Funny suggestion

Funny suggestion

From Media Indonesia

I fully agree with Media Indonesia's editorial of May 16 concerning the suggestion made by the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA). The council has suggested that a "first minister" be included in the present Cabinet, which is considered a strange proposal. Is that the only thing the DPA can do? How funny!

The present structure of the Cabinet is OK, although the ministers have not done enough in their respective areas of responsibility. Actually there are a lot of brilliant intellectuals in this country but they need to have a party to catapult them into the bureaucracy.

So, the DPA should not necessarily do unimportant things and should think carefully before making any suggestion to the President, and not do so just for the sake of putting forth a suggestion.

M. TANDJUNG

Jakarta