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Deputy governor's official residence open for religious activities

Jakarta Post - October 23, 2017

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Jakarta – Since Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno decided not to live at the official residence on Jl. Denpasar in Kuningan, South Jakarta, the house has been made available for religious activities.

"The house is now open 24 hours a day and seven days a week for majlis taklim [Quran study groups] and citizens activities," Sandiaga said on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.

He added that the house was also open for Christian citizens who wanted to hold Sunday services. "Feel free to use this house, because this is our house," Sandiaga added.

He also said that, besides religious activities, citizens could also use the house for other meetings. (ecn)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/10/23/deputy-governors-official-residence-open-for-religious-activities.html.