The Rotting Ulcers
The dominance of calos (middlemen) in obtaining driving licenses is getting out of hand. The police are believed to take a share of their fees.
November 6, 2001
If only the police force had an upright man as Baharuddin Lopa. I would seek his help in getting rid of the numerous scalpers operating at the Jakarta Traffic Police Directorate on Jalan Daan Mogot, West Jakarta. Theyre like flies swarming over festering ulcers, sucking on the rotting sores. This complaint is contained in a letter to the editor of a Jakarta newspapers end-March edition. With touching words, the writer expresses concern over how a...