Precedence: bulk > From: "Amir Sidharta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Undisclosed Recipients> > Subject: Surat Pembaca / Letter to the Editor > Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:06:53 +0700 SURAT PEMBACA Jakarta, 31 Januari 1999 Redaksi Yth, Komentar Juru Bicara Kepresidenan, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, yang membandingkan Timor Timur sebagaimana suatu "investasi yang buruk", yang disiarkan di jaringan televisi mancanegara, patut disayangkan. Ia tampak melihat negara ini seperti halnya suatu perusahaan yang menentukan kebijakannya atas dasar keuntungan semata. Mudah-mudahan, pandangannya ini tidak mencerminkan pandangan Presiden atau pun Pemerintah. Amir Sidharta Jakarta Selatan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter to the Editor Jakarta, 31 January 1999 Dear Sir, The comments of the Presidential Spokesperson, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, comparing Timor Timur to a "bad investment", as broadcasted in the international networks, is appalling. She seems to perceive this country as a large corporation that determines its policies based on profitability. I hope that her view on this matter does not reflect the view of the President or the Government. Amir Sidharta South Jakarta Indonesia wants costly E. Timor problem over with: finance minister DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 (AFP) - Indonesia wants to resolve the East Timor problem rapidly, not least because it has proved costly both economically and politically, Indonesian Finance Minister Ginandjar Kartasasmita said here Saturday. East Timor "is very, very expensive not only in terms of money and materials" but also politically because it has meant Indonesia has been "harassed, patronised morally" in the international community, Ginandjar told AFP on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual. The main reason Indonesia wants to resolve the problem, he said, is that "we want to turn a new leaf, it is part of the reforms. We are really serious when we say we are on our way to becoming the third largest democracy in the world." Indonesia said this week that if talks at the United Nations on granting special autonomy status fail, it would offer independence to the former Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesian troops in 1975. Ginandjar acknowledged that the political situation in Indonesia was hampering the restoration of international investor confidence in the country, but said that the June election would address that problem and after that "I am quite sure that we are going to restore confidence." ---------- SiaR WEBSITE: http://apchr.murdoch.edu.au/minihub/siarlist/maillist.html
