650 people earned a living from nightclubs? Wow, patokan angka yang amat rendah. Kalau di wilayah Jabodetabek saja ada sekira 500 kelab malam dan cafe yang beroperasi (baik yang resmi maupun tidak), dengan jumlah pegawai rata-rata 50 orang per kelab malam/cafe, maka total sekira 2.500 orang. Sebagai catatan, kelab malam megah paling tidak menyerap tenaga kerja minimal 200 orang, belum termasuk orang-orang yang berbisnis sampingan dari adanya kelab malam. Saya tambahkan cafe, karena pada umumnya juga menjual minuman beralkohol yang kerap dirazia FPI dan FBR.
Police warn nightclub owners JAKARTA: Police on Friday met with representatives of nightclubs and other entertainment businesses to discuss operating hours during Ramadhan. "I expect that all of the business owners will follow regulations," said Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Adang Firman. He also said police had issued warnings that only the police have the right to check whether the businesses are complying with Ramadhan regulations, and shut down those in violation. Secretary-general of the Association of Indonesian Entertainment Businesspeople, Adrian Maelite, asked the police not to conduct any drugs raids during the fasting month because it would drive away visitors during a period when nightclubs are only open for five hours a day. He said about 650 people earned a living from nightclubs. Adang said police would also increase street patrols during the fasting month, when traditionally there is a rise in robberies. "We will set up a special team to handle this," he said. --JP mediacare http://www.mediacare.biz
