The Vanishing Two Trillion
The fairy tale of the Rp2 trillion donation from Akidi Tio is a realization of the lack of caution from public officials. It shows the abandonment of common sense in the rush for promotion, popularity or instant riches.
Tempo
August 9, 2021
WE should give thanks to the family of Akidi Tio. Not for the promised donation of Rp2 trillion to fight Covid-19 in South Sumatra, but for the emergence of an important fact: how many people, including public officials, readily believe something that makes no sense.
Just look at the ceremony for the handing over of the donation from the tycoon from Langsa, Aceh, on July 26. Governor of South Sumatra Herman Deru, Re
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