'Regulate them': hard-up Indonesia traders urge TikTok sales ban

TikTok has criticised calls for a ban, saying it would harm Indonesian merchants and consumers. — AP

JAKARTA: As clothing seller Hendri Tanjung struggles to hawk his tunics to Indonesian buyers outside his market shop, he says customers are turning to cheaper versions on TikTok, pummelling his income.

The 35-year-old sells his wares at Tanah Abang, Southeast Asia's largest textile market, where sellers are desperately calling out to passersby.