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        "id": 1195071,
        "msgid": "less-sporeans-visit-batam-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-02-24 00:00:00",
        "title": "Less S'poreans visit Batam",
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        "summary": "Less S'poreans visit Batam BATAM, Riau: Most visitors to Batam island are still Singaporeans, but their numbers have continued declining over the past several years, a local official said yesterday. But the number of tourists from South Korea and Taiwan have been on the rise since 1990, chief of the Batam tourism office Husni Ilyas said.",
        "content": "<p>Less S'poreans visit Batam<\/p>\n<p>BATAM, Riau: Most visitors to Batam island are still<br>\nSingaporeans, but their numbers have continued declining over the<br>\npast several years, a local official said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>But the number of tourists from South Korea and Taiwan have<br>\nbeen on the rise since 1990, chief of the Batam tourism office<br>\nHusni Ilyas said.<\/p>\n<p>Husni said that in 1990, Singaporean tourists accounted for 71<br>\npercent of the island's tourist arrivals but declined to 57, 56<br>\nand 56 percent from 1991 through 1994 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A similar trend is happening with Malaysian visitors. Although<br>\ntheir number remains significant, their proportion continues to<br>\ndecline, he told Antara.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists from Taiwan rose from 92,000 in 1993 to 135,000 in<br>\n1994. Those from South Korea increased from 45,000 to 70,000 in<br>\nthe same year, Husni said. (pan)<\/p>",
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