Replace those foreign names

Replace those foreign names

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The government will revoke the
business license of any company that does not change its foreign
language name by Aug. 17.

The provincial government moved the deadline from March 31 to
Aug. 17 to give local businesses more time to Indonesianize their
names.

Secretary of the provincial government, Wilfridus Fidelis
Pranda, said yesterday that after Aug. 17, when Indonesia
celebrates its 51st anniversary, no foreign names will be
tolerated.

Chief of the provincial government's office of sociopolitical
affairs R. Kadarsono said 169 companies still refuse to change
their names, Antara reported.

Some entrepreneurs have refused because they have to go
through complicated bureaucratic procedures and spend substantial
funds to get the change made. (pan)