Broadcasting bill

Broadcasting bill

From Media Indonesia

A law to regulate broadcasting is at present being debated in
the House of Representatives. I suggest that the draft be made
public by the print media so that it can be discussed by our
intellectuals outside the legislature. Although intellectuals in
Jakarta have already been invited to offer their opinions, our
country is so big that the opinions of those outside Jakarta is
warranted to make sure that the coming law will have weight and
will be capable of anticipating national and global developments.
The opinions of those intellectuals should be made public by the
media.

I am making this suggestion because the law and its subsequent
subordinate regulations will be one of the models that reveal our
implementation of Pancasila Democracy. It would in fact be
advisable that draft laws of any kind be made public so that
intellectuals in Jakarta (without a formal request from the House
of Representatives) and those living elsewhere can offer their
ideas to improve laws that will be valid throughout Indonesia.

J. SUJANTO

Jakarta