Award for dirtiest city<\/p>\n
A few days ago I wrote about Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, as a
\nprime candidate to receive an award for the dirtiest city in
\nEastern Indonesia.<\/p>\n
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono now has stated ( The
\nJakarta Post, June 7) that \"A city with a dirty environment shows
\nthe inability of its leaders to manage their cities\". Noise
\npollution, of course, should also be added as a major target for
\nthe \"Dirtiest City Award\".<\/p>\n
Kupang qualifies not only as the dirtiest city but also the
\nnoisiest city in Indonesia. The mayor of Kupang of some 14 years,
\nS.K. Lerik, appears not to hear nor see what goes on in his city.
\nPerhaps he needs glasses and a hearing aid as city is getting
\nmore and more dirty and the level of noise created by bemos
\n(mobile discos), motorbikes (with modified exhaust pipes) and the
\nnumber of kiosks selling music CDs (pirated copies) and playing
\nthe music day and night at maximum volume (also near schools and
\nthe hospital) is increasing day by day. Of course this is all
\nagainst the law but the powers that be in Kupang seem not to
\ncare; let alone apply the law and set a good example! Shame!! It
\nis a pity that there will be no mayoral elections in Kupang soon.
\nNew leadership is required!<\/p>\n
ZAFAR YOUNG, Singapore<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/award-for-dirtiest-city-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }