A wise and rational leader

A wise and rational leader

Indonesia's efforts to emerge from its multidimensional crisis
seem to have run into some difficulties, unlike those of South
Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Why?

This is due to Indonesia's political instability and weak
leadership amid its poor economic situation. As a result, many
Indonesian and foreign businessmen have expressed concern over
the liberalization of regional trade (AFTA) in 2003.

Besides the leadership issue, many complex problems in the
Cabinet have been left unsettled, including the profiling of
banks and privatization of state enterprises, prompting some
investors to move their investments to China, Vietnam and
Malaysia.

President Megawati Soekarnoputri should focus on a wise and
rational leadership based on the nation's way of life in its
transition into a new economic order with an international
orientation. -- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta