National Jamboree stickers

National Jamboree stickers

From Pelita

Indonesia's Scouting Movement (Pramuka) Quarters always issues stickers for the national jamboree. The last event was in 1996, and nobody had any objection to paying for the sticker. This was done to support the youngsters who joined the scouting activities. The issuance of the stickers was legalized by the Ministry of Social Affairs.

But problems arose when a private party was given the responsibility of managing the production and distribution of the stickers. The private party also saw this as a good opportunity to collect as much money as possible.

Now, eight months have already passed since the jamboree was in progress, but payment for the stickers is still being collected through a railway station in Central Java. An extra Rp 1,000 has to be paid for the sticker for every train ticket bought.

I urge the concerned authorities to look into the matter in order to maintain the good image of our scouting movement and the railway company.

IGHFAR MA'RUF UTOMO

Bekasi, West Java