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        "id": 1206575,
        "msgid": "councilors-waste-rp-1b-funds-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-10-05 00:00:00",
        "title": "Councilors waste Rp 1b funds",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Councilors waste Rp 1b funds SEMARANG: The Surakarta chapter of the United Development Party accused provincial legislative council members of wasting state money. The money in question concerns the legislators' overseas trip that cost Rp 1 billion (US$435,000). \"We don't see any point to the visit. They're only wasting the people's money,\" the party said in a written statement signed by party member Mudrick Setiawan.",
        "content": "<p>Councilors waste Rp 1b funds<\/p>\n<p>SEMARANG: The Surakarta chapter of the United Development<br>\nParty accused provincial legislative council members of wasting<br>\nstate money.<\/p>\n<p>The money in question concerns the legislators' overseas trip<br>\nthat cost Rp 1 billion (US$435,000).<\/p>\n<p>\"We don't see any point to the visit. They're only wasting the<br>\npeople's money,\" the party said in a written statement signed by<br>\nparty member Mudrick Setiawan.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the budget should have been used to help fight<br>\npoverty in the province instead of being used for the so-called<br>\n\"comparative study\" trip.<\/p>\n<p>The party also criticized the legislative council for not<br>\ntaking any action against the provincial government which failed<br>\nto account for Rp 900 million in development funds. (har\/05)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/councilors-waste-rp-1b-funds-1447893297",
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