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September 16, 2014 edition

What's the Use of the BJPS?
I have been a registered Class I participant of the Social Insurance Organizing Body (BPJS) since July, paying monthly dues of Rp59,500 for what the BPJS assured me was a guarantee for all my medical examinations. I suffer from hypothyroidism. My doctor has advised me to take a blood test every three months.

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September 9, 2014 edition

Don't Charge Divers on Airplanes with Overweight
I am a diver. My sport is deep sea diving. I envy the way national airlines treat those whose sport is surfing or golf. Some time ago, when I was diving in Bali, the official at the airport tacked on overweight charges to my diving equipment because it was more than the maximum 20 kilograms. Meanwhile golf and surfing equipment are not charged if they exceed the limit. When asked why the difference of treatment, they can only answer, "It is the management's policy, Sir!"

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January 1, 1970 edition

Pepsodent Clarifies
Thank you for Ibu Saidah's letter Pepsodent Toothpaste published in Tempo's 25-31 August issue. Following is our clarification:
Pepsodent is designed to completely protect the dental health of Indonesian families. Pepsodent referred to in the advertisement possesses the power of repairing cracks in the teeth that cannot be seen with the naked eye, to prevent the teeth from further racking, not to fill in cracks already visual to the naked eye. Cracked teeth can only be repaired with fillings, a process only a dentist can perform.

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August 26, 2014 edition

High Cost of University Education
The cost of entrance examinations charged by state universities, at Rp100,000, runs, in my opinion, against Article l 37 paragraph 2 of Law No. 12/2012 on Higher Education. Under this law, the government shall bear such costs.

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August 19, 2014 edition

Belitung Needs A Recreation Park
I take great pride in being a Belitung resident, especially since Bangka Belitung province was separated from South Sumatra. Since then, Belitung's infrastructure development, particularly the highway linking west and east, has taken off.

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August 12, 2014 edition

NET. Television's Response
We would like to thank Ibu Rukhani for her concern expressed through Tempo's Letters section. On behalf of NET. Television's Masa Kini show, we would like to convey our apologies for the Lunch Break - NET. 12 program aired on July 25 which was considered inappropriate. Your suggestions and criticisms have been forwarded to the program's producer for our internal evaluation.

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August 5, 2014 edition

Losing Trusted Channels
The presidential election was officially over when the Election Commission announced Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as the winning couple on Thursday, July 22, 2014. The pair defeated their rival, Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa.

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