A meeting held last April among members of the Association of Meat Producers and Feedlot Indonesia at the association's office in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, ended in tumult. Calls were made to kick out members for introducing harmful fattening substances into their cattle feed. Executive Director Johny Liano said the growing rift was a serious one. "I have to neutralize this problem if I want the association to survive." he told Tempo on Thursday last week.
After four years at the branch office of Orix Indonesia Finance in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Hana Farida has begun to feel something is amiss. Whereas she used to process were lease applications, now it seems all she receives are 'accounts-receivable' forms. "The flow of work is still the same, but the type of work is far different," Hana said two weeks ago.
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