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        "id": 1296473,
        "msgid": "govt-to-improve-sabang-port-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-01-28 00:00:00",
        "title": "Govt to improve Sabang Port",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Govt to improve Sabang Port JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar said on Thursday the government would develop new facilities at Aceh's Sabang Port to improve its service and capacity as an international port for passengers and cargo. He said the expansion project would take three to four years to complete and estimated the total cost at over Rp 20 billion (US$2.8 million).",
        "content": "<p>Govt to improve Sabang Port<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Communications Agum Gumelar said on<br>\nThursday the government would develop new facilities at Aceh's<br>\nSabang Port to improve its service and capacity as an<br>\ninternational port for passengers and cargo.<\/p>\n<p>He said the expansion project would take three to four years<br>\nto complete and estimated the total cost at over Rp 20 billion<br>\n(US$2.8 million).<\/p>\n<p>\"The funds are expected to come from loans from Japan Bank<br>\nInternational Cooperation as well as from the budget allocated by<br>\nthe port's management, PT Pelindo I,\" he was quoted by Antara<br>\nnews agency as saying.<\/p>\n<p>President Abdurrahman Wahid on Tuesday formally changed the<br>\nstatus of Sabang Port to that of a free port zone.<\/p>\n<p>Agum said Sabang Port would see an enormous increase in<br>\nbusiness once its new facilities were completed because it was<br>\nlocated between the two busy transshipment ports of Singapore and<br>\nSrilangka. (cst)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/govt-to-improve-sabang-port-1447893297",
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