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        "id": 1462796,
        "msgid": "encouraging-english-fluency-is-a-must-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-06-04 00:00:00",
        "title": "'Encouraging English fluency is a must'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'Encouraging English fluency is a must' JAKARTA: A one-day seminar recommended on Wednesday that the government declare English a second language in an effort to encourage fluency in English among Indonesians. The seminar, organized by PT Offistarindo Adhiprima, said the government should take such a step because Indonesians trailed far behind Malaysians, Singaporeans and Filipinos in spoken English abilities.",
        "content": "<p>'Encouraging English fluency is a must'<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: A one-day seminar recommended on Wednesday that the<br>\ngovernment declare English a second language in an effort to<br>\nencourage fluency in English among Indonesians.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar, organized by PT Offistarindo Adhiprima, said the<br>\ngovernment should take such a step because Indonesians trailed<br>\nfar behind Malaysians, Singaporeans and Filipinos in spoken<br>\nEnglish abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Legislator Taufikurrahman Saleh, who chairs the House of<br>\nRepresentatives commission for educational affairs, opened the<br>\nevent, and speakers included Donald B. Gibb of the U.S.-based<br>\nRosetta Stone Software Inc. and Duque Hong of Hong Kong-based<br>\nMedia International Inc. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/encouraging-english-fluency-is-a-must-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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