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Indonesia to ban masked monkey shows in capital Oct 28th 2013, 00:44 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's capital is getting rid of the monkey business.   Security forces are conducting raids to rescue macaques used in masked monkey performances on Jakarta's streets.   The order came from Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo, better known as "Jokowi," who wants all roadside monkey performances — known here as topeng monyet — gone by next year.   He said that besides improving public order and stopping animal abuse, the move is aimed at preventing diseases carried by the monkeys.   The city government will buy back all monkeys used as street buskers for about $90 and shelter them at a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) preserve at Jakar... Keep on reading: Indonesia to ban masked monkey shows in capital Media files: Indonesia-Monkey-Business.jpg (image/jpeg)

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