Rebuild Aceh without incurring debts

Rebuild Aceh without incurring debts

From Media Indonesia

It is not impossible to rebuild Aceh without incurring fresh debts. The rebuilding of Aceh must be viewed as a problem of all Muslims the world over. If all Muslims can help Aceh rebuild itself, Indonesia will no longer need foreign loans.

It must be remembered that our debts now stand at some US$150 billion. If "foreign donors", who have promised to donate a certain amount of money but cannot be expected to keep their promises fully, help us to get out of this short-term disaster, they will drag us into a long-term disaster because with their debts we may be dependent on them. Besides, these debts may also lead to foreign intervention in our internal affairs, as some of these foreign donors may have ulterior motives. If the government cannot take care of its own people, who will?

D. KUSUMANINGRUM Bogor, West Java