SBY reaches out through interactive discussions<\/p>\n
Adding to his SMS service, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
\nengaged in interactive discussion with the people on Wednesday
\nmorning for the second time via "President on the Radio", which
\nwas broadcast live by El Shinta.<\/p>\n
Faruq, a civil servant at the Tangerang, Banten, office of the
\nMinistry of Justice and Human Rights, told the President his
\ntake-home pay of Rp 1,256,200 (about US$130) barely covered his
\nneeds.<\/p>\n
Another caller, Mince, a teacher in Kupang, East Nusa
\nTenggara, drew attention to the poor pay of teachers.<\/p>\n
A third caller urged Susilo to reduce the unemployment rate by
\nrecruiting more civil servants.<\/p>\n
In response, Susilo said the government was working on a model
\nfor pay rises for civil servants, in which the lowest-level
\nemployees would get the biggest pay rises and top-level officials
\nthe smallest.<\/p>\n
Susilo also promised to do his best to improve economic
\ngrowth, which would in turn provide more jobs and thus reduce
\nunemployment.<\/p>\n
Toward the end of the 30-minute program, Susilo appealed to
\nthe public to report government officials or agencies imposing
\nillegal levies directly to him via PO Box 9949, Jakarta 10000.<\/p>\n
Specify (in the letter) who the officials are and which agency
\nis responsible, Susilo said.<\/p>\n
"This way, together we can bring about clean governance and
\nprovide better public services," he said.<\/p>",
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