Counting the Days?

The Law on State Finances stipulates that the functions and responsibilities of Bappenas should be transferred to the Finance Department. The World Bank has been accused of being behind the move.

April 8, 2003

IF a revolution consumes its own children, does a reform process also demand sacrifices? Perhaps, but not always. For a major and fundamental change, there is a minimum price we must be willing to pay for a better future. One example is the abolishment of the Department of Information. Others include the ending of the dual function of the armed forces, the dismantling of state oil company Pertamina's monopoly and the reduction of the role of

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