Daylight savings and productivity

Indeed every Indonesian must be proud of their newly elected president. I am a Malaysian and have been working in Indonesia for the last five years. I feel that it is high time that the President focus on punctuality and discipline.

Permit me to add a point whereby productivity will be improved and would go a long way toward improving the well-being of Indonesians. There is a need to do a rethink on Indonesian time zones, and I suggest that the current West Indonesia Time (WIB), Central Indonesia Time (WITA) and East Indonesia Time (WIT) be brought forward by one hour each.

This will have a positive effect on school children and office staff, so that they may reach home during daylight. It will facilitate and promote good family relationships as well as sporting activities.

Central Kalimantan should follow South Kalimantan due to its proximity. The sun rises in Central Kalimantan at around 5:30 a.m. and sets at 5:45 p.m.

Certainly advancing the time by an hour would bring positive changes to the people and improve the business environment. Even electricity can be conserved.

We hope President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has this in his planning.

S. PANIRSHEELUAM, Pekanbaru, Riau