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    "data": {
        "id": 1537311,
        "msgid": "appeal-to-use-national-products-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-10-22 00:00:00",
        "title": "Appeal to use national products",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Appeal to use national products From Kompas Some time ago, the government made an appeal to government agencies to use Timor automobiles as office cars. As usual, the appeal was interpreted as an \"order\", so agencies reluctantly bought Timor cars -- resulting in a boost in Timor car sales. I do not want to delve into the legality of the appeal from a constitutional aspect, or into the feasibility of the Timor car as the national automobile.",
        "content": "<p>Appeal to use national products<\/p>\n<p>From Kompas<\/p>\n<p>Some time ago, the government made an appeal to government<br>\nagencies to use Timor automobiles as office cars. As usual, the<br>\nappeal was interpreted as an \"order\", so agencies reluctantly<br>\nbought Timor cars -- resulting in a boost in Timor car sales.<\/p>\n<p>I do not want to delve into the legality of the appeal from a<br>\nconstitutional aspect, or into the feasibility of the Timor car<br>\nas the national automobile. I would only suggest that such<br>\nappeals be made for other national products as well.<\/p>\n<p>There should be an appeal to government officials to consume<br>\ndomestic fruit as well as the imported ones, say in a 50\/50<br>\nproportion. Also an appeal should be made to eat domestic rice<br>\ninstead of imported rice from Thailand and Taiwan, and to buy<br>\ndomestic beef more often than the produce flown in from<br>\nAustralia.<\/p>\n<p>There are many more domestic products which are marginalized<br>\ndue to the presence of imports. If the government seriously wants<br>\nto be just to all, I think it would not be difficult to issue<br>\nappeals similar to the one on behalf of the Timor car. It boils<br>\ndown to whether there is the will to do that or not.<\/p>\n<p>The government should not be averse to making new appeals<br>\nbecause of discrimination between the interest of big business in<br>\nthe Timor car and the fruit, rice and beef business conducted by<br>\ninsignificant farmers.<\/p>\n<p>ANDREAS<\/p>\n<p>Probolinggo, East Java<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/appeal-to-use-national-products-1447893297",
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