Congratulations to the 'Post'<\/p>\n
In order to divert readers from the unnecessary debate over
\ncolonization, which essentially still means that one country
\noppresses another, I would like to write about the newspaper that
\npublishes these letters, The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Having started reading the paper five years ago, probably like
\nall expatriates, just happy to read something in English, we have
\nseen the Post develop from an error prone newspaper into what it
\nis today.<\/p>\n
Now the day does not seem complete without the Post in the
\nmorning at breakfast and on the way to work. Not only is the
\nnewspaper informative on domestic and international events, but
\nit also tackles political with candor, which is not exactly
\ncommon in this beautiful country about to celebrate another year
\nof independence.<\/p>\n
I have seen and read many newspapers of the neighboring
\ncountries, be it the Straits Times or New Straits Times of
\nSingapore and Malaysia, respectively, or the various bulky
\ndailies of the Philippines, like the Star or the Bulletin, down
\nto the blood dripping Australian papers. They all consist of 40
\nor more ink dripping pages that inform you about basically
\nnothing, maybe just some local events.<\/p>\n
In contrast, The Jakarta Post consists of about 15 pages on
\ngood paper packed with informative articles on many domestic and
\ninternational subjects (the latter perhaps could still improve a
\nbit). Even guys like myself and the numerous other occasional
\n\"journalists\" can satisfy their egos in the paper.<\/p>\n
So, just in time for independence day, here are my
\ncongratulations to The Jakarta Post for a job well done.<\/p>\n
ROLAND WOEHRLE<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/congratulations-to-the-post-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }