Plant sellers<\/p>\n
I would like to refer to your article titled Plant sellers
\nprotest expulsion plan, Oct. 28, 1994, on page three. The article
\nis quite biased and only gives the point of view of the 85 plant
\nsellers.<\/p>\n
May I express my opinion about the proposed storm water drains
\n(gutters) along Jl. T.B. Simatupang, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Last year's rainy season gave us heavy floods along Jl. T.B.
\nSimatupang, especially in the areas which are abutted by the
\nplant sellers. Getting stuck for hours in traffic jams caused by
\nthe floods was no fun for the road users and certainly hurts the
\nIndonesian economy by unnecessarily burning fuel.<\/p>\n
During those trying times I always cursed the contractor of
\nthe toll road for bad planning, without knowing that the cause
\nfor the distress of thousands of motorists and bus passengers
\nwere 85 plant sellers. (My apologies to the contractor).<\/p>\n
By aiming for more democracy, The Jakarta Post should have
\nresearched the opinion of the silent but enduring majority of the
\naffected people instead of just publishing the loudly voiced
\nprotest of a minority.<\/p>\n
F. TRAMPEL<\/p>\n
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