement park operator Pembangunan Jaya Ancol are facing a lawsuit for charging the public a fee to visit Ancol beach. This is the first case to involve a public beach in Indonesian history.

June 20, 2012

ONE morning, Abdul Malik Damrah intended to treat his family to a beach picnic. He returned home a disappointed man. The 45-year-old was denied access to the fresh sea breeze and his kids playing in the sand at North Jakartas Ancol beach last April. The problem? Abdul and his two children, both in elementary school, were barred from passing through the Ancol primary gates. He refused to shell out Rp 45,000 to be in a public beach. The entry ticke

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