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        "id": 1520273,
        "msgid": "council-upset-by-water-company-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-12-15 00:00:00",
        "title": "Council upset by water company",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Council upset by water company MEDAN, North Sumatra: All factions of North Sumatra's legislative council expressed disappointment Saturday over the poor performance of the province's water company PDAM Tirtanadi. \"Tirtanadi recently raised its prices more than 200 percent despite strong criticism from its customers, but we are surprised that the hike is not reflected at all in the company's revenue,\" said councilor Djalil Siregar during a council plenary session.",
        "content": "<p>Council upset by water company<\/p>\n<p>MEDAN, North Sumatra: All factions of North Sumatra's<br>\nlegislative council expressed disappointment Saturday over the<br>\npoor performance of the province's water company PDAM Tirtanadi.<\/p>\n<p>\"Tirtanadi  recently raised its prices more than 200 percent<br>\ndespite strong criticism from its customers, but we are surprised<br>\nthat the hike is not reflected at all in the company's revenue,\"<br>\nsaid councilor Djalil Siregar during a council plenary session.<\/p>\n<p>Siregar, from the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) faction,<br>\nsaid the company failed to improve its customer service.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Wahab Nasution from the dominant Golkar faction<br>\ncomplained that small customers in fact had subsidized big scale<br>\nindustries because households had to pay more than big<br>\nindustries.<\/p>\n<p>\"The council must be fully involved in determining water<br>\nprices,\" said Nurhayati Lubis from the United Development Party<br>\n(PPP). (prb)<\/p>",
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