Seek a Breakthrough, Get a Discussion
The national dialog conceived by Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti ended up as nothing more than a discussion forum. This was despite many people's hopes that it would provide the government with solutions to several problems as well as a breakthrough to the economic impasse.
November 6, 2001
IT was with some concern in her voice that President Megawati admitted at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session on Thursday last week that she did not have much good news. Several observers could have told here beforehand that what was really needed was a breakthrough. Many people were also upset that Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, only spent one hour at the national dialogue on Wednesday last
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