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        "id": 1545965,
        "msgid": "surjadi-deserves-2nd-term-speaker-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-04-11 00:00:00",
        "title": "Surjadi deserves 2nd term: Speaker",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Surjadi deserves 2nd term: Speaker JAKARTA (JP): The City Council Speaker said yesterday Governor Surjadi Soedirdja should be given a second term in office. M.H. Ritonga said the administration would still need a person like Surjadi who was committed, wise and straightforward. \"He has succeeded in realizing the city's policies\", said Ritonga. A 1974 government regulation says a Governor may serve another term.",
        "content": "<p>Surjadi deserves 2nd term: Speaker<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): The City Council Speaker said yesterday Governor<br>\nSurjadi Soedirdja should be given a second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>M.H. Ritonga said the administration would still need a person<br>\nlike Surjadi who was committed, wise and straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>\"He has succeeded in realizing the city's policies\", said<br>\nRitonga.<\/p>\n<p>A 1974 government regulation says a Governor may serve another<br>\nterm.<\/p>\n<p>Ritonga said an example of Surjadi's good character was his<br>\nstance on his subordinates accepting some of the blame for the<br>\nway housing building permits have been used for cafes and other<br>\ncommercial establishments in the Kemang area, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Surjadi will allow building owners to continue all operations,<br>\nif they are using temporary permits for housing, until permits<br>\nexpire.<\/p>\n<p>Ritonga said another example was Surjadi's frequent call for<br>\npeople claiming to related to him while seeking favoritism in<br>\ncity projects, to be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>This showed the Governor was committed to quality in projects,<br>\nnot nepotism, he said.<\/p>\n<p>But there was a gap between Surjadi and lower level officials,<br>\nRitonga said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Even so, most importantly, the Governor is aware of his<br>\nofficials' misbehavior and he takes action against them,\" said<br>\nRitonga.<\/p>\n<p>Surjadi, whose five-year term ends in October, declined to<br>\ncomment on Ritonga's recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>\"That is none of my business,\" Surjadi said. (11)<\/p>",
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