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        "id": 1262413,
        "msgid": "nearly-1500-foreigners-detained-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-08-16 00:00:00",
        "title": "Nearly 1,500 foreigners detained",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Nearly 1,500 foreigners detained JAKARTA: The government detained 1,483 foreign citizens, mostly from China, between January and June for various immigration offenses. Director of Immigration Control and Enforcement Muhammad Indra said on Thursday that 943 detainees had been deported, while the rest were being quarantined. They were arrested in various cities across the country. Indra said the number of immigration violations increased by 80 percent compared to the same period last year.",
        "content": "<p>Nearly 1,500 foreigners detained<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: The government detained 1,483 foreign citizens,<br>\nmostly from China, between January and June for various<br>\nimmigration offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Immigration Control and Enforcement Muhammad Indra<br>\nsaid on Thursday that 943 detainees had been deported, while the<br>\nrest were being quarantined. They were arrested in various cities<br>\nacross the country.<\/p>\n<p>Indra said the number of immigration violations increased by<br>\n80 percent compared to the same period last year. He blamed the<br>\nhike on lenient rules for foreigners wishing to enter Indonesia,<br>\nparticularly those entering as tourists. Before 2000, China was<br>\ncategorized as ideologically critical and therefore the<br>\ngovernment had imposed strict regulations on Chinese tourists<br>\nentering Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>He said visa applications from Chinese nationals were on the<br>\nrise over the past three months.<\/p>\n<p>Many Chinese tourists were detained for selling merchandise,<br>\nsuch as binoculars, wristwatches and electronic equipment,<br>\ndirectly to consumers. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nearly-1500-foreigners-detained-1447893297",
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