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        "id": 1475324,
        "msgid": "govt-urged-to-eradicate-smuggling-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-03-15 00:00:00",
        "title": "Govt urged to eradicate smuggling",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Govt urged to eradicate smuggling JAMBI: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea called on the government to seriously curb the rampant smuggling of basic commodities and luxury products to and from Sumatra because such activities had caused losses, not only to the government but also to workers. Speaking to hundreds of investors and workers here on Saturday, the minister said Sumatra had been a target of certain foreign countries marketing their products via smuggling.",
        "content": "<p>Govt urged to eradicate smuggling<\/p>\n<p>JAMBI: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea<br>\ncalled on the government to seriously curb the rampant smuggling<br>\nof basic commodities and luxury products to and from Sumatra<br>\nbecause such activities had caused losses, not only to the<br>\ngovernment but also to workers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to hundreds of investors and workers here on<br>\nSaturday, the minister said Sumatra had been a target of certain<br>\nforeign countries marketing their products via smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>\"Tanjungbalai and Belawan in North Sumatra, Sabang in Aceh,<br>\nDumai in Riau and Kuala Tungkal in Jambi have become gates for<br>\nillegal products smuggled to Sumatra by black market agents,\" he<br>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The rampant smuggling of basic commodities has affected<br>\nhundreds of manufacturers in Sumatra because their products are<br>\nno longer able to compete with smuggled products and this, in<br>\nturn, has forced them to close down and dismiss their employees.<br>\n-- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/govt-urged-to-eradicate-smuggling-1447893297",
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