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    "data": {
        "id": 1038401,
        "msgid": "lombok-workers-ripped-off-1447893297",
        "date": "1996-12-21 00:00:00",
        "title": "Lombok workers ripped off",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Lombok workers ripped off MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Local workers returning from abroad are subject to extortion by thugs and corrupt officials, a press report said yesterday. Many workers coming from Malaysia said they had a horrible experience on their arrival in Bali where thugs, bus drivers and port officials intimidated them to part with money, Antara reported.",
        "content": "<p>Lombok workers ripped off<\/p>\n<p>MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Local workers returning from<br>\nabroad are subject to extortion by thugs and corrupt officials, a<br>\npress report said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Many workers coming from Malaysia said they had a horrible<br>\nexperience on their arrival in Bali where thugs, bus drivers and<br>\nport officials intimidated them to part with money, Antara<br>\nreported.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Nine workers returning from Malaysia were robbed of their<br>\nmoney and belongings on their arrival in Bali,&quot; said Mahdin, one<br>\nworker who tried to make his fortune in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>He said he knew of bus drivers who collaborated with thugs and<br>\nto extort money from returning workers. One worker lost almost Rp<br>\n1 million (US$425) and jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdin said he was intimidated by an official at the Port of<br>\nPadangbai. &quot;I was forced to give him Rp 50,000 and could not say<br>\nno because he threatened to detain me on charges of working<br>\nillegally in Malaysia.&quot; (pan)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lombok-workers-ripped-off-1447893297",
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