Pushing the Envelopes
It is proving very difficult to rid Senayan of the culture of cash-stuffed envelopes. Many doubt that the answer lies with increasing DPR funding.
April 25, 2006
LAST week, members of the Special Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) discussing the Aceh Governance Bill received envelopes containing Rp5 million from the Home Affairs Department. This is not the first time it has happened. There are still people who try to justify accepting such envelopes, with the excuse that the funding for the discussions is insufficient.
The people who received the envelopes see nothing wrong with it. Their reas
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