July 15, 2014 edition

It was a long night for the occupants of the Jakarta Raya Drinking Water Company (PAM Jaya) headquarters in Central Jakarta, that second week of April 2012. As dawn approached, the executives of the company-the directors and senior managers-each stood their ground, after a seemingly unending debate.
"The bosses were quarantined on the second floor. None of them were allowed to go home," recalled Suhaimi, one of the PAM Jaya employees who was at the office that evening. He was a unionist. Alamsyah Panjaitan, expert staff to the PAM Jaya directors, confirmed the information. "They held meetings for several nights running," he added. Both were interviewed by Tempo in early June.

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January 1, 1970 edition

There is no denying the fact that our archipelago's coastal waters contain enormous sources of fish. Ironically, that richness has never been exploited to the maximum, except by the wrong people.
Stories of fish being stolen from our waters abound. Which is why Tempo's investigation report focuses on the disorganized system of issuing fishing licenses, which benefits illicit boats dominated by criminal elements, and leading to the massive loss of fish resources in our waters.

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