Information on transmigration

Information on transmigration

From Merdeka

As an Indonesian citizen, I would like to voice my concern
over the scarcity of information about efforts in battling
poverty in this country, especially through the transmigration
program.

Newspapers in this city carry too few reports about the
government's efforts towards achieving the goals of the program.
For example, the government's efforts in encouraging private
sectors to take part in the program.

I think this is a great stride in the program. But ironically
such efforts get little media coverage and fail to reach people
at all levels.

I would like to suggest that civil servants of the ministry of
transmigration take part in the social activities of their
respective neighborhoods. Some of them, perhaps, could become
heads of their respective neighborhood communities or become
members of other communal organizations in their residential
areas in order to spread out the information.

Newspaper reports also said earlier that the minister of
transmigration attributed people migration as part of their
cultures. Yet until now, I have not heard any follow up reports
on the transmigration program linked with the betterment of the
people's standard of living.

In fact newspapers could be encouraged to report more about
the program as some major business companies do when they promote
their new products.

YUSUF ZAKIR

Surabaya