"Red and White" did not sell anymore in Dumai

Dumai, Riau - The merchant flag of the open stalls along the main streets of the City of Dumai, Riau Province, complained the flag far down the sales turnover every year. In the proclamation warning this time, the Red-White flag no longer sold there ...
Government should pay extra attention to this phenomenon. In Sintang District, West Kalimantan, the phenomenon is even more to the point, that people in the villages of the border with Sarawak, Malaysia, threatening to fly the flag of neighboring countries.

The reason is latent, simple, humane, and down to earth. Infrastructure and housing and economic access are minimal and concern as a result of development in the border states be the reason it happened.

"This year's red and white flag of sizes ranging from small to large communities no longer in demand. At only two are sold and this makes us a big loss," said Asmi, a trader at Jalan Sudirman, Dumai, on Tuesday.

Asmi explained, since the opening week special stall selling flags and banners, transaction numbers are never more than 200 thousand.

"Most of the day buying and selling only 100 thousand, rarely more. This condition is very far ahead of August 17 compared to the previous year that could bring in a turnover of millions of dollars," he said.

Other traders in Jalan Sukajadi flag, Imran, acknowledged the lack of interest in purchasing of red and white pendera make himself threatened with large losses.

"The flags we sell are seasonal flags. Our prediction every August 17 the flag was going to sell them, it was not," he said.

BETWEEN tracking, merchant flag and sepanduk that flooded a number of the main street in Dumai City to welcome to the 66th Independence Day this year presents many different types of red and white flag from a size small to size "giant".

The average flag is sold at varied prices, ranging from Rp 5,000 to the size of the smallest and Rp15.000 to Rp40.000 for a medium size. While most large-Rp80.000 priced up to 100,000 per piece.

On the other hand, clearly illustrated the lack of public awareness of the coming anniversary of RI to 66 this year.

This was evidenced by the many citizens of the owners of buildings ranging from homes to shops and establishments in Dumai City who do not fly the national flag of the Republic of Indonesia.

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