Corners of a Paradoxical World

THIS is a paradoxical world. In one corner, thousands of employees of PT Dirgantara Indonesia and PT Texmaco are clamoring for their continued livelihood: asking the government to disburse funds so that they will not be dismissed. In the other corner, trillions of rupiah can easily be stolen from state banks.

Throughout the year, Indonesia's business and economy have been facing an ordeal. Various scandals