Blessing or Disaster?
Autonomy is a blessing for the local elite. But the business community is disturbed by the various arbitrary regulations and levies that are imposed by the regional administrations.
May 20, 2003
Six years ago, Mahyuddin was only a district-level entrepreneur. His business depended mainly on projects from the East Kalimantan's Kutai regency administration. There, he eked a living, from supplying office equipment to building offices. Orders, however, did not come regularly. Sometimes he had to wait for a long period time if the government runs out of projects.
However, the implementation of regional autonomy has changed his course o
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