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        "id": 1338373,
        "msgid": "batam-against-foreign-prostitutes-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-03-11 00:00:00",
        "title": "Batam against foreign prostitutes",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Batam against foreign prostitutes BATAM, Riau: Councillors in Batam urged the city administration to take tough action against hotels and nightclubs that employ foreign prostitutes, as the industrialized island faces a rising threat of HIV\/AIDS.",
        "content": "<p>Batam against foreign prostitutes<\/p>\n<p>BATAM, Riau: Councillors in Batam urged the city<br>\nadministration to take tough action against hotels and nightclubs<br>\nthat employ foreign prostitutes, as the industrialized island<br>\nfaces a rising threat of HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>\"We ask the government, in this case the police and the Batam<br>\nimmigration office, to take firm action against owners of hotels<br>\nand nightclubs that take advantage of foreign prostitutes<br>\noperating in these areas,\" said Batam council head Taba Iskandar<br>\non Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of prostitutes, allegedly from China and Thailand, have<br>\narrived in Batam on tourists visas to find work here, charging<br>\ntheir clients Singapore dollar rates.<\/p>\n<p>Prostitution is growing, thanks to Batam's vibrant economy as<br>\nan industrial island attracting foreign and domestic investments.<\/p>\n<p>Located just 15 minutes away from Singapore, Batam is<br>\nfrequented by Singaporean investors but is also home to migrants<br>\nfrom all over Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The island is also coping with an increased threat of<br>\nHIV\/AIDS, as illegal prostitution flourishes without adequate<br>\nhealth protection. -- Antara<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/batam-against-foreign-prostitutes-1447893297",
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