Frustrating blackout

Frustrating blackout

If -- as Minister I.B. Sudjana now tells us, in contradiction
to his earlier statement -- the big blackout had been planned
four days in advance, why on earth couldn't PLN (the state-owned
electricity company) forewarn the public by announcing it on TV,
on radio and in the press?

That would have given people a chance to plan their lives
accordingly and would have minimized the public's feelings of
anger and frustration. A premeditated blackout with no prior
warning is wholly unacceptable.

JAMES RICHARDS

Jakarta