On Jakarta Tower

On Jakarta Tower

From Merdeka

Talking about the plan of building Jakarta Tower by tycoons Henry Pribadi, Prayogo Pangestu and Sudwikatmono, we should not necessarily link it to the issues of the social gap or people still living under the poverty line, etc.

Why don't we look back to the Old Order era. In spite of the fact that most people at that time lived miserably, the then president Sukarno succeeded in building the magnificent Istiqlal Mosque and the National Monument.

What is most important now is that we are lucky to have three tycoon who aspire to build a tower which will cost nearly one trillion rupiah. Sudwikatmono said (to Merdeka daily) that the projected tower will symbolize the success of Indonesian development. It is precisely so! It is not easy to find tycoons who come up with such a magnificent idea of building a spectacular tower. We must give our full support to this great idea.

HG MALIKMASS

Jakarta