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Surabaya – The Bits and Pieces of the Past and Present

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<b>In brief</b></div>
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We don’t know why it took us so long to travel to Surabaya, East Java. We’ve visited the other capitals of the Java island, some repeatedly, but there is no answer why we haven’t traveled to Surabaya. Aside to the fact that not a lot of people consider it a place worth the time, we also didn’t have a certain purpose to visit it. We’re glad that we eventually did, even though it was one of those ‘we’ll get there first and see what we can do there later’ cases. <b>Surabaya has so many interesting corners to explore, from the old city, the food, and its people, of course.</b> With the help of <b>the Hifatlobrain gang,</b> we were able to enjoy this city to the fullest. How much did we enjoy it? We pretty much agreed that Surabaya is one city we can consider living in aside from Bandung and Ubud. That good?</div>
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<b>Activities</b><b> </b></h3>
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<b>Surabaya’s Old City</b></h3>
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Being one of the oldest port cities in Indonesia, Surabaya has a section where the remains of the colonial days remain standing. <b>Tons of history displayed through many of its buildings.</b> Some are reused and maintained nicely by newer residence. Some, are left abandoned and have aged with style within the old city area. To see more of our trip to this part of town<b> head here.</b></div>
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<img alt="Surabaya - Art deco maybe" height="640" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Surabaya-Art-deco-maybe.jpg" title="Surabaya - Art deco maybe" width="480" /></div>
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<b>House of Sampoerna</b></h2>
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Sampoerna is one of the biggest cigarette companies in Indonesia with a vision having a museum of their history and beautifully maintained till today. <b>The House of Sampoerna is the museum on their ‘kretek’, which are cigarettes containing cloves, and issaid to be a signature taste from Indonesia.</b> To see our visit to it, <b>drop by here.</b></div>
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<b>Health Museum</b></h2>
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The dr. Adhyatma, MPH Health Museumwas where we became crooks and snuck in the museum when it was actually closed. <b>The museum consists of health items in Indonesia, from modern to “alternative”ones that are still used till today</b>. Aren’t you curious to see? We were, and <b>here we are.</b></div>
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<img alt="Surabaya - at the health museum" height="550" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Surabaya-at-the-health-museum.jpg" title="Surabaya - at the health museum" width="413" /></div>
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<b>Sloki Cafe – Sidewalk DJ</b></h2>
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Sloki Cafe is a sidewalk venue with live DJ and <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cough syrup </span>booze of some sort. <b>It’s a great place to meet the locals that are looking for a good time,</b> as did Lukman Simbah and I when we inaugurated Vira as a lobrainer. Wanna see how much fun Vira had? More of <b>her story here</b> with more of <b>her moves here. </b></div>
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<img alt="Surabaya - sidewalk DJ" height="550" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Surabaya-sidewalk-DJ2.jpg" title="Surabaya - sidewalk DJ" width="413" /></div>
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<b>Surabaya Parklife</b></h2>
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Surabaya parks are where everybody’s at. From kids to elderly, vampire or not, they prefer hanging out at night when the air is chiller. <b>Surprisingly, the parks have Wi-fi connection amongst other things.</b> Have a peak about <b>our short visit to some parks.</b></div>
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<b>Majapahit Hotel</b></h2>
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<b>Majapahit Hotel is THE hotel to see.</b> It was where Indonesia declared its national flag in 1949 and it is a very beautiful Dutch building to the least. We had a little ‘fun’ there no thanks to our Surabaya friends, but all is for the spice of the trip. <b>Our glimpse here.</b></div>
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<img alt="Surabaya - Majapahit Hotel" height="375" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Surabaya-Majapahit-Hotel2.jpg" width="500" /></div>
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<b>Eat</b></h3>
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‘Tahu tek’ is tofu, rice cakes, bean sprout, and diced cucumber, crackers, bathed with a sauce made of grind peanuts, chili, garlic, and ‘petis’ which hints of Vegemite <img alt=":D" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" />  What am I talking about?<b> Here!</b></div>
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For more and more food in Surabaya, head to our Eat tab.</div>
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<b>Sleep</b></h3>
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I also stayed at the old <b>Pavilijoen Hotel</b>, which had a friendly staff (if you are friendly too), made from an old Dutch building and has that old 80s feel to a hotel. It’s also located in the middle of Surabaya.</div>
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We stayed at the <b>Andita Family Hotel </b>located in the middle of Surabaya. The hotel can accommodate a nice sleep and shower, especially if you’re on a budget.</div>
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Check out our Sleep tab <img alt=":D" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" /> </div>
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<b>Getting there</b></h3>
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There are many flight options from Jakarta to Surabaya such as Citilink and Lion Air (what we used for this trip). T<b>icket prices are about IDR 350,000 / pax one way, depending on various aspects such as time of booking and national holidays.</b></div>
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There are also the option to take the train with tickets around the same price.</div>
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<b>Getting Around</b></h3>
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We used the public transportation, walked or under the mercy of our friends’ vehicles. What are friends for, right? There’s also the option of taking becaks, eerr…</div>
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Eats</h4>
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T<b>ahu Tek Pak H. Ali </b></h2>
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I also proved that the myth is true… ‘petis’ tasted like Vegemite <img alt=":D" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" />  <b>Now how did the commonwealth inherit this to the East Javanese?</b> Or was it the other way around? How did it taste like? <b>Here are my notes.</b></div>
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<b>Zangrandi Ice Cream</b></h2>
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Well, there isn’t much to say when it comes to ice cream than to try it. Zangrandi parlor is one of the few old ice cream venue in Indonesia. While in Surabaya, why not have some desert? Where can you find it? <b>Head here.</b></div>
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<b>Cafe Garden</b></h2>
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Vira loves her meat. I haven’t been as big of a fan as she is considering I still had my braces on not too long ago and it has helped me avoid meat just because it was too much of a hassle to pick the ones stuck to the wire. I was, however, also tempted to try the ‘iga bakar penyet’ or squished grilled ribs that Café Garden offered. It was another recommended venue from Lukman Simbah and it was a good one.</div>
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The ribs were grilled just right with some crispiness to it. The meat was tender and you can taste the marinated sauce within the meat. <b>The chili paste? Oh the chili paste!</b> The sensation was a lip smacking one, as in like someone had really smacked me on the lips. It was a good burn! Hahaha… .</div>
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This venue had a lot on the menu. Their beverages were as good. <b>The Es Campur (ice mixed with basically jelly and other additions like fruit) and Es Kopyor (ice with coconut and syrup) were pretty good.</b> The meal overall was a tummy rub of goodness.</div>
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<b>Palupi Fried Duck</b><b></b></h2>
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Apparently, Surabaya is known for its duck dishes. <b>I’m too sure why but I don’t think we need a reason to like a duck dish.</b> There are many venues that serve duck in Surabaya. Fried duck at Palupi is LukmanSimbah’s interpretation of a good duck dish. Can you hear us disagree? </div>
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Nope. We agree. It was good! It was a basic fried duck with choice of <i>tempeh</i>or tofu of your likings. The duck was crispy, tasty, and cooked right (it didn’t have that off odor that comes form a wrongly cooked duck). The chili paste was friendly for me (I can hear Vira ‘hosh’ing beside me) and it was an affordable dish. The venue? A local resto where we felt like we were like everybody else.</div>
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A portion of duck with rice costs about IDR 15,000.</div>
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<b>Palupi Fried Duck</b></h3>
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<b>Sate Klopo Pak Mat Djami’i</b></h2>
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Ayos, of Hifatlobrain,  took me to one of his favorite ‘Sate Klopo’ which was Pak Mat Djami’i.<b> Surabaya has a distinct satay of itself which is served with shredded coconuts in the sauce which enriches the overall taste of the dish.</b> You can add a few slices of chilli according to your likings. This satay overall was yummy. I could hint a richer taste because of the coconut but I failed to really get the kick out of it.</div>
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The best part of course was the fact that it was street food. <b>I was literally sitting on a mat on the sidewalk with the traffic passing by me.</b></div>
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<b>Sate Klopo Pak Mat Djami’i</b></h3>
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<b>Hotel Pavilijoen</b></h2>
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We stayed at the Pavilijoen Hotel located in the middle of Surabaya. The hotel can accommodate a nice sleep and shower, especially if you’re on a budget. This hotel is pretty old. Some of the old room still had that 70-80s feel to it from the bed, furniture, and bathroom. However, the main building itself seems to be from the colonial days.<b> It looks like the hotel was part of the ‘old city’ of Surabaya.</b></div>
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I spent about IDR 260,000 / two nights in their cheapest room. <b>Considering the location, this hotel is a good deal.</b> It’s located near the Genteng Market or <i>Pasar Genteng</i> where you can find a lot of local food to munch on.</div>
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The chicken and duck eatery just outside of the hotel tasted good too.</div>
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We found this hotel in a printed media to which I can not recall. <b>It’s an OK hotel located not far from the city center (and by center we mean near the town hall, the biggest mall within the province, and ice cream parlor).</b> It only took us a ride on the public transportation. The hotel is a 3 story building. It has a relatively small room, with a inclusive bathroom. Aside the fact that I can sleep almost anywhere, the bed at Anita Hotel was a bit worn but still fairly good. I have to say, it was one of my most luxurious stay because I’ve never slept in Dior sheets <img alt=":P" src="http://indohoy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" /> .</div>
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Since it is a family hotel, there are a few rules that abide its occupancy. <b>Sorry smokers, you can’t lie in bed and smoke think what you should eat in this strange country.</b> But the middle of the hotel is open so you just need to step out of your room for a smoke. Couples, you’re gonna have to be married. Documentation of your marital status might be asked upon check in. I think this applies to foreigners but I’m not sure. So, this might not be the hotel for everyone, but it was very decent and located in a great part of the city.</div>
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Getting There & Around</h4>
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There a many optional flights from Jakarta to Surabaya such as Citilink and Lion Air (what we used for this trip). Ticket prices area about IDR 350,000 / pax one way depending on various aspects such of time of booking and national holidays.</div>
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There are also the option of taking trains from economy to executive class. Night trains are available as are day trains. <b>Train or plane, it’s a matter of choice because executive train tickets cost around the same as plane tickets.</b></div>
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<b>Getting Around</b></h3>
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We used the public transportation or walked or under the mercy of our friends vehicles. What are friends for?</div>
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But then again you can use the becaks that are dispersively distributed around town.</div>
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Surabaya – The Bits and Pieces of the Past and Present

In brief We don’t know why it took us so long to travel to Surabaya, East Java. We’ve visited the other capitals of the Java island, some...

Benarkah Ada Keraton Surabaya?

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Cukup sudah kami berada di Pelabuhan Ujung melihat kapal-kapal yang modar-mandir dari Surabaya ke Madura maupun sebaliknya. Bus Surabaya Heritage Track sore itu meninggalkan area pelabuhan menuju ke arah kota melewati Jalan Perak Timur, masuk ke Jalan Rajawali, Jalan Jembatan Merah, Jalan Veteran, dan akhirnya berhenti di Jalan Pahlawan. Saya agak kaget juga mendengar penuturan guide bahwa para trackers akan diajak melihat bekas Keraton Surabaya. Pikiran langsung berkecamuk dan bertanya-tanya, emang Surabaya punya keraton?<br />
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Berbicara mengenai keraton, pikiran saya langsung tertuju dengan Keraton Yogyakarta yang besar. Atau setidaknya seperti Keraton Surakarta di Solo. Rupanya Surabaya yang menjadi calon kota metropolitan ini juga pernah mempunyai keraton. Tentu namanya adalah Keraton Surabaya. Memang nggak banyak yang tau tentang keberadaan Keraton Surabaya. Di literatur-literatur sejarah juga tidak banyak ditemukan mengenai keraton yang satu ini. Bahkan di buka-buku sekolah nama Keraton Surabaya tidak pernah disebutkan sama sekali.<br />
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Keraton Surabaya bisa dibilang bukanlah kerajaan besar. Dulu kerajaan ini masih di bawah pengaruh Kerajaan Mataram (Yogyakarta). Pada masa jayanya, Mataram yang dipimpin oleh Sultan Agung mengincar Surabaya sebagai daerah kekuasaannya. Sultan Agung sangat menginginkan Surabaya karena lokasinya begitu strategis yaitu dekat dengan laut dan berada di tepi Kalimas. Dengan berbagai taktik perang yang bisa juga dibilang licik akhirnya Mataram berhasil mengalahkan Surabaya. Pangeran Pekik yang saat itu memimpin Surabaya menyerah. Tapi kemudian antara Mataram dan Surabaya menjadi sekutu terlebih setelah Pangeran Pekik diangkat menjadi menantu Sultan Agung. Konon, sekarang ini makam Pangeran Pekik berada di Imogori (Yogyakarta), berada satu kompleks dengan makam raja-raja Jogja namun diluar kompleks makam Sultan Agung. <br />
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Lalu bagaimana kondisi Keraton Surabaya sekarang? Bisa dibilang saat ini Keraton Surabaya tidak ada bekasnya sama sekali. Lokasi tepatnya Keraton Surabaya berada di Gang Keraton yang terletak antara Jalan Pahlawan dan Jalan Kramat Gantung. Gang Keraton disini ada beberapa, saya lupa tepatnya. Kami masuk ke salah satu gang yang yang merupakan Kampung Keraton. Masuk ke daerah ini memang tidak terlihat adanya tanda-tanda bekas kerajaan baik berupa situs maupun prasasti. Kemungkinan dulu bangunan keraton terbuat dari kayu sehingga rusak tak bersisa. Hal yang bisa dilihat di gang sempit ini hanya berupa gedung-gedung tua yang menyeramkan dengan warna kusam, sepi, bahkan sepertinya sudah tidak digunakan lagi. Selain Kampung Keraton, tempat lain di sekitar sini yang membuktikan bahwa Surabaya pernah menjadi bekas kerajaan adalah Kampung Kepatihan, Kampung Tumenggungan, Alun-Alun Contong, dan Kebon Rojo. Tapi ya itu, tidak ada bekas berupa kondisi fisik sama sekali kalau pernah ada bekas kerajaan. Mengenaskan ya? -__-</div><div><img alt="" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2633317843377668026-1294864068667443506?l=www.wijanarko.net" width="1" /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br style="font-style: italic;" /></span><br />
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Gang Dolly ini sudah ada sejak zaman Belanda dan dikelola oleh seorang perempuan keturunan Belanda yang dikenal dengan nama Dolly van der mart. Keturunan dari Dolly sampai sekarang masih ada di Surabaya, meskipun sudah tidak mengelola bisnis. Kawasan Dolly berada di tengah kota, berbaur dengan pemukiman penduduk yang padat, di kawasan Putat, Surabaya. Kompleks lokalisasi Dolly menjadi sumber rezeki bagi banyak pihak. Bukan hanya bagi pekerja seks, tetapi juga pemilik warung, penjaja rokok, tukang parkir, tukang ojek, dan tukang becak. Para pekerja seks berasal dari Semarang, Kudus, Pati, Purwodadi, Nganjuk, Surabaya, dan Kota-kota lainnya.<br />
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Konon lokalisasi ini adalah yang terbesar di Asia Tenggara, lebih besar dari Patpong di Bangkok, Thailand dan Geylang di Singapura. Bahkan pernah terjadi kontroversi untuk memasukkan Gang Dolly sebagai salah satu daerah tujuan wisata Surabaya bagi wisatawan mancanegara.</div>
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Rumah-rumah prostitusi berdiri dekat dengan rumah warga, sehingga warga sudah sangat dekat dengan pemandangan wanita-wanita penghibur di tepi jalan. Dari segi historisnya Gang Dolly sudah berumur setengah abad. Gang Dolly disebut-sebut lahir di era kolonial atau penjajahan Belanda di Indonesia.<br />
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Hari ini 18 Juni 2014, Rencananya kawasan porstitusi dan bersejarah ini akan ditutup. Warga ada yang mendukung dan ada yang menentang karena kehilangan mata pencaharian.<br />
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Sudah tak ada lagi langkah mundur. Dolly, lokalisasi prostitusi terbesar di Asia Tenggara yang berada di daerah Jarak, Pasar Kembang, Kota Surabaya, Jawa Timur, dipastikan ditutup oleh Pemerintah Kota Surabaya hari ini, atau tepatnya nanti malam. <br />
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Penutupan ini bukan perkara sederhana, karena selama puluhan tahun lokalisasi tersebut berdiri tak ada yang mampu menutupnya. Kini, setelah Dolly menjadi lahan penghidupan banyak orang, besar kemungkinan langkah penutupan yang digagas Walikota Surabaya Tri Rismaharini akan mendapat perlawanan warga penghuni lokalisasi.<br />
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Karena itu, penutupan Dolly juga mendapat perhatian khusus dari aparat kepolisian dan TNI. Sebanyak 1.000 personel gabungan TNI-Polri disiagakan di Islamic Center, tempat dilangsungkannya deklarasi penutupan lokalisasi tersebut, Rabu (18/6/2014) malam.<br />
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Menurut Kapolrestabes Surabaya Komisaris Besar Polisi Setija Junianta, pihaknya mem-back up Polda Jatim dan TNI AD yang akan melaksanakan pengamanan deklarasi penutupan Dolly itu. Personel yang diterjunkan dari Polrestabes Surabaya 900 anggota yang dibantu TNI AD sebanyak 100 personel. <br />
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"Fokus pengamanan dilakukan di Gedung Islamic Center. Sebab, deklarasi ini rencananya dihadiri oleh Menteri Sosial, Gubernur Jatim, dan Walikota Surabaya," tutur Setija di Surabaya, Selasa kemarin.<br />
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Tak hanya TNI-Polri, penutupan Dolly malam nanti juga tidak luput dari perhatian Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (Komnas HAM). Ketua Komnas HAM Hafid Abbas mengatakan, pihaknya akan memantau langsung penutupan Dolly dengan menerjunkan tim khusus. <br />
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"Ya jelas, Komnas HAM pasti melakukan pemantauan di lapangan. Besok ada tim berjumlah 4 orang ke Surabaya," katanya saat ditemui di Bandung, Jawa Barat, Selasa.<br />
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Dia mengungkapkan telah meminta Pemkot Surabaya untuk memperhatikan masyarakat yang selama ini menggantungkan hidupnya dari bisnis ini, misalnya dengan memberikan kompensasi sebagai perhatian dari aspek HAM.<br />
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"Mereka (penghuni di Dolly) harus diperhatikan, terbebas diskriminasi. Mereka berhak dilindungi, jadi harus diperlakukan seperti warga lainnya. Intinya, aparat terkait harus memikul tanggung jawab bersama-sama setelah Dolly ditutup," ucapnya. <br />
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Langkah itu memang sudah diantisipasi. Kementerian Sosial, misalnya, berjanji memberikan bantuan dana sebesar Rp 5.050.000 untuk eks pekerja seks komersial (PSK).<br />
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"Bantuan tersebut diberikan dalam bentuk tabungan, dan akan diberikan saat mereka pulang ke kampung halaman masing-masing," ujar Direktur Rehabilitasi Sosial Tuna Sosial Kemensos Sonny Manalu di Surabaya.<br />
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Dia menjelaskan, saat penutupan nanti malam, Pemkot Surabaya juga mengundang sejumlah pejabat, termasuk Menteri Sosial Salim Segaf Al Jufri. Sekitar 3.000 orang, termasuk tokoh masyarakat setempat juga akan hadir di Islamic Center.<br />
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Pada acara tersebut, bantuan akan diberikan secara seremonial oleh Mensos kepada eks PSK. Sebanyak 1.449 eks PSK kemudian akan dipulangkan ke daerah asalnya seiring dengan penutupan Dolly.<br />
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Bantuan yang diberikan berupa dana Usaha Ekonomi Kreatif sebesar Rp 3 juta, Rp 1,8 juta untuk jaminan hidup dengan rincian Rp 20 ribu per hari selama 90 hari dan Rp 250 ribu untuk transportasi mereka pulang ke kampung.<br />
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"Mereka membuat pernyataan tertulis tidak akan kembali lagi. Kalau nanti kembali lagi akan ditindak," tambah dia.<br />
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Sedangkan bagi warga sekitar Dolly yang selama ini mendapatkan penghasilan dari berbagai kegiatan di kawasan tersebut akan diberdayakan oleh Pemkot Surabaya, termasuk merefungsikan Dolly menjadi lokasi usaha ekonomi produktif. Sementara mucikari dan germo akan mendapat bantuan dari Pemprov Jatim. <br />
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Jadi, dengan semua persiapan serta langkah untuk tetap memanusiakan penghuni Dolly, mestinya penutupan bisa berlangsung lancar tanpa insiden. </div>
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Seorang wanita menutupi wajahnya di di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur.</div>
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Sepanduk yang menolak penutupan Gang Dolly terlihat di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur. </div>
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Seorang wanita dan beberapa warga duduk di depan tempat hiburan malam di di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur. </div>
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Beberapa orang wanita saling berbincang di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur.</div>
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Seorang perempuan penghibur bersiap bekerja di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur.</div>
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Seorang pria berdiri di parkiran motor dekat dengan wc umum di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur. </div>
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Perempuan penghibur menunggu pelanggannya di sebuah bar di Gang Dolly, Surabaya, Jawa Timur. </div>
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Anggota polisi berjalan di depan para wanita saat diadakan pemeriksaan di kawasan tersebut. </div>
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Warga melintas di bawah spanduk menolak penutupan Gang Dolly. </div>
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