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    "data": {
        "id": 1396714,
        "msgid": "why-were-we-stopped-1447893297",
        "date": "1998-10-29 00:00:00",
        "title": "Why were we stopped?",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Why were we stopped? As a visitor to Indonesia, I am very impressed with the friendliness of the people and the many wonderful sights in the cities and the countryside. Having already traveled around Jakarta and Yogyakarta with my family, earlier this week we set our minds toward the sights and sounds of Bali. On a day trip to Mt. Batur, we were very surprised when our Indonesian driver was pulled over twice by police. He told us that the police had asked him for money or cigarettes.",
        "content": "<p>Why were we stopped?<\/p>\n<p>As a visitor to Indonesia, I am very impressed with the<br>\nfriendliness of the people and the many wonderful sights in the<br>\ncities and the countryside. Having already traveled around<br>\nJakarta and Yogyakarta with my family, earlier this week we set<br>\nour minds toward the sights and sounds of Bali.<\/p>\n<p>On a day trip to Mt. Batur, we were very surprised when our<br>\nIndonesian driver was pulled over twice by police. He told us<br>\nthat the police had asked him for money or cigarettes. He said he<br>\nfelt confident enough to refuse them on both occasions because we<br>\n(being Westerners) were in the car with him. We were waved on<br>\nboth times. Had he been alone, we were told, the penalty for<br>\nrefusal would probably have been a shakedown, which would have<br>\nhad inevitable consequences.<\/p>\n<p>With so many wonderful memories to take back home, we do not<br>\nwant an incident like this to cloud our impression of your great<br>\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p>Come on Indonesia, you are better than this!<\/p>\n<p>R. WEIGHTMAN<\/p>\n<p>Tea Gardens, NSW<\/p>\n<p>Australia<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/why-were-we-stopped-1447893297",
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