Decorative lamps

Decorative lamps

From Media Indonesia

Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja some time ago appealed to
communities to install decorative lamps in front of their houses
to welcome in the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

He asked village chiefs to try to persuade villagers to put up
the lamps and not to force this request upon them.

A youth club at East Pejaten, South Jakarta, however, has
forced its members to install the decorative lamps. According to
instructions issued, members are required to prepare 10 electric
bulbs of 5 watts and 30 bulbs of 2.5 watts. These lamps are then
to be set on a bamboo stick. Isn't this instruction contradictory
to the "save-energy" policy of the government? Why not let people
choose based upon their own conscience?

MARDIANSAH A.S.

Jakarta