Knee-jerk 'Appeal'

Why did the Depok city administration name its program in English'One Day No Rice'when there is a better Indonesian equivalent? Even if the people of Jakarta's next-door neighbor can speak English, they would use a better expression such as 'One Day Without Rice' or 'A Day Without Rice'if they wanted it to sound more poetic. But this is not just about terminology.

The program, which was 'revived' three weeks ago, reeks of a New Order era campaign. The Depo

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