August 25, 2015 edition
Dozens of students swarmed the fried sausage vendor cart in front of State Junior High School 16 in Palmerah, Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon last week. The snack, made from processed beef and chicken, is a perennial favorite among schoolkids nationwide.
Most of the meat is still locally sourced. "But a growing number of products are imported," said National Meat Processors Association Executive Director Haniwar Sharif last Wednesday.
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August 17, 2015 edition
DJOKO Siswanto's hour-long presence at Gedung Sate in Bandung, West Java, in late July was enough to satisfy West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan. Entertained at the building's gazebo, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Director of Oil and Gas Upstream Concessions had brought very welcome news with him. In essence, the central government was willing to allow West Java's provincial government to hold a participating interest in the management of the Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) oil and gas concession.
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August 11, 2015 edition
Farhan Fuadi no longer knows where to exercise on Sunday mornings. Every weekend, management at the Research Center for Science and Technology in Serpong, South Tangerang City, Banten, shuts the door behind the complex, closing him out of the park he used to use for calisthenics.
On weekdays, meanwhile, the gates close at 6pm, an hour earlier than before. "Is it because a mini nuclear power plan will be built that security has become more stringent?" Farhan inquired of Tempo on Wednesday.
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August 4, 2015 edition
July 28, 2015 edition
The three warships have been circling in the waters of Bangka-Belitung for the past month. The three shipsKRI 727 Pulau Rangsang, KRI 816 Warakas and KRI Kraitarrived from their bases in Natuna on orders given by Col. Hendra Kusuma, commander of the Bangka-Belitung Navy Base. They arrived at the tail end of June, coinciding with a visit by President Joko Widodo.
The President was there to demand an end to illegal mining and tin exports, as they were damaging the environment and triggering state losses. Hendra greeted him by preparing men to help combat the rampant tin smuggling at sea. "We are awaiting orders," he told Tempo last week.
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July 14, 2015 edition
Mere days away from the end-of-fasting-month celebration Idul Fitri, 40-year-old Rasmanah is becoming increasingly frustrated. The worker at Warna Unggul factory, located in Jalan Raya Campaka, Purwakarta, West Java, is waiting anxiously for the full payment of her salary from the company she has worked for the past 16 years.
Her June wagepaid in installments by the companyhas not yet been given to her in full. From the Rp3.1 million she should be receiving each month, the company still owes her Rp900,000. "Don't talk about THR (holiday allowance)even our salaries are paid in four installments," she complained when Tempo spoke with her at a mosque next to the plant, two weeks ago.
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July 10, 2015 edition