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September 8, 2015 edition

THREE Pertamina executives arrived at the Trans Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) refinery in Tuban, East Java, on Thursday two weeks agoDirector of Processing Rachmad Hardadi, Director of Finance Arief Budiman and Commissioner Widhyawan Prawiraatmadja. Twenty-eight others were also on hand to inspect the plant.
"We were checking everything about its operations," said Pertamina spokesman Wianda Pusponegoro, on Tuesday last week.

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September 1, 2015 edition

Global financial markets are confused and panicking. Traders and analysts alike seem numbed, not knowing how to respond to this sudden illness that is befalling China, the world's second largest economy.

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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

Fishery
Dozens Of Tax Free Products Exported To Usa
A total of 34 fisheries products were granted zero-percent tariffs to the United States on Monday last week. The products included frozen sardines, frozen shark, frog meat, slugs and snails.

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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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