I spoke to 3 people today, who said essentially the same thing about their own country's woeful education system; an Antara editor, a taxi driver and middle-ranking Indonesian diplomat. And at no time was the subject of education being discussed.

Massive difference is that in France and America they have a thousand other things that attract investors, Indonesia's main attraction is/should be/once was low overhead costs, including labor costs.The Indonesian govt motto: How can we shoot ourselves in the foot today?

Indonesia drops plan to reform labour laws: reportPosted: 13 September 2006 JAKARTA : Indonesia has dropped a bid to reform employment laws as a result of opposition from trade unions, a move likely to disappoint foreign investors, a report said Wednesday.

Business suffer from uncompetitive workforceAndi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaImproving the national education system is the key to making workers more efficient and productive, Indonesia's Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) says.

RI told to improve legal certaintyMore work needs to be done to improve the country's investment climate, German finance company DEG director Michael Bornmann says."If we look at the figures of some economic indicators, we have good projects and good opportunities here," Bornmann said (photo left)...