Govt policies remain unclear

Govt policies remain unclear

From Media Indonesia

Flood disasters can technically be caused by high levels of
rainfall, the wrong use of land, corrupt policies on development,
negligence toward environmental conservation, etc.

Yet, spiritually, everything in this world happens because of
the wishes of the Almighty God. Unfortunately, this truism is
often made use of to justify the cause of a tragedy. This time,
the deluge in the country, particularly in the capital city of
Jakarta, was truly tragic. Yet, the government seems to regard
this misfortune as a natural disaster. The government's stance on
the present disaster should not become a polemic.

Personally visiting some inundated locations and keeping up
with live reports broadcast by some television and radio
stations, as well as reading some newspapers, I dare say that the
government is really unclear in its policies. In my
understanding, a government policy should become a meeting point
between the public's needs and the government's platform or
ideology.

Let's simplify this platform into a question "Where will the
government bring this country to?" Say that the government has a
democratic platform that I think should focus on justice. What's
the government's difficulty in laying down a policy on the
matter? If nationalism becomes its platform, whose main point, I
think, is love for the country, why has the government drafted a
policy against the environment, which, again, brings suffering to
the general public?

HERU LELONO

The Agency for

National Studies

and Public

Communication

Jakarta