Padang – The Padang City administration has officially revoked the license of Fellas Cafe and Resto for employing strippers.

Padang's Mayor, Fauzi Bahar, said on Wednesday that the cafe had been banned from operating and promised to file a lawsuit against the cafe's owner for running an illegal business.

Police officers arrested two strippers, identified as N.A., 21, and S.S., 21, when they were dancing naked in the karaoke room at the cafe on Tuesday evening.

Fauzi, who is known for his tough stance against vice activities in the city, said that the license revocation should function as a warning for other night entertainment businesses in the city not to copy such activities.

The mayor even promised to offer Rp 10 million (US$1,130) as a reward to anyone, including police personnel, who provides information about similar violations in other entertainment centers, ideally backed up with photographs or a video recording.

Padang Police chief Yadrison said that the two girls admitted to having been paid more than Rp 500,000 to dance naked for one hour. The two girls, who hail from other cities in West Sumatra, said they had danced three times at Fellas Cafe and Resto, and once at another cafe in Padang.